Principal Engineer - Classical Cryptography & Architecture is open at IonQ in Geneva, Switzerland. Posted on Sep 19, 2026, and still on IonQ’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
We are looking for a Principal Engineer to own the classical cryptography architecture of our post-quantum cryptography (PQC) hardware acceleration products, targeting hardware security module (HSM) and network-appliance applications. Real-world quantum-safe systems are hybrid systems: classical and post-quantum algorithms operating side by side, with careful key management, crypto agility and migration paths. You…
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