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Salary not disclosed7+ yearsOnsite
- Geneva
- Yesterday
Newly posted
About the role
The Staff System Architect will lead the technical architecture and roadmap for the next-generation rack-mountable SNSPD platform. This role involves defining system structure, interfaces, and key architectural decisions while ensuring coherence across hardware, software, and integration domains. The architect will guide cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, high-performing cryogenic photon detection systems.
Responsibilities
- Lead system architecture, design decisions, and cross-functional alignment to ensure a scalable and high-performing SNSPD platform
- Drive technology roadmap, integration, and innovation by evaluating and implementing new technologies
- Translate product requirements into clear system-level designs and specifications
- Define system structure, interfaces, and key architectural decisions
- Drive critical trade-offs across performance, cost, scalability, and integration
- Align engineering execution with the architectural vision and resolve complex cross-domain design challenges
Required skills
- System architecture
- Multi-domain integration
- Technical leadership
- Quantum photonics
- Cryogenic systems
- Embedded systems
Nice to have
- Space instrumentation
- Astronomy
- Microscopy
- Imaging
- Semiconductor equipment
- Low-noise electronics
- Vacuum systems
- SNSPD
- Single-photon detection
Qualifications
- Master's degree in physics, electrical engineering, photonics, or a related field
- PhD in physics, electrical engineering, photonics, or a 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 known for its cutting-edge quantum computers and record-breaking performance in quantum computing.