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Dirk Markus M.-CS & CE Consulting Engineer
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Jun 2024 - Jun 2025
1 year 1 monthMunich, Germany
RemoteLead Quantum Performance Engineer
Position Summary
Lead Quantum Performance Engineer
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Product Development
Research and Development
Sales
- Proactively shaped technical direction and internal collaboration, assuming leadership responsibility without formal mandate.
- Led the design and implementation of benchmarking workflows for quantum computing platforms, with a focus on algorithms, performance metrics, and statistically robust predictions.
- Developed a modular quantum simulator supporting diverse noisy backends and probabilistic inference models.
- Conducted research engineering and provided presales consulting for quantum machine learning applications, including giving presentations on physics-informed quantum circuits for PDEs at national research workshops.
May 2023 - Jan 2024
9 monthsCologne, Germany
Research Associate | Quantum Machine Learning Scientist & Engineer
Position Summary
Research Associate | Quantum Machine Learning Scientist & Engineer
Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Business Areas
Research and Development
- Presented QML research results to internal stakeholders.
- Mentored PhD students in HPC and scientific computing.
- Presented quantum machine learning research in internal talks.
Aug 2019 - Dec 2022
3 years 5 monthsDresden, Germany
HybridResearch Associate | HPC and Quantum Computing Scientist & Engineer
Position Summary
Research Associate | HPC and Quantum Computing Scientist & Engineer
Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Business Areas
Research and Development
- Led R&D in quantum computing with a focus on theoretical modeling, hybrid algorithms, PDE-solving methods, and practical applications.
- Conceived and co-designed a framework for physics-informed quantum circuits; presented at expert workshops and published in the CEAS Aeronautical Journal.
Jul 2018 - Mar 2019
9 monthsJena, Germany
On-siteResearch Associate | Requirement Specification Engineer
Position Summary
Research Associate | Requirement Specification Engineer
Industries
Education
Business Areas
Product Development
Research and Development
Participation in the UNIC2AST project.
Mar 2018 - Jul 2019
1 year 5 monthsJena, Germany
Research Associate | Automatic Differentiation | University Teaching | Scientist & Engineer
Position Summary
Research Associate | Automatic Differentiation | University Teaching | Scientist & Engineer
Industries
Education
Business Areas
Research and Development
- Conducted research on automatic differentiation in scientific computing.
- Led tutorials in computer architecture (B.Sc., up to 80 students) and co-taught advanced content for M.Sc. students.
Oct 2015 - Feb 2016
5 monthsDresden, Germany
On-siteResearch Assistent | Exercise Tutor
Position Summary
Research Assistent | Exercise Tutor
Industries
Education
Business Areas
Research and Development
Exercise tutor of the lecture "Technical Foundations of Computer Science".
Jan 2013 - Mar 2013
3 monthsJena, Germany
On-siteStudent Assistant | Python Developer
Position Summary
Student Assistant | Python Developer
Industries
Education
Business Areas
Information Technology
Oct 2012 - Oct 2012
1 monthJena, Germany
Mentor Orientation Days for Computer Science
Position Summary
Mentor Orientation Days for Computer Science
Industries
Education
Business Areas
Customer Service
Assist in orientation days for new BS/MS (Applied) Computer Science students.
Mar 2012 - Sep 2012
7 monthsDresden, Germany
On-siteIntern | HPC Software Developer
Position Summary
Intern | HPC Software Developer
Industries
Education
Business Areas
Information Technology
Research and Development
- Parallelization of given source code with OpenMP.
- Update given source code for new Fortran dialects and compilers.
- Develop a program for automatic computation of sound fields (C/C++ and boost).
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Experienced in Aerospace and Defense, Education, and Information Technology.
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Experienced in Research and Development, Product Development, Sales, and Information Technology.
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Summary
I design and develop complex computational systems at the intersection of computer science and cyber-physical systems, combining software, hardware, and solid engineering practice.
My background spans software and computer engineering, algorithm development, high-performance computing (HPC), intelligent systems, AI/ML, and quantum computing - from research-oriented prototypes to production-ready systems used in scientific and industrial environments.
Currently open for B2B collaborations and selected projects.
Skills
- Core Competencies: Software & Computer Engineering/Architecture, Intelligent Systems, High Performance Computing (Hpc), Algorithm Engineering, Computational Complexity, Computational Linguistics, Ai/Ml & Quantum, Technical Project Leadership, Technical Consulting, Requirements Engineering, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Uml, Oop, Ci/Cd, Rapid Prototyping
- Programming: Python, C/C++, Java, Fortran, Vhdl
- Quantum & Ml: Pennylane, Qiskit, Cuda-Q, Pytorch, Pytorch-Lightning, Opencv
- Hpc: Cuda, Mpi, Openmp, Opencl, Intel Fpga Sdk For Opencl
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedSpanish
ElementaryEducation
Oct 2013 - Nov 2017
Master of Science · Computer Science · Dresden, Germany
Relevant coursework: Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Theoretical Computer Science.
Oct 2009 - Sep 2013
Bachelor of Science · Computer Science · Jena, Germany
Major in Parallel Algorithms, Parallel Computing, and Computer Architecture. Subsidiary Subject in Computational Linguistics. B.Sc. awarded 02/2014. Member of Computer Science Student's Representative Council (2011 – 2013). Responsibilities:
- Person responsible for chat evenings for professors and students
- Member of the examination board for Mathematics/Business Informatics/Computer Science/Lectureship
- Alternate member of institute council and FSR-Kom
- Member of a workgroup for the improvement of B.Sc. Computer Science study program
Certifications & licenses
Beratender Ingenieur - State-licensed Consulting Engineer (DE)
Saxon Chamber of Engineers (Ingenieurkammer Sachsen), DE
Ingenieur (Ing.) - State-licensed Engineer (DE)
Saxon Chamber of Engineers (Ingenieurkammer Sachsen), DE
Statistics
Experience
Total positions 9
Experience in Aerospace and Defense 4 y
Avg length 11 m
Longest experience 3 y 4 m
Global Experience
Countries worked in 1 (Germany)
Primary country Germany
Expertise
Recent roles Lead Quantum Performance Engineer, Research Associate | Quantum Machine Learning Scientist & Engineer, Research Associate | HPC and Quantum Computing Scientist & Engineer
Main industries Aerospace and Defense, Education, Information Technology
Main business areas Research and Development, Product Development, Sales
Qualifications
Highest degree Master
Certifications earned 2
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Dirk Markus speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary).
Dirk Markus has at least 8 years of experience. During this time, Dirk Markus has worked in at least 9 different roles. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 10 months. Note that Dirk Markus may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Dirk Markus would be well-suited for roles such as: Lead Quantum Performance Engineer, Research Associate | Quantum Machine Learning Scientist & Engineer, Research Associate | HPC and Quantum Computing Scientist & Engineer.
Dirk Markus's most recent position is Lead Quantum Performance Engineer.
Dirk Markus is most experienced in industries like Aerospace and Defense, Education, and Information Technology.
Dirk Markus is most experienced in business areas like Research and Development, Product Development, and Sales. Dirk Markus also has some experience in Information Technology and Customer Service.
Dirk Markus has recently worked in industries like Aerospace and Defense and Information Technology.
Dirk Markus has recently worked in business areas like Research and Development, Product Development, and Sales.
Dirk Markus holds a Master in Computer Science and a Bachelor in Computer Science.
Dirk Markus has 2 certificates. These include: Beratender Ingenieur - State-licensed Consulting Engineer (DE) and Ingenieur (Ing.) - State-licensed Engineer (DE).
Dirk Markus is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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