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Quandela

Photonic quantum computers and single-photon sources

Device Physics Intern - OSRP Noise and Error Channels

Physical SciencesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Internship · Winter 2027Massy, France€6.92 - €8.08 /hr

About the Job

Requirements

  • The candidate must be an MSc student in Quantum Information Science, Quantum Engineering, Quantum Computing, Physics, or a closely related field.
  • The candidate must know quantum optics, open quantum systems, and quantum information theory.
  • The candidate must understand quantum error correction and the role of errors in fault-tolerant quantum computing.
  • The candidate should have experience with numerical modeling of quantum systems in Python or C++, ideally using QuTiP and Qiskit.
  • The candidate must understand analytical techniques such as perturbation theory.
  • The candidate must be fluent in written and spoken English.
  • The candidate must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • The candidate must communicate clearly in writing and verbally.
  • The candidate must be able to work both independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in Device Physics group meetings and meet regularly with supervisors.
  • Develop an understanding of existing methods for simulating Optical Spin Rotation Pulses (OSRPs) and analytical error-analysis techniques.
  • Contribute to developing physical models that describe OSRP implementation and assess the physical implications of simplifying assumptions.
  • Develop numerical simulations and analytical descriptions of error channels generated by the selected physical models.
  • Combine derived errors with existing perturbative descriptions of single-qubit gates to analyze their impact on resulting error channels.
  • Investigate the impact of modeled OSRPs on the optical properties of quantum dots and explore their potential use in pulse optimization.
  • Study temporal correlations and non-Markovian effects arising from repeated OSRPs.
  • Incorporate derived OSRP error channels into quantum error-correction simulations and evaluate their impact on logical error rates.

About the Company

Quandela

Photonic quantum computers and single-photon sources

Quandela builds full-stack photonic quantum computers in France, including on-premises MosaiQ hardware and cloud access to its processors. It uses semiconductor quantum-dot single-photon sources to create bright, indistinguishable photons that act as optical qubits, with Perceval, an open-source Python framework, for simulating and programming photonic circuits, and Prometheus, a standalone single-photon source for research labs. The company differentiates itself by offering end-to-end hardware, software, and services—from production in its own facilities to cloud access and an acceleration program that guides clients from use-case exploration to hardware delivery. Its goal is to help clients achieve practical quantum advantages across industries such as cybersecurity, energy, finance, logistics, chemistry, and pharmaceuticals.

Company size
51-200
Company stage
Early VC
Total funding
$91.1M
Headquarters
Massy, France
Founded
2017

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