Factory Planner

About the role

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. Location: This role will work onsite at our office located in Bothell, WA. Travel: Minimal.

Responsibilities

• Production Planning & Scheduling: Build and maintain the production schedule based on demand signals, capacity constraints, and material availability; Create, release, and close work orders in NetSuite; maintain accurate start dates, due dates, and quantities; Level-load the schedule against labor, tooling, and workcenter capacity; identify and escalate bottlenecks before they impact delivery; Sequence builds to balance on-time delivery against WIP, changeover, and resource efficiency
• Material Planning: Run and action MRP output: release planned orders, reschedule in/out, and resolve exception messages; Partner with Buyer Planners on shortages, expedites, and long-lead-time commitments; Maintain planning parameters - lead times, safety stock, reorder points, lot sizing, planning time fences - and review them for accuracy on a regular cadence; Track and communicate a clear, prioritized shortage list to the production and procurement teams
• Execution & Cross-Functional Support: Lead or participate in daily production meetings; report schedule status, risks, and recovery plans; Work with Manufacturing Engineering and Quality to resolve BOM, routing, and yield issues that affect the plan; Support engineering change implementation: assess inventory and WIP impact, plan cut-in points, and manage disposition of obsolete material; Coordinate kitting and material staging with Warehouse/Stockroom to keep builds moving