PhD Engineering Internship 2027 (Quantum Error Correction)

Location: Hybrid, Boston, Massachusetts, US; internship based at the US office in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for the duration of the internship.

Salary: $55.70 per hour, depending on experience.

Company

hirify.global develops quantum error correction technology to support fault-tolerant quantum computing and partners with quantum hardware providers and government agencies.

What you will do

• Contribute to a research project focused on classical systems and architectures for scalable quantum error correction.
• Investigate methods to reduce the compute, communication, memory, latency, and power requirements of QEC.
• Develop algorithms, simulations, and architectural models to evaluate approaches and trade-offs between decoding performance, logical error suppression, and classical resources.
• Explore QEC workload implementations across software, FPGA, ASIC, and other computing architectures.
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers across QEC theory, decoding, software, and hardware.
• Analyse results, communicate findings through technical discussions, presentations, and reports, and produce reproducible research code with documentation.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
• Research experience in at least one of quantum error correction or fault-tolerant quantum computing; computer architecture or quantum-classical systems; decoding algorithms or error-correcting codes; or FPGA, ASIC, or digital hardware design.
• Experience developing computational models, simulations, or research software.
• Proficiency in Python, C, C++, or another relevant programming language.
• Strong understanding of computer systems and architecture, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, and ability to communicate complex technical ideas clearly.
• Ability to take initiative and work effectively with researchers and engineers from different disciplines.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States for the full internship duration, including required approval for CPT, OPT, or another student employment authorization before the start date.
• Availability to work full-time for 10 to 12 weeks.

Nice to have

• Research experience with quantum LDPC or surface codes.
• Familiarity with QEC decoding or predecoding techniques and classical resource requirements for fault-tolerant quantum computing.
• Experience with hardware-software or compiler-hardware co-design.
• Experience with RTL, SystemVerilog, FPGA, or ASIC development workflows.
• Understanding of latency, bandwidth, or power constraints affecting quantum control and decoding systems.
• Experience with scientific computing, quantum circuit simulation, or QEC simulation tools.
• Contributions to academic publications, open-source software, or collaborative research projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Diverse, collaborative environment spanning software and hardware development, quantum information theory, physics, and mathematics.
• Regular social and cultural events, with free snacks and refreshments.
• Reimbursement of reasonable approved expenses incurred as part of the role, such as travel to meetings or conferences.
• Travel to Cambridge at the beginning or end of the internship and accommodation during the internship are not covered.
• Employment is contingent on identity and work-authorization verification, and internship intellectual property must be assigned to hirify.global.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV and cover letter by November 6, 2026.
• The CV should describe education, research experience, and relevant technical skills; the cover letter should explain motivation and relevant experience.