About the job

As an organization, Google maintains a portfolio of research projects driven by fundamental research, new product innovation, product contribution and infrastructure goals, while providing individuals and teams the freedom to emphasize specific types of work. As a Research Scientist, you'll setup large-scale tests and deploy promising ideas quickly and broadly, managing deadlines and deliverables while applying the latest theories to develop new and improved products, processes, or technologies. From creating experiments and prototyping implementations to designing new architectures, our research scientists work on real-world problems that span the breadth of computer science, such as machine (and deep) learning, data mining, natural language processing, hardware and software performance analysis, improving compilers for mobile platforms, as well as core search and much more.

As a Research Scientist, you'll also actively contribute to the wider research community by sharing and publishing your findings, with ideas inspired by internal projects as well as from collaborations with research programs at partner universities and technical institutes all over the world.

The neutral atom modeling and simulation team's mission is to "analyze and forecast the potential capabilities of neutral atom quantum computers through physics based modeling and simulation".

We model and simulate neutral atom quantum computers from the level of physics of the hardware to gates to noisy circuits. The comprehensive physical models are used to inform our internal strategies on neutral atom quantum computers.
The full potential of quantum computing will be unlocked with a large-scale computer capable of complex, error-corrected computations. Google Quantum AI's mission is to build this computer and unlock solutions to classically intractable problems. Our roadmap is focused on advancing the capabilities of quantum computing and enabling meaningful applications.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $174,000-$252,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Model and simulate physical processes, such as light-atom and Rydberg interactions

• Model, simulate, and perform error analysis of essential operations such as gate, state preparation, and measurement under potential noise and imperfections

• Develop software for numerical simulation and analysis of the physical processes and operations essential for neutral atom quantum computers

Minimum qualifications

• PhD degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 2 years of experience leading a research agenda.

• One or more scientific publication submissions for conferences, journals, or public repositories (such as Physical Review, AAAS, Nature and npj, etc.).

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with modeling light-atom and Rydberg interactions.

• Experience with quantum optimal control.

• Experience with simulating open quantum systems.

• Familiarity with quantum information theory.

• Understanding of theoretical atomic and optical physics.