Senior R&D Scientist

About the role

The Senior R&D Scientist will join the team in Geneva to support the growth of the SNSPD platform. This role involves 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 the transition toward wafer-level testing approaches.
• Develop and operate optical and cryogenic measurement setups for device characterization.
• Analyse and interpret complex datasets to guide device design and process improvements while driving experimental investigations to understand performance limits and variability across devices and wafers.
• Collaborate closely with fabrication, packaging, and system teams to ensure test compatibility with manufacturing flows.
• Document methodologies, results, and best practices in a structured and transferable way.

Required skills

• Experimental physics
• Optics
• Metrology
• Data analysis
• Photonic systems

Nice to have

• French

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Physics, Engineering, or a closely related field
• PhD in Physics, Engineering, or a closely related field

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Matching 401(k)
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Adoption leave
• Legal insurance
• Home technology stipend

About the Company

IonQ, Inc. is a leading quantum platform and merchant supplier delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. The company is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful through its cutting-edge systems.