Quantum Simulation Engineer

Role description

You will be part of a thriving quantum eco-system at the Niels Bohr Institute interacting with international/national collaborators and on-site quantum companies specialized in e.g. qubit measurements and quantum error correction algorithms.

• The tasks involve designing and understanding quantum circuits for several types of quantum processors, giving you the opportunity to develop a broad quantum technology expertise and push ideas as well as optimal solutions for the different platforms.
• Your components and material simulations will be essential input for realizing improved quantum computing hardware, which will be fabricated and characterized by the NQCP fabrication and characterization teams to establish feedback loops.
• Furthermore, your simulations will contribute to identifying the most promising platform for scalable fault tolerant quantum computing (as a part of the pathfinder phase 2025-29), setting the grounds for the scaling phase of the programme (2030-2035).

The programme has a strong focus on materials R&D for realizing state of the art quantum processor technologies, which will be synthesized in ultra-high vacuum facilities as it is expected to be essential for improving qubit performance through material optimization (multimillion DKK investment by the partnership company Quantum Foundry P/S).

About you

We expect you to drive efforts that will support the design and development of chip-based qubit platforms. Currently, the programme is focusing on establishing capabilities to build integrated circuits with superconducting, semiconducting, and photonic qubit platforms.

You will be working in tight collaboration with both theoretical and experimental groups.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have some of the following qualifications:

• Master or PhD in physics, engineering, chemistry, computer science, or related.
• Experience (industrial and/or academic) with finite element method simulations using software such as COMSOL, Qiskit Metal, Lumerical, Ansys, Sonnet or similar.
• Experience with simulations of quantum computing hardware, semiconductor quantum technology is preferred.
• Experience with electronic design automation (EDA) tools.
• Experience with working in a collaborative environment with both theoretical and experimental groups.
• Good communication skills and ability to coordinate the work in a complex research program.

Why Us?

We want to make Denmark a world leader in quantum research, and we hope to attract people from all over the world.

Life in Denmark is supported with strong social services (free universal healthcare, free/subsidised language courses, paid parental leave, subsidised day care institutions and excellent public schools). Our work culture is very egalitarian and prioritises work life balance. Dual career families are the norm, and workplaces offer flexibility to support everyone in having both an exciting career and good family time. Danish cities are known for having excellent infrastructure, for example through widespread bike path networks. We can also offer a thriving food-scene, excellent museums, and beautiful natural scenery.

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Terms of salary and employment

The employment and salary are made in accordance with the Circular on the Collective Agreement concerning academics in the state sector concluded between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).

Employment will be as academic officer or senior consultant. The salary is based on seniority. Negotiation for salary supplement is possible. The working time are 37 hours per week on average and the working hours are flexible.

The positions are limited in time until 31 December 2029.

Appointment will be subject to receipt of a security clearance.

Your application

Please send an electronic application with attachment.

Please include:

• Curriculum vitae, including a short cover letter.
• Diplomas (Master and PhD degree or equivalent)
• Publication list (if relevant)
• Separate reprints of up to 3 particularly relevant papers

The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

The positions are open from 1st of July 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The deadline for applications is 1st of May 2025, 23:59 GMT +1.

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Interview Committee.