{"id":2869202,"url":"https://alion.io/job/alice-bob-digital-twin-surrogate-modelling-intern-mf","title":"Digital Twin & Surrogate Modelling Intern M/F","company":{"id":1906,"name":"Alice & Bob","domain":"alice-bob.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/alice-bob","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Lever","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":87,"open_postings":6,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.333,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":61,"computed_at":"2026-11-03T05:54:40Z"}},"role":"Early Careers","role_family":"Early Careers","seniority":"intern","employment_type":"internship","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Paris, France"],"countries":["FR"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":24000,"max_usd":45000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":829},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Alice & Bob","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"Digital Twin","optional":false},{"name":"Git","optional":false},{"name":"JAX","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"Verification & Validation","optional":false},{"name":"Agentic Workflows","optional":true},{"name":"AI Agents","optional":true},{"name":"PyTorch","optional":true},{"name":"TensorFlow","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-19T15:31:03Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-19","last_verified_at":"2026-11-03T04:07:27Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":14,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":14},"description":"PURPOSE OF THE ROLE\nThe intern will investigate whether high-fidelity simulations, fast surrogate models and experimental data can be combined into a digital twin of Alice & Bob's cat-qubit devices. As these devices scale up, the predictive accuracy of physical and numerical models becomes harder to guarantee, and measurements from chips in our cryostats can validate and refine the models.\nData assimilation is the general framework that combines simulations and experimental data: it updates model states from measurements, accounting for model and measurement uncertainties, so the models stay accurate as new observations arrive. High-fidelity simulations, however, are costly, which limits how many the team can run. Surrogate and multi-fidelity models ease this limit by delivering high-fidelity results at a fraction of the cost, and they integrate into data assimilation. Faster and more accurate simulations then let the team explore more scenarios within the same compute budget.\nThe intern will build a proof of concept on a representative use case, defined jointly with the team during the first weeks. The deliverables are a validated prototype and the methodological and technical building blocks of a future digital-twin framework. Reporting to the Scientific Computational Engineer, the intern will work with the Simulation Engine team and with the teams producing experimental data.\nThis internship will start in February 2027 for a duration of 6 months!\nResponsibilities:\nDevelop and apply surrogate models - Build fast approximations of high-fidelity simulations - Assess their accuracy, uncertainty and domain of validity\nCombine models and experimental data - Implement data assimilation methods linking measurements to simulations - Quantify model and measurement uncertainties\nRun and analyse simulations - Use the team's high-fidelity simulation tools to generate and interpret results - Compare simulation outputs with experimental data\n Develop scientific software - Write clean, tested and documented code (Python / JAX) within the team's codebase - Contribute to the design of reusable components for a digital-twin framework\nCommunicate and collaborate - Present results and methodological choices to the team - Work with experimental and design teams to understand data and needs\nRequirements:\nA candidate with an interest in scientific software who can structure an open-ended problem and make progress autonomously while keeping the team informed.\n EDUCATION: Final year of a Master's degree (M2) or engineering school in physics, applied mathematics or scientific computing\nLANGUAGES: Proficient in English\n EXPERIENCE: No professional experience required, since coursework and research projects can supply the skills above. 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