Research Engineer

As part of our Quantum Computing team expansion, we are looking for a hands-on Research Engineer who operates at the intersection of industrial research, software engineering, and business problem-solving. This role is ideal for someone who understands how to translate stakeholder and business requirements into technically feasible solutions, evaluate where classical, quantum-inspired, or hybrid quantum-classical approaches can create value, and build practical solutions that evolve into reusable assets, intellectual property, publications, workshops, and client-facing thought leadership. You will work closely with other researchers, engineers, and business teams to identify meaningful use cases across industries such as finance, healthcare, life sciences, materials, manufacturing, and logistics. The focus for this role is not just on quantum algorithm development; it requires understanding business context, framing the right technical problem, engineering robust solutions, and communicating outcomes clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Required Skill :

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with 3+ years of relevant industry experience, or a PhD in Quantum Computing, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related field
• Strong hands-on engineering experience in Python and modern software development practices, including clean code, testing, version control, documentation, and collaborative development.
• Experience working in industrial research, applied R&D, technology consulting, product engineering, or client-facing innovation environments.
• Hands-on experience with machine learning, optimization, generative models, simulation, or data-driven decision systems in practical business contexts.
• Working knowledge of quantum computing concepts, quantum machine learning, hybrid quantum-classical approaches, or quantum-inspired methods.
• Experience with one or more quantum programming frameworks such as Qiskit, PennyLane, Cirq, Amazon Braket, or similar platforms.
• Domain knowledge in at least one industry area, preferably finance, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, logistics, or materials science.
• Demonstrated ability to convert research concepts into applied outcomes such as prototypes, reusable assets, technical reports, patents, publications, blogs, workshops, or client-facing demonstrations.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work across research, engineering, business, and domain expert teams.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers or researchers, reviewing code, contributing to technical design, and promoting engineering best practices.

Key Responsibilities :

• Design, develop, and evaluate hands-on engineering solutions that explore the use of quantum, quantum-inspired, and hybrid quantum-classical methods for real-world business problems.
• Work with internal teams, researchers, and client-facing stakeholders to understand business requirements and assess what it takes to translate them into quantum-relevant problem formulations.
• Build practical proof-of-concepts, reusable code artifacts, benchmarks, and technical assets that demonstrate the applicability of quantum approaches in industrial settings.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary research teams to contribute to patents, publications, technical blogs, whitepapers, workshops, and other thought-leadership initiatives.
• Apply strong software engineering practices to develop scalable and maintainable code across quantum and classical machine learning workflows.
• Engage in knowledge dissemination through internal workshops, external presentations, technical content, and mentoring of junior researchers or engineers.
• Contribute to architectural decisions, code reviews, technical design discussions, and engineering best practices across research initiatives.
• Stay current with developments in quantum computing, quantum machine learning, quantum-inspired algorithms, and industrial applications, while critically evaluating their practical readiness.