Quantum Security Engineer in Quantum Technology Development (m/f/d)

Your Tasks

• Security analysis with emphasis on implementation security for QKD protocols or quantum-based random number generation (QRNG), as part of proposals/projects and technology development programs with focus on secure and quantum communication
• Development of concepts towards closing the gap between theoretical concepts and their experimental implementation with current optical / photonic technologies
• Scientific assessment of new protocols and their application in collaboration with academic partners
• Vulnerability analyses and threat / risk analyses
• Support in security validation and security system certification
• Trade-offs of technical and programmatic solutions
• Deriving security system requirements specifications and system architectures and develop security concepts

Your Qualifications

• PhD in theoretical physics, mathematics, theoretical computer science, quantum-optics or equivalent with a strong background in quantum mechanical modeling of systems
• Experience with development of security proofs in context of QKD protocols or QRNGs and their implementations, i.e. against quantum adversaries
• Experience in performance simulations of QKD systems, including secret key rate estimations
• Motivation to link quantum security analysis to classical crypto systems, in the frame of security risk analysis according to the EBIOS or ISO method
• Motivation to actively participate in space-based missions to secure future European data communications
• Passion for providing systematic approaches to prove the security properties of systems
• Ability to work in a team with a self-managed and pro-active working style