Research Engineer In Quantum Error Correction H/F - INRIA
Les missions du poste
A propos d'Inria
Inria, l'institut national de recherche dans les sciences et technologies du numérique, est en appui de l'État pour les stratégies nationales de recherche et d'innovation du numérique en tant qu'Agence de programmes. Inria mène plus de 300 projets de recherche et d'innovation avec ses 3500 scientifiques, ingénieurs et personnels d'appui, en partenariat avec les universités et l'écosystème numérique (entreprises, entrepreneurs, acteurs publics). Ensemble, nous explorons des domaines clés comme l'intelligence artificielle, la cybersécurité, l'informatique quantique, le Cloud, la transformation numérique de la santé, les jumeaux numériques ou encore les technologies numériques pour la défense. Nous construisons des solutions concrètes telles que des logiciels, des startups technologiques, des partenariats avec les entreprises du tissu national et des formations de pointe. Notre objectif : l'impact scientifique, technologique et industriel au service de la souveraineté numérique de la France.
Research Engineer in Quantum Error Correction
Le descriptif de l'offre ci-dessous est en Anglais
Type de contrat : CDD
Contrat renouvelable : Oui
Niveau de diplôme exigé : Thèse ou équivalent
Fonction : Ingénieur scientifique contractuel
A propos du centre ou de la direction fonctionnelle
The Inria research centre in Lyon is the 9th Inria research centre, formally created in January 2022. It brings together approximately 410 people in 20 research teams and research support services.
Its staff are distributed in Villeurbanne, Lyon Gerland, and Saint-Etienne.
The Lyon centre is active in the fields of software, distributed and high-performance computing, embedded systems, quantum computing and privacy in the digital world, but also in digital health and computational biology.
Contexte et atouts du poste
In the QINFO team in Lyon under the supervision of Omar Fawzi.
Mission confiée
We are seeking a research engineer to develop and evaluate encoding and decoding strategies for noisy quantum systems. The goal is to identify quantum error-correcting codes and practical decoding methods that protect quantum information under realistic noise models.
The position combines quantum information, numerical simulation, and machine learning. Working closely with the research team, the successful candidate will build computational tools to explore candidate codes, optimize encoding strategies, and design efficient decoders.
Principales activités
- Develop and implement methods to search for quantum error-correcting codes and encoding strategies adapted to different noise models.
- Design and benchmark decoding algorithms, including approaches based on machine learning.
- Build numerical simulations to evaluate performance under noise and assess computational cost and scalability.
- Implement optimization methods to improve code and decoder performance.
- Maintain well-documented, tested, and reproducible research software.
- Contribute to research discussions, technical reports, and scientific publications.
Compétences
- A PhD in computer science, physics, applied mathematics, electrical engineering, or a related field.
- Strong programming skills, particularly in Python, and experience developing scientific software.
- A solid foundation in linear algebra, probability, and numerical optimization.
Avantages
- Subsidized meals
- Partial reimbursement of public transport costs
- Leave: 7 weeks of annual leave + 10 extra days off due to RTT (statutory reduction in working hours) + possibility of exceptional leave (sick children, moving home, etc.)
- Possibility of teleworking (90 days / year) and flexible organization of working hours
- Social, cultural and sports events and activities
- Access to vocational training
- Social security coverage
Rémunération
Base of 2692€ gross / month. Wage according to the profile.
Compétences requises
- Python
- Machine learning
