For our company in Naples we are looking for a Software Engineer - Fixed Term with experience related to VQE algorithms development and test. The activities will be carried out within the project “Molecular Structure Generation And Docking with Quantum Computing”Long Description:Design of new quantum circuit algorithms to solve the electronic Schrödinger equation;Embed of these quantum circuit algorithms within high performance hybrid quantum/classical workflows to address druglike molecular systems;Deploy of these hybrid quantum-classical workflows to calculate gas-phase ground state druglike molecules QM structures;Collaborate with and support Dompé quantum computing/computational physics research team;Conduct basic research for highly recognized scientific publications and patent disclosures;Supervise team members, including computer scientists and quantum computer scientists for the development of quantum software platforms and simulations.Technical Expertise:Advanced knowledge of quantum computing principles and how to generate new application software is desired;Variational quantum eigensolver/algorithm (VQE/VQA) hardware programming experience will be highly considered;Experience in computer scripting and programming within the High Performance Computing (HPC) scenario and experience in using Linux/UNIX;Experience in CUDA-Q Platform for hybrid quantum-classical simulations will be considered as plus;Ability to work in a collaborative environment and a strong publication record;Supervisory skills including managing teams and experience in leading research projects in industry and/or academia will be considered as plus.Further Requirements:M.Sc. (Ph.D. preferred) in Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science/Engineering, with minimum 2 years of experience in quantum computing or a related discipline and/or quantum/classical computational chemistry; experience related to NISQ computing software will be highly considered.Expertise in quantum computing theory and algorithms, and skills related to quantum software development;In-depth understanding of quantum simulations, as well as quantum error management;Knowledge of data science and machine learning algorithms and tools;Programming skills (e.g. Python and C/C++); familiarity with debugging and profiling tools; experience with using scientific and numeric data analysis;Networking for technical exchanges in academia and industry.