Leidos Holding
Quantum Communications Scientist
Leidos Holding, Arlington, VA
Description
The Leidos Innovation Center (LInC) Quantum Technologies Team has an opening for a Quantum Communications Scientist with a background in quantum technologies / quantum information science, specifically with focuses on quantum optics and communications over fiber optics and/or free space. While experience with quantum computing may be beneficial background, this is NOT a position for quantum computing efforts or interests. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to help grow the Leidos quantum communications portfolio of contract and internal R&D projects, benchmarking, and operational prototypes. In this position, the Quantum Communications Scientist will participate in the full life cycle of research & development of quantum communications protocols and hardware for the study of quantum-enabled remote sensing and communications. Ideal candidates should be interested in a career devoted to applied research and development with strong experimental, hardware skills and should be interested in maturing technologies from concept to prototype. We seek intermediate level candidates (graduates with Masters/PhD, or 2 to 5 years of experience outside of academia).
Primary Responsibilities
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Pay Range: Pay Range $81,250.00 - $146,875.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
About Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here .
Securing Your Data Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos' name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system - never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other person a l information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [email protected] .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission .
Commitment to Diversity All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
The Leidos Innovation Center (LInC) Quantum Technologies Team has an opening for a Quantum Communications Scientist with a background in quantum technologies / quantum information science, specifically with focuses on quantum optics and communications over fiber optics and/or free space. While experience with quantum computing may be beneficial background, this is NOT a position for quantum computing efforts or interests. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to help grow the Leidos quantum communications portfolio of contract and internal R&D projects, benchmarking, and operational prototypes. In this position, the Quantum Communications Scientist will participate in the full life cycle of research & development of quantum communications protocols and hardware for the study of quantum-enabled remote sensing and communications. Ideal candidates should be interested in a career devoted to applied research and development with strong experimental, hardware skills and should be interested in maturing technologies from concept to prototype. We seek intermediate level candidates (graduates with Masters/PhD, or 2 to 5 years of experience outside of academia).
Primary Responsibilities
- Support ongoing research projects in quantum communications
- Design, simulate, build, characterize, and analyze optics/optoelectronics/photonics experiments in various systems and platforms for cutting edge devices in quantum communication, sensing, and precision positioning, navigation, and timing
- Perform laboratory and field tests to prove and validate quantum experimental theories as viable products in applicable domains, and benchmark results within the field
- Writing proposals, publishing papers, attending and presenting at conferences, and briefing internal and external customer
- Collaborate with other team members, engineers, and scientists across the company and different fields to leverage quantum technologies to achieve organizational goals
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in physics, applied physics, engineering, or related fields and 4+ years of experience; Master's degree with 2+ years of experience
- Research experience and experimental background in one or more of the following areas: photonics, quantum communications, quantum information science, quantum optics, chip integrated photonics, quantum entanglement
- Demonstrated background in quantum communications hardware, protocols, lab or field deployment/testing
- Familiarity with communications and optics lab design, set up, and operation
- Experience developing innovative solutions based upon the application of relevant research results from a wide variety of sources
- Experience building and benchmarking hardware and software prototypes, to include metrics development, and theoretical/analytical/computational skills
- Strong technical writing skills with experience in writing advanced technical proposals.
- US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a US government security clearance
- Strong desire to learn new technologies and flexibility to change from one project to another quickly
- Experience with standard programming languages for analytics or scientific applications, such as Python, Matlab, and Labview
- Ability to effectively communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Highly motivated to publish in peer-reviewed journals and present research at conferences
Preferred Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Physics, Applied Physics, Engineering, or related fields
- Experience in photonic design simulation with tools such as Lumerical or Tidy3D
- Extensive experience researching in any of quantum sources, sensing, low photon detection correlation, and quantum information technology
- Experience and domain knowledge related to data processing
- Interest and experience in quantum communications, quantum networks, quantum sensing
- Demonstrated experience in proposing and winning independent research funding
- Electronics and computer automation of laboratory experiments
- Experience with big data applications, data science, or data analytics methods and tools
- DoD Top Secret Clearance
Pay Range: Pay Range $81,250.00 - $146,875.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
About Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here .
Securing Your Data Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos' name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system - never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other person a l information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [email protected] .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission .
Commitment to Diversity All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.