Staff Quality Assurance Engineer

Academic Key; Genf; Hybride; CHF 110 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) matching

Unlimited PTO and paid holidays

Parental/adoption leave

Home technology stipend

Résumé du poste

IonQ in Geneva, Switzerland, is seeking a Staff QA Engineer to drive quality assurance for PQC hardware acceleration in HSM and network appliances. You will own system-level test strategies across hardware, firmware, drivers, and cryptographic APIs.

The role emphasizes building automated QA pipelines, executing compliance campaigns (NIST ACVP/CAVP, FIPS, CNSA), and delivering evidence for certification. Fluency in English is required; knowledge of French or German is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field.
• At least five years in quality assurance or system test of embedded, hardware or networking products.
• Experience building test automation in Python and integrating it into CI pipelines.
• Familiar with security or compliance testing (FIPS, Common Criteria) is a plus.
• Fluency in English is required; French or German is an advantage.

Responsabilités

• Define and execute system-level test plans for FPGA-based cryptographic products.
• Build and maintain automated QA infrastructure and CI integration.
• Execute standards-based compliance testing (ACVP/CAVP, FIPS 140-3, CNSA) as part of certification.
• Own defect tracking, triage, and release-qualification criteria for each product.
• Collaborate with verification and security engineers across hardware through firmware.

Connaissances

Automation testing

Python

CI

Lab equipment

English fluency

Formation

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/EE or related field

Outils

Python

CI

Lab equipment

Description du poste

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. Location: This role is based onsite in Geneva, Switzerland. Travel: Job ID: 1917 The Role: We are looking for a Staff QA Engineer to join our team building post-quantum cryptography (PQC) hardware acceleration for HSM and network-appliance products. You will own product-level quality assurance: the system test plans, automation and compliance test execution that stand between an engineering release and a product customers can trust. In a security product, QA is not an afterthought; it is part of the evidence. Responsibilities : You will define and execute system-level test plans for FPGA-based cryptographic products: functional, performance, stress, stability and negative testing across the full stack, from hardware through firmware and drivers to cryptographic APIs. You will build and maintain the automated QA infrastructure (regression suites, hardware-in-the-loop test benches, CI integration, results dashboards), execute standards-based compliance test campaigns (NIST ACVP/CAVP test vectors, FIPS 140-3 evidence runs, CNSA 2.0 checklists and standard FPGA compliance tests) together with our verification and security engineers, run interoperability testing against protocol stacks and customer-representative configurations, own defect tracking and triage, and define the release-qualification criteria for every product release. Own system-level QA of cryptographic hardware products: test plans, automation, execution and release qualification Execute standards and compliance test campaigns (ACVP/CAVP vectors, FIPS 140-3 evidence, CNSA 2.0 and FPGA compliance tests) as part of the certification effort Requirements: We are looking for a candidate with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience) and at least five years in quality assurance or system test of embedded, hardware or networking products. You have built test automation in Python or similar, integrated it into CI, and worked hands-on with lab equipment and hardware-in-the-loop setups. Exposure to security or compliance testing (FIPS, Common Criteria, or telecom/industrial certification regimes) is a strong plus, as is experience testing cryptographic or networking functionality. You are rigorous, methodical and precise in documentation, because in this product your test reports become certification evidence. Fluency in English is required; French or German is an advantage. Experienced system-test/QA engineer for embedded or hardware products with strong automation skills Compliance or security test experience and meticulous documentation habits are strong advantages Preferred Qualifications: You take professional pride in being the last line of defence before a release, you like breaking things methodically so customers never do, and you enjoy the extra weight QA carries when the product is a security device. Compensation will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401(k), unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment. At IonQ, we believe in fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all while striving to identify and eliminate barriers. We empower employees to thrive by fostering a culture of autonomy, productivity, and respect. We are dedicated to creating an environment where individuals can feel welcomed, respected