NPI Manufacturing Engineer - Control Electronics

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. The company’s newest quantum computer, the IonQ Tempo, has helped customers such as AWS and AstraZeneca achieve 20x performance results and set a world record in 2025 with 99.99% two‑qubit gate fidelity. Headquartered in College Park, MD, IonQ operates globally and provides quantum services through major cloud providers. This Manufacturing Engineer – New Product Introduction (NPI) role is based onsite at the College Park headquarters, with up to 10% travel. As an NPI Engineer you will serve as a critical link between design teams, in‑house production, and external manufacturing partners, owning all control electronics subsystems from an NPI and Manufacturing Engineering perspective to improve designs, develop scalable processes, and support a robust NPI pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Work with technicians and other engineers hands-on, building and testing prototype hardware, with an emphasis on the assembly and testing of electromechanical components.
• Leverage expertise in New Product Introduction (NPI) to seamlessly transition our control electronics subsystems from prototype to production, optimizing for manufacturability, cost, and supply chain scalability.
• Collaborate with electrical and mechanical design engineers to provide Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Assembly (DFA), and Test (DFT) feedback, ensuring products are optimized for efficient manufacturing processes.
• Engage in design reviews and the examination of deliverables necessary for a Technical Data Package for our electronics assemblies.
• Develop process flows, breaking down large, complex assemblies into a logical part flow of subassemblies and sub‑processes.
• Develop, improve, and document manufacturing processes for successfully manufacturing and testing control electronics hardware, including detailed assembly instructions, test procedures, and standard operating procedures.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with design engineering, quality engineering, and supply chain teams to resolve manufacturing challenges.
• Support system-level integration and bring-up of control electronics, including device configuration, loading control software and drivers, and troubleshooting hardware/software interface issues.
• Apply Configuration Management best practices to hardware designs and manufacturing processes.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in manufacturing engineering, with a focus on electronics assembly or testing in a low-volume, high-mix development environment.
• Experience with the manufacturing, integration, and testing of systems containing sensitive analog and RF components (e.g., DACs/ADCs, RF electronics, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver electromechanical hardware in resource-constrained environments, valuable for innovative quantum computing solutions.
• Direct hands-on manufacturing experience in physically building hardware through machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, installation, etc. (Personal or extracurricular projects are a plus).
• Experience developing comprehensive assembly instructions and other manufacturing documentation.
• Experience in implementation, use or configuration of PLM systems.
• A genuine interest and passion in manufacturing along with a strong desire to continuously learn.
• Ability to act independently to uncover and resolve issues associated with the development and implementation of operational programs and factories and/or supplier health development.
• Ability to be on-site daily.

Qualifications

• Deep PCBA fabrication experience including prior work with or setup/modification/monitoring SMT processes. harnessing, soldering, crimping hands on build experience.
• Proficiency in CAD software for designing tooling and fixtures; familiarity with EDA/ECAD tools (e.g., Altium, OrCAD) is a strong plus.
• Expertise in PCBA manufacturing processes (e.g., SMT, reflow, wave solder) and relevant quality standards (e.g., IPC-A-610, J-STD-001).
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python) for test automation, device control, and basic modification of control software or drivers.