Quantum SME

Job Description

INCA Engineering is seeking a Quantum Engineer SME to provide expert guidance on quantum computing technologies in support of complex GEOINT challenges. The role involves analysis, system design, and performance evaluation using quantum and classical methods.

As a Quantum Subject Matter Expert (SME) you will provide on-site technical support in quantum science analysis, system design, and performance evaluation using quantum and classical methods.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical knowledge and analysis of quantum computing technologies such as quantum machine learning, quantum architectures, and quantum simulation.
• Provide functional analysis, design, integration, documentation and advice on difficult GEOINT problems that require significant knowledge and/or experience in quantum computing technologies.
• Apply principles, methods, and knowledge of functional areas (quantum machine learning and related quantum computing technologies) for difficult and narrowly defined technical problems in engineering and other scientific applications.
• Ability to conduct trade studies and provide analysis to review/asses proposed quantum machine learning methods, technical reports, assess impacts on product quality, and characterize performance using quantum simulation (or related technologies) to support verification or product quality.
• SME topic areas include R&D of quantum computing, quantum machine learning, classical machine learning, classical computing, and GEOINT data domains.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics or related discipline
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience supporting quantum computing
• Experience with Intelligence Community or related mission space
• 15 years of experience and a PhD degree. Or a MA/MS degree and 18 years of experience. Or a BS/BS degree and 20 years of experience and be recognized within a discipline relevant to the work associated with the position.*
• 3 or more total years of experience working with one or more topic areas of Quantum Algorithms, Quantum Machine Learning, Quantum Clouds, Quantum simulation tools, PennyLane, Qiskit, or Quantum Encoding.
• 3 or more total years of experience developing algorithms from one or more topic areas of image processing, object detection, image classification, synthetic image generation, anomaly detection or graph-based routing.
• 3 or more total years of experience developing algorithms with one or more topic areas of GEOINT missions, Electro-Optical and / or Hyper-Spectral Imagery.
• 2 or more total years of experience creating briefing materials and technical documents translating quantum computing concepts to non-technical audiences.

Location: Springfield, VA