Principal Quantum Engineer

Responsibilities

• Own the simulation roadmap (DFT/MD) for crystalline and amorphous materials, defects, and interfaces
• Build models and propose experiments for validation, benchmarking, and optimization
• Partner with growth, fabrication, characterization, and device engineering teams to translate theoretical results into process windows and material choices
• Architect scalable workflows, libraries, and data standards for high-throughput studies on HPC
• Communicate clear recommendations, trade-offs, and risks to engineering leadership

Requirements

• Doctorate in Physics, Engineering, or related field with 3+ years of experience, OR Master's with 6+ years, OR Bachelor's with 8+ years of experience
• Research experience in atomistic and materials modeling in a commercial or academic setting
• Proficiency with first-principles simulations (e.g., DFT) and molecular dynamics (MD)
• Experience modeling dielectric materials, defects, diffusion, and interfaces
• Proficiency with high-performance computing (HPC) environments
• Experience with collaborative code development in Python
• Ability to work in an "AI-first" environment and design AI agents/copilots to assist with research workflows

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated technical leadership on complex, multi-disciplinary hardware programs
• Experience with simulation of superconducting and semiconducting materials and their interfaces
• Experience modeling finite-temperature dynamics and transport in materials (e.g., diffusion, reactions, amorphization)

About the Company

Microsoft Quantum is building the world’s first scalable quantum computing system. Our full-stack approach spans innovation from the physics of the quantum plane to the delivery of global quantum services, aiming to transform computing to solve humanity’s most intractable problems.