Senior Engineer - Electrical System Integration and Test

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.  

We are building our Production Engineering Test Team to develop and execute tests for the quantum computer and its subsystems. As a Senior Electrical Systems Integration and Test Engineer, you will be directly responsible for helping define and execute testing to support all levels and phases of hardware testing at IonQ. You will work with partner teams to understand the pain points and problems to be solved and be able implement scalable solutions. You have experience developing requirements-based test architectures for complex hardware systems, including design for test and manufacturing. You can travel and see the world if needed for customer deployments.  

• →Own the development, documentation, and execution of electrical subsystem and system testing
• →Own the hardware and software integration of the production quantum computers
• →Assist in the design of test infrastructure to support all aspects of testing
• →Drive technical issues to resolution via standard processes like Root Cause Corrective Action, Lessons Learned, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Non-Conformance, etc.
• →Perform and assist with hands-on assembly, test or system integration activities as needed
• →Contribute to Design for Manufacturing and Test reviews

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or equivalent
• 6+ years working with complex hardware/software systems
• Experience with electrical system design and validation
• Experience conducting integration testing on complex systems
• Proficiency scripting with Python
• Experience with data analysis
• Experience developing requirements-based test solutions

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent
• 2+ years of experience as a technical lead for your discipline
• 5+ years of experience developing requirements-based test solutions for complex systems
• Experience creating automated data analysis tools, scripts, etc.
• Experience writing software to automate testing
• Demonstrated experience leading a design for test campaign through the entire product life cycle
• Experience building scalable test solutions for hardware

If you are interested in being a part of our team and mission, we encourage you to apply!