{"id":1905687,"url":"https://alion.io/job/quandela-quantum-information-scientist-quantum-error-mitigation","title":"Quantum Information Scientist - Quantum Error Mitigation","company":{"id":704,"name":"Quandela","domain":"quandela.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/quandela","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workable","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":10,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":48,"computed_at":"2026-10-14T06:34:16Z"}},"role":"Quantum","role_family":"Quantum","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","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":44000,"max_usd":128000,"period":"year","method":null,"sample_n":67},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Python","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-05T12:54:10Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-05","last_verified_at":"2026-10-14T05:22:55Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":8,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":8},"description":"About Quandela:\nQuandela is a global leader in quantum computing, designing, building, and delivering cutting-edge quantum solutions for research and industry. Its offerings include the most energy-efficient quantum computers for data centers, full-stack quantum computing solutions accessible via the cloud, and algorithm access services for academic and industrial customers.\nFollowing a pragmatic, step-by-step roadmap, Quandela has been deploying industrial-grade systems since 2023 while developing future generations of fault-tolerant quantum computers capable of scaling through the integration of thousands of photonic components. Quandela is committed to making quantum computing accessible to all in order to address the most complex industrial and societal challenges.\nLearn more at: Quandela | Leading Photonic Quantum Computing Solutions\nOur ambition is to build large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computers. Before reaching full fault tolerance, intermediate architectures will continue to operate under significant hardware and noise constraints, making error mitigation an important part of understanding and improving their performance.\n About this position:\nYou will join Quandela’s Quantum Information team within Architecture, working at the interface between quantum information theory, architecture performance and fault-tolerant quantum computing.\nThe team develops methods to benchmark, characterise and evaluate the computational performance of Quandela’s current and future architectures, helping guide hardware and architecture decisions.\nWe are now looking to build dedicated expertise in Quantum Error Mitigation (QEM).\nYou will develop and assess mitigation methods adapted to our photonic and spin-photonic systems, working closely with Quantum Information, Device Physics and FTQC researchers.\nYour goal will be to understand how QEM can improve computation fidelity and extend the useful depth of quantum circuits, while assessing its cost, limitations and interaction with error correction on realistic architectures.\nRequirements\nWhat you'll do:\nAs a Quantum Information Scientist working on Quantum Error Mitigation, you will:\nDevelop and adapt QEM methods for photonic and spin-photonic architectures. \nEvaluate their performance, feasibility and implementation cost. \nStudy how mitigation and Quantum Error Correction can complement each other across different operating regimes. \nUse realistic noise models and hardware constraints to assess their impact on computational fidelity and achievable circuit depth. \nBuild scientific prototypes and numerical tools to test and compare different approaches. \nWork closely with FTQC and Device Physics researchers on noise, errors and architecture-level trade-offs. \nContribute to benchmarking and broader performance-analysis activities within the team. \nAs methods mature, collaborate with Q.Algorithms and Software teams on application-level studies and implementation. \nHow you'll grow:\nDuring your first 3 months:\n become familiar with Quandela’s architectures, noise models and FTQC roadmap, and identify relevant mitigation approaches.\nWithin 6-12 months:\n develop and test QEM methods adapted to our systems and take increasing ownership of QEM / QEC and performance studies.\nLonger term:\n help shape how mitigation is used across future architectures and explore applications of mature methods at algorithm and software level.\n-\nWhat we're looking for:\nWe are looking for a researcher with hands-on experience in Quantum Error Mitigation and an interest in applying quantum-information theory to real quantum-computing systems.\nYour background may also include noisy quantum systems, QEC, benchmarking or hardware-aware quantum computing. What matters is that you have already worked directly with mitigation methods and can adapt them to new physical constraints.\n-\nMust-have:\nPhD in Quantum Information, Quantum Computing, Theoretical Physics or a closely related field. \nResearch experience in Quantum Error Mitigation, through the development, analysis or application of mitigation methods. \nGood understanding of noisy quantum systems and how errors affect quantum computations. \nAbility to critically assess scientific literature and adapt existing methods to new systems or architectures. \nExperience with scientific programming and numerical simulation, typically in Python. \nScientific autonomy.\nCollaborative and personable, with the ability to communicate ideas clearly to people from other fields of expertise. \nProfessional English. \nImportant, but you can grow here:\nQuantum Error Correction and early fault-tolerant quantum computing. \nUnderstanding of QEM / QEC trade-offs, including overhead and computational performance.\nHardware-specific noise models and architecture constraints. \nQuantum benchmarking and performance evaluation.\nExperience working with experimental or hardware-oriented quantum-computing teams. \nScientific communication through publications, conferences or technical presentations. \nBonus:\nPhotonic quantum computing. \nSpin-photonic or hybrid quantum architectures. \nPrevious work combining QEM and QEC. \nArchitecture-level performance analysis or resource estimation. \nDirect collaboration with experimental quantum-computing teams. \nPrevious experience with photonic quantum computing is not required. Practical QEM experience and the ability to transfer your methods to a new physical architecture are more important.\nBenefits\nJoin a growing quantum-computing company where your research can directly contribute to the performance of future quantum architectures.\nHelp establish Quandela’s internal capability in Quantum Error Mitigation. \nWork with real architecture constraints rather than idealised systems alone. \nCollaborate closely with Quantum Information, Device Physics and FTQC researchers. \nGrow your scientific ownership as the team and its research scope expand. \nPlus:\nCompetitive compensation aligned with your experience and level of responsibility. \nCompany savings plan. \n100% health coverage through Alan. \nTransport reimbursement or sustainable mobility bonus. \nSwile meal vouchers. \nAccess to Gymlib. \nProcess\nTalent Acquisition interview, 30-45 min\nInterview with Quantum Information hiring manager, 30-45 min\nPresentation of previous research work and discussion with members of the theory team \nReference checks \nTechnical discussion based on a scientific paper or research topic\nOffer\nThe technical discussion is intended to understand how you approach scientific material, identify relevant constraints and connect your expertise to a concrete quantum-computing problem.\nBeyond that:\n If you have experience in Quantum Error Mitigation and want to apply it to real quantum architectures, we would love to hear from you, even if your previous work was carried out on a different hardware platform.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6856,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"phd","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Quantum Science & Computing","Quantum Computing Hardware"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-05T12:54:10Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":8,"expected_fill_days":48,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-14T06:34:16Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/quandela-quantum-information-scientist-quantum-error-mitigation","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/quandela-quantum-information-scientist-quantum-error-mitigation.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-14T06:55:45Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":8289,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-15T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":704},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=704"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fquandela-quantum-information-scientist-quantum-error-mitigation"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fquandela-quantum-information-scientist-quantum-error-mitigation"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fquandela-quantum-information-scientist-quantum-error-mitigation"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/quandela-quantum-information-scientist-quantum-error-mitigation\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fquandela-quantum-information-scientist-quantum-error-mitigation"}]}