Research and Development Specialist in Quantum

**About the SnT...** SnT** is a leading **international research and innovation centre** in secure, reliable and trustworthy ICT systems and services. We play an instrumental role in Luxembourg by fueling innovation through research partnerships with industry, boosting R&D investments leading to economic growth, and attracting highly qualified talent.

We’re looking for people driven by excellence, excited about innovation, and looking to make a difference. If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place
**Your Role...**
- Quantum communication / Quantum key distribution / Quantum networks
- Development of testbeds for quantum communication
- Experimentation equipment of quantum communication infrastructure
- Free space optical communication
- Fiber optics / photonics / optoelectronics
- Statistical signal processing
- Physical layer security
- Machine learning and artificial intelligence applied to quantum communications.

The position holder will be required to perform the following tasks:

- Perform simulation, design, and implementation of Quantum Key Distribution Techniques
- Development, deployment, and construction of testbeds for quantum communication
- Perform laboratory experimentation, validation, and testing
- Assist in the organization of relevant workshops and demos

**Your Profile...**
- Development, deployment, and contruction of laboratory testbeds
- Laboratory Instrumentation
- Knowledge of photonics and optics is highly valuable
- Knowledge of Linux
- Network management
- Optical fiber connectivity(Patching, Mux/Demux)
- Web API management and GUI development
- Testbed design and implementation on SDR or SDN platforms
- FPGA/CPU/GPU development and verification is highly desirable
- Programming skills in at least one of the following: MATLAB/Simulink, GNURadio/C/C++, Labview, Xilinx Tools (Vivado, Embedded processors, Zynq, etc).
- Wireless / Satellite / Networking experience is a plus

Language Skills: Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English are required.
**Here’s what awaits you at SnT...**
- **Exciting infrastructures and unique labs.** At SnT’s two campuses, our researchers can take a walk on the moon at the LunaLab, build a nanosatellite, or help make autonomous vehicles even better
- **The right place for IMPACT. **SnT researchers engage in demand-driven projects. Through our Partnership Programme, we work on projects with more than 55 industry partners
- **Be** part of a multicultural family**. At SnT we have more than 60 nationalities. Throughout the year, we organise team-building events, networking activities and more

Find out more about us
**How to apply...** Applications should include**:

- Full CV, including a list of publications and contact details of two referees
- Transcript of all modules and results from university-level courses taken

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

The University of Luxembourg embraces inclusion and diversity as key values. We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff.

**General information**:

- Contract Type: Befristeter Vertrag 24 Monat
- Work Hours: Full Time 40.0 Stunden pro Woche
- Location: Kirchberg
- Internal Title: Research and development specialist
- Job Reference: UOL06434

**About the University of Luxembourg...** University of Luxembourg** is an **international research** university with a distinctly **multilingual** and **interdisciplinary** character. The University was founded in 2003 and counts more than 6,700 students and more than 2,000 employees from around the world. The University’s faculties and interdisciplinary centres focus on research in the areas of Computer Science and ICT Security, Materials Science, European and International Law, Finance and Financial Innovation, Education, Contemporary and Digital History. In addition, the University focuses on cross-disciplinary research in the areas of Data Modelling and Simulation as well as Health and System Biomedicine. Times Higher Education ranks the University of Luxembourg #3 worldwide for its “international outlook,” #20 in the Young University Ranking 2021 and among the top 250 universities worldwide.

Job Reference: UOL06434