HPE Labs - Quantum Computing Research Associate (Intern)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise • Milpitas, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

HPE Labs - Quantum Computing Research Associate (Intern) This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. 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. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE. Job Description: The HPE Quantum team at HPE Labs is developing new approaches for quantum computing, including integration with high performance computing. We are simultaneously solving research problems and creating structures for HPE’s business offerings in this area. Our team is seeking summer interns to help advance our work in quantum computing, contributing across areas such as quantum algorithms, tensor networks, many‑body physics, and quantum software development. You will be at the forefront of efforts to turn quantum computing from a theoretical promise into a practical technology. Interns will work on developing new quantum algorithms and classical simulation techniques, improving methods for circuit decomposition and distributed quantum error correction, and building and extending software for quantum compilation, simulation, and hybrid high‑performance and quantum computing workflows. This work includes contributing to open‑source projects, shaping emerging standards and interfaces, and demonstrating our technologies through real applications. We expect all our researchers (including interns and post-docs) to provide thought leadership and technical influence both internally and externally to HPE, as well as take innovative ideas and make them real – contributing along the full range from initial novel ideas to design, development, implementation, evaluation, and technology transfer. The ideal candidate can thrive in an applied research environment, balancing significant technical and scientific contributions with the ability to bring such contributions to practice through innovative solutions that address the needs of our customers and partners. We expect the successful candidate to collaborate with HPE Labs research teams as well as with external partners, and to work in alignment with HPE's broader innovation community. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team of engineers, researchers, and product managers. Together, our goal is to build usable, efficient, and innovative systems that combine quantum computing and high-performance computing. Join us to be a part of a team that shapes the future of quantum computing!

Requirements

• Pursuing PhD in quantum many-body physics, quantum chemistry, quantum computing or related fields.
• For software positions, pursuing a graduate degree in CS or a related field.
• Proficiency in Python and C/C++
• Familiarity with quantum computing packages e.g. Cirq, Qiskit and/or quantum simulation
• Familiarity with quantum algorithms
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively across diverse teams

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of computational physics, statistical physics, many-body physics simulations, or quantum computing
• Experience with quantum compiler or non-quantum compiler development
• Programming experience in high-performance computing (HPC) environments.
• Experience with cloud computing platforms, GPU computing, or FPGA computing
• Experience with performance debugging and tuning
• Experience with quantum computing SDKs (e.g., Qiskit, CUDA-Q, TensorFlow Quantum, Pennylane)
• Experience with AI/ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Experience developing client/server software with TCP/IP or UDP
• Experience with Agile development methodologies

Responsibilities

• Focused on either quantum algorithms or quantum software (we have two separate positions).
• Quantum algorithms based on tensor networks for simulating 1D and 2D quantum many-body systems.
• Distributed strategies for quantum simulation (e.g., adaptive circuit knitting)
• Classical simulation algorithms based on matchgates, nonstabilizerness, etc.
• Efficient encodings for fermionic systems
• Fault-tolerant quantum simulation of Fermi-Hubbard models
• Distributed quantum error-correction
• Develop software that supports Quantum Computing applications and HPC-QC system management through job management, scheduling, and workflow frameworks
• Contribute to software developed by others with bug reports, bug fixes, and other improvements
• Create software adapters that connect quantum computing software tools (compilers, SDKs, …) with quantum computing software produced by other groups using open standards where possible
• Assist in evaluating open-source and commercial software tools for inclusion in integrated HPC-QC programming and operational software
• Assist other software developers on the team with code reviews
• Implement and improve software prototypes to support research efforts

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
• Personal & Professional Development We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree