Senior R&D Scientist

ionq·Genevasenior

In short

→Científico de I+D Sénior enfocada en pruebas avanzadas de dispositivos fotónicos SNSPD.
→Día a día: diseño de métodos de caracterización escalables y de alta velocidad para sensores cuánticos.
→Destacado: trabajo en el corazón del desarrollo de sensores cuánticos de última generación con récord mundial de fidelidad.

Fluency in English required for technical collaboration.

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1. ¿Cómo mejorarías la velocidad de caracterización de SNSPD sin perder precisión?

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✓Doctorado en física experimental, óptica o ingeniería.
✓Experiencia sólida en pruebas y metrología de dispositivos fotónicos.
✓Habilidades avanzadas en diseño experimental y análisis de datos.
✓Capacidad para liderar proyectos de I+D con impacto en escalamiento.
✓Conocimiento de sistemas de detección de fotones únicos (SNSPD).
✓Experiencia colaborativa con equipos técnicos en producción e industrialización.

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About IonQ: IonQ, Inc . [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier - delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ’s newest generation of quantum computers, the IonQ Tempo, is the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners including Amazon Web Services, and AstraZeneca achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance . Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ has operations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Our quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers, while we also meet the needs of networking and sensing customers across land, sea, air, and space. IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before. What to expect To support the next phase of growth of its SNSPD platform, IDQ is looking for a Senior R&D Scientist to join its team in Geneva. This role targets a highly motivated PhD-level candidate with a strong background in experimental physics, optics, or engineering, and a drive to rethink and scale testing methodologies for advanced photonic devices. The position focuses on developing and implementing next-generation testing and metrology approaches to enable scalable, reliable, and high-throughput characterization of SNSPD technologies. The successful candidate will work at the intersection of device physics, optical testing, and system-level thinking, in close collaboration with R&D, engineering, and industrialization teams. What you'll be doing • Lead the development of advanced testing strategies for SNSPD devices, with a focus on scalability and throughput. • Rethink and optimize existing characterization methodologies, including possibly t

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