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 focuses on developing and implementing next-generation testing and metrology approaches to enable scalable, reliable, and high-throughput characterization of SNSPD technologies.

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
• SNSPD
• 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 operates globally and is dedicated to making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful.