Join the Growing Quantum Industry
The quantum talent pipeline is struggling to keep pace with industry needs. Leading tech publications and consulting firms continue to spotlight a critical “workforce shortage,” as employers seek graduates equipped with both advanced technical expertise and hands-on skills – ready to make an immediate impact from day one.
Careers Shaped for the Quantum Workforce
Boston University prepares graduates to succeed at the forefront of quantum technology development in startups, tech giants, government laboratories and national security organizations. They leave prepared to pursue a wide range of in-demand roles, including:
- Quantum Hardware Engineer
- Software or Algorithm Developer
- Photonics or Optics Engineer
- Quantum Applications Scientist
- Security or Cryptography Specialist
Connect with BU’s industrial partners for career success
Students benefit from close partnerships with industry, strengthened by BU faculty engaged in collaborative research, applied projects, and industry-informed teaching. These connections expose students to real-world challenges, current practices, and internship and career opportunities in leading quantum teams. Our partners are:
IBM Quantum is advancing the development of scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computing by combining world-class hardware, open-source software, and cloud access. Its mission is to bring useful quantum computing to science, industry, and society. IBM builds quantum processors based on superconducting transmon qubits, operated at cryogenic temperatures and accessed through the IBM Quantum cloud platform.
IBM offers internships and research opportunities across quantum hardware, systems engineering, and software through IBM Research and IBM Quantum programs.
QuEra Computing’s mission is to build the world’s most scalable quantum computers by commercializing neutral-atom quantum technology for real-world applications. QuEra develops neutral-atom quantum processors, using laser-controlled arrays of rubidium atoms with programmable Rydberg interactions. Their systems are designed for scalability and flexibility.
QuEra regularly hosts internships and early-career roles in quantum hardware, control systems, and applications, with many positions based in the Boston area. Several former BU students are full-time research scientists at QuEra.
QuNett builds foundational hardware needed for a future quantum internet, enabling secure communication and distributed quantum computing through scalable quantum networks. QuNett focuses on quantum networking hardware, including entanglement sources, quantum memories, and photonic interfaces, with emphasis on solid-state and optical platforms.
QuNett offers internship opportunities on a case-by-case basis through their careers and research collaborations.
D-Wave’s mission is to deliver practical quantum computing solutions and to help organizations solve complex optimization and sampling problems using quantum technologies.D-Wave develops quantum annealing systems based on superconducting circuits, available both on-site and through the D-Wave Leap cloud service.
D-Wave offers internships and co-op opportunities in quantum computing, engineering, and software development, supporting hands-on experience with commercial quantum systems.