AI Research Jobs in Switzerland
54 active AI research positions in Switzerland, with salaries from CHF 24,000 to CHF 200,000 annually. Isomorphic Labs, IBM Research, Google, Apple, and Nvidia are actively hiring. Most roles are in Zürich and Lausanne, with additional openings in St. Gallen.
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IBM ResearchMaster's Thesis — Next-Generation Query and Workflow Processing across Heterogeneous Engines and Hardware
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SonarSourceAI Research Scientist/Engineer
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HuaweiSenior Compiler Researcher / Architect
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HuaweiResearch Scientist - Scientific Simulation on AI Infrastructure
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Hitachi EnergyScientist in AI-Driven Power ElectronicsBadenAI-JobTitle
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Giotto AISenior Research Engineer / Research Scientist - Post-Training, Reinforcement Learning & Training Systems
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Giotto AIAI Research Scientist
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Mistral AIAI Scientist
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RAI Robotics and AI InstituteInternship
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RocheRiSM Internship for students in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Technology, Data Sciences, Cheminformatics or Chemistry
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OdysseyAI Resident
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OdysseyMember of Technical Staff, TLM: Research Scientist
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OdysseyMember of Technical Staff, Research
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GoogleResearch Scientist, Gemini for Android XR Devices
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AppleResearch Scientist/ Engineer - Special Projects
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AppleResearch Scientist - LLM Efficiency
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Idiap Research InstitutePhD student (Doctoral Researcher) in Knowledge Alignment for RNA Language Models (SATURNA) F/M
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Idiap Research InstitutePostdoctoral Researcher in Fundamental Machine Learning F/M
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Idiap Research InstitutePostdoctoral Researcher: Trustworthy & Privacy-Preserving Identity Technologies F/M
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Huawei(Senior) Researcher - Wafer-Scale System: Computation (LLM) and Communication (NoC) Co-Design
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HuaweiSenior/Principal Researcher: Next-generation NPU and Agentic CPU Micro-architecture
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HuaweiResearch Intern: Next-generation NPU and Agentic CPU Micro-architecture
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IBM ResearchMaster's Thesis — AI Models and Inference Systems
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IBM ResearchMaster's Thesis — Agentic AI for Electronic Design Automation
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HuaweiHuawei Research Centre – Competition Talent Program
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IBM ResearchMaster's Thesis — Neural Solvers for Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming
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IBM ResearchPhD Position — Time and Memory Efficient Proof Systems
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RocheMachine Learning Scientist - Small Molecule Drug Design
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RocheMachine Learning Scientist - Quantum Chemistry
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IBM ResearchMaster's Thesis — Hybrid Quantum-Neural Solvers for Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming
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VisiumVP Research (Foundation Models)
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MindfireSpontaneous Application - Team MemberZürichAI-Native
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MindfireAI Lab Assistant to the CEO & Team (30 - 60%)
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MindfireAI Engineer and Technical Support (40-80%)
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Adaptyv BioIntern, Protein Design
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NvidiaSenior Solutions Architect, Physical AI and Robotics - NVAITC
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Tufa LabsResearch Engineer
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AppleAIML - Research Scientist, Health
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NexthinkSenior AI Research Engineer
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AppleAIML - Machine Learning Researcher, MLR
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RAI Robotics and AI InstituteResearch Scientist (Zurich Location)
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IBM ResearchMaster's Thesis — Quantum Simulations
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IBM ResearchInternship or Master's Thesis — Next-Generation Query and Workflow Processing across Heterogeneous Engines and Hardware
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IBM ResearchResearch Engineers / Research Scientists — Next-Generation Data Systems
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IBM ResearchMaster's Thesis — Quantum Optimization
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HuaweiSenior/Principal Researcher: Next-generation Computer Architecture for Racks and SuperPods
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AnthropicResearch Engineer / Research Scientist, Pre-training
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AppleAI Research Scientist - Multimodal Intelligence
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NexthinkAI Research Engineer
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Flexion RoboticsResearch Engineer - Generative Humanoid Motion Generation
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Flexion RoboticsAI Research Engineer - Dexterous Manipulation (Egocentric Models)
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IBM ResearchInternship or Master's Thesis — Agent-Centric Data Systems
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AppleAIML - Apple Foundation Models: Senior ML Research Scientist, RL & Agentic Reasoning
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AppleAIML - Machine Learning Research, Multimodal Foundation Models
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Mimic RoboticsAI Research Scientist (Robot Learning)
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HuaweiResearch Intern: Next-generation Computer Architecture for Racks and SuperPods
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HuaweiChief Leading Expert - Next-Gen Storage Media & AI Data Infrastructure
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IBM ResearchInternship — Docling
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Terra QuantumResearcher - Quantum Machine Learning & Quantum Information
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Isomorphic LabsResearch Scientist (Machine Learning), Lausanne
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IBM ResearchInternship or Master's Thesis — AI Methods for Quantum Algorithms & Systems
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Disney ResearchResearch Internship
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Disney ResearchPost-Doctoral Associate
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Disney ResearchResearch Scientist
Frequently asked questions
How many AI research roles are there in Switzerland right now?
SwissAIJob lists 64 active AI research roles in Switzerland as of 2026-08-05, aggregated from public employer career pages and refreshed every 3 days.
Which employers post the most AI research roles in Switzerland?
The most active employers right now are IBM Research, Huawei, Apple, Roche, and Odyssey. The full list of open roles is on this page.
What do AI research roles in Switzerland pay?
Listed salaries range from CHF 25'000 to CHF 210'000 per year. Most Swiss employers don't publish pay, so these figures are LLM-estimated from each job description and Swiss market benchmarks. Treat them as rough signals, not commitments.