Quantum Scientist and Modeling and Simulation Specialist

The Opportunity:

Are you excited by the challenge of simulating the future of quantum computing? Do you thrive at the intersection of advanced science, scalable engineering, and missiondriven innovation? If you're eager to turn theoretical possibilities into practical tools that accelerate discovery, we have an opportunity that aligns with your passion.

As a Quantum Scientist specializing in modeling and simulation, you will shape the development of a scalable, noiseaware simulation environment for faulttolerant quantum circuits across diverse hardware models. You'll work alongside quantum physicists, algorithm designers, and hardware engineers to create fast, adaptable simulation capabilities that keep pace with evolving noise models and quantum errorcorrection strategies.

In this role, you will advance the methods that enable algorithmhardware codesign, validate hardwarespecific constraints, and support efficient exploration of missionrelevant quantum workflows. Your work will help teams prototype, test, and refine quantum ideas long before they reach hardware-accelerating progress toward realworld quantum advantage.

What You'll Work On:

• Develop, refine, and validate highefficiency quantum circuit simulators, including statevector, tensornetwork, and stabilizer workflows.
• Implement noiseaware simulations informed by real-world hardware constraints-gate errors, decoherence, connectivity, measurement noise, and pulselevel imperfections.
• Integrate mid-circuit measurements, logical decoders, and conditional gates to enable quantum error correction simulations.
• Collaborate with hardwarefacing teams to incorporate hardwarespecific noise models, gate sets, connectivity maps, and compilation constraints.
• Provide simulationbased design feedback for logicallevel operations, algorithm resource estimation, and performance bottleneck analysis.
• Build scalable simulation pipelines optimized for HPC clusters, GPUs, or distributed systems.
• Integrate simulation frameworks with internal toolchains, leveraging Python, Rust, C++, CUDA, and established libraries such as Qiskit, Cirq, PennyLane, custom tensor-network engines.
• Prototype new simulation methods, including reducedorder models, quasiprobability noise propagation, and hybrid stochastic-deterministic techniques.
• Support business development consistent with missionaligned efforts.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience in quantum circuit simulation, including quantum error correction pipelines, decoder simulation, stabilizer formalism, and dynamic circuit primitives
• Experience in numerical linear algebra, highperformance computing, and parallel programming
• Experience in quantumsoftware frameworks such as Qiskit, Cirq, or PennyLane
• Experience implementing custom noise models and performanceoptimized simulation kernels
• Ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance
• Doctorate degree in a Physics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or Electrical Engineering field

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with tensornetwork contraction optimization, circuitcutting strategies, or scalable densitymatrix simulation
• Experience with hardware calibration protocols and pulselevel simulations
• Experience collaborating with hardware R&D teams and supporting algorithm-architecture codesign cycles
• Experience with quantum characterization, verification, and validation (QCVV) techniques
• Experience in facilitating milestone demonstration events

Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.