Senior Manager, Electrical Engineering

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, helps 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.

This role is based at our San Francisco, CA office with the option to work a few days a week remotely. Travel may be up to 5%.

About the role

Capella is looking for an energetic Senior Electrical Engineer Manager to lead and manage a team of electrical engineers who design, develop, and test electrical systems and components for our satellite. This role sits within the Spacecraft Engineering team at Capella Space, which includes a variety of engineering disciplines focused on designing and developing satellite and payload systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of electrical engineers, providing guidance, support, and performance feedback for a distributed team across two offices.
• Assign people to tasks and manage workloads to ensure timely project completion.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment.
• Oversee the design, development, and testing of electrical systems and components for our application.
• Allocate resources effectively to meet project goals and deadlines.
• Support systems engineering requirements.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance on electrical design, integration, and troubleshooting.
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement in electrical engineering practices and processes.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace industry standards, including safety, reliability, and regulatory requirements.
• Implement and enforce quality assurance procedures to maintain high standards in all engineering activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering; a Master's degree or higher is preferred.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs and systems in a hardware R&D lab environment, with 4 years in a managerial or leadership role.
• Proven experience in aerospace systems or a similar high-reliability industry is highly desirable.
• Understanding of hardware evaluation methodologies, including development of test cases/suites, performance analysis, test automation, and data analysis.
• Extensive experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, and other test equipment.
• Experience with communication protocols such as I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB, etc.
• Experience designing modern analog and digital electronics.
• Experience in PCB schematic capture & layout.
• Experience with Altium Designer tools or other similar electronic CAD tools.
• Experience designing high-reliability systems.
• Knowledge of the PCBA fabrication and assembly process.
• Familiarity with PLM tools and strong revision control practices.
• Excellent design and manufacturing documentation skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to work autonomously by determining and evaluating different courses of action independently.
• Strong technical communication skills for a highly collaborative environment.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum to conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including ITAR.

Pay

The approximate base salary range for this position is $193,000 - $220,000, depending on experience. The total compensation package includes base salary, bonus, equity, and a range of benefits.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Matching 401(k).
• Unlimited PTO and paid holidays.
• Parental/adoption leave.
• Legal insurance.
• Home technology stipend.