Principal Research Engineer

HPE Labs - Principal Research Engineer - HPE QuantumThis role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Job Description:

The HPE Quantum team at HPE Labs is developing new approaches for quantum computing, including integration with high-performance computing (HPC). As a Principal Software Engineer, you will help advance quantum computing from research toward practical applications. You will apply your software development expertise to quantum circuit compilation, circuit execution, resource estimation, and circuit simulation.

Working with engineers, researchers, and product managers, you will build efficient, usable, and innovative systems that combine quantum computing and HPC. The preferred candidate demonstrates strong technical leadership, advanced programming skills, HPC experience, an interest in quantum computing, and the ability to communicate complex concepts to diverse audiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for software projects, including mentoring engineers, leading design discussions, and supporting project planning and prioritization.
• Develop and demonstrate software for quantum computing applications and HPC–quantum computing system management, including job management, scheduling, compilation, and workflow frameworks.
• Create software adapters that integrate quantum computing tools, such as compilers and SDKs, with other systems using open standards where practical.
• Evaluate open-source and commercial technologies for potential use in integrated HPC–quantum computing environments.
• Implement and improve software prototypes, mock-up systems, and test beds to support research efforts and demonstrate HPC–quantum computing capabilities.
• Develop functional and unit tests, contribute to automated testing and continuous integration, participate in code reviews, and support overall software quality.
• Prepare internal and external demonstrations, technical documentation, research paper content, and contributions to open specifications and standards supporting quantum computing interoperability.

Requirements

• PhD, MS, BS in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Typically, 5+ or more years of professional software development experience with a PhD  or equivalent work experience.
• Advanced programming skills in low-level languages such as C, C++, or Rust, as well as advanced Python programming skills.
• Experience contributing to large software projects and creating new software initiatives, including library and API design.
• Significant contributions to open-source software.
• Significant experience with compiler development, particularly LLVM, MLIR, or QIR.
• Experience implementing HPC applications and developing software for GPUs.
• Experience with system modeling tools such as the Structural Simulation Toolkit (SST), along with experience providing technical leadership for software development efforts.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, with an outcome-focused mindset and bias toward action and delivery.
• Commitment to software quality and customer results, with creative and analytical approaches to solving complex problems.
• Strong consensus-building skills and the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly to technical and non-technical audiences through written and presentation formats.
• Experience using Agile development methodologies.
• A record of sharing technical findings with the broader scientific community through research papers, blogs, or other public materials.

Accessibility

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Personal & Professional Development

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Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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Job:

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TCP_05"The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level.
– United States of America: Annual Salary USD 158,500 - 321,000 in California
The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered."

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