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Staff System Architect -SNSPD Systems

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,

Company

IonQ

Location

Geneva, Switzerland

Status

Open

Posted

2026-08-28T21:03:39+00:00

IonQ is hiring a Staff System Architect for its SNSPD product line in Geneva. The role owns end-to-end architecture for a rack-mountable superconducting nanowire single-photon detector platform used in quantum computing, networking and sensing. Duties include system structure and interfaces, trade-offs across performance, cost and scalability, integration, and technology roadmap. The posting asks for a master's degree, PhD preferred, in physics, electrical engineering or photonics, 7+ years designing complex multi-domain instruments, and technical leadership across disciplines.