Senior Manager, System Integration & Commissioning

About the role

IonQ, Inc. is the world's leading quantum platform and merchant supplier, delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. The Senior Manager of System Integration and Commissioning will lead teams of physicists and engineers to deliver quantum computers to customers, focusing on optimizing the commissioning process and improving the quality, speed, and predictability of customer deliveries.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams of physicists and engineers to deliver customer systems in support of company level objectives
• Identify and drive design changes in current and future systems to improve the commissioning process
• Align the teams with industry best practices for installation and commissioning of customer systems
• Develop requirements for next generation systems to drive operational improvements with the goal of simplifying the integration and commissioning process to be executed by non subject matter experts
• Drive integration improvements in order to gain a material reduction in cycle time through design optimization, automation, etc.
• Manage multiple projects, priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
• Collaborate and communicate with internal and external customers, engineers, physicists, as well as engineering and operations leadership
• Work with cross-functional leadership to create, influence, and align on department and organizational level goals and objectives
• Manage costs, and schedules across our operations program
• Hire, develop, and retain top engineering and scientific talent
• Lead root cause investigations to resolve highly complex or unique situations that impact system delivery or operations
• Help define and manage key performance metrics for the team
• Drive the teams to execute independently from the development organization

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, Physics, or related field
• 8+ years of hands-on technical leadership and people management experience
• Experience managing and mentoring engineers, physicists or scientists ranging from early career to senior
• Experience taking a complex product through the entire design lifecycle
• Experience delivering complex products, including hardware and software, to customers
• Demonstrated experience planning product deliveries in terms of cost, schedule and labor resources
• Experience identifying and driving corrective actions for design issues found in production systems
• Strong written and oral communication demonstrated by the ability to communicate complex ideas to a variety of audiences
• Prior experience managing managers

What you'd be a good fit with:

• 15+ years of technical leadership and people management experience
• Direct experience in complex system integration, especially in Validation and Verification
• Experience with free space optics and laser systems
• Experience integrating electronics and software
• Prior experience with quantum computing
• Experience with some modern scripting languages, like Python, Go, etc.

Location

Bothell, WA

Travel

Up to 20% both domestic and international

Job ID

IONQ-1081

Pay

The approximate base salary range for this position is $174,520 - $228,492. The total compensation package includes base, bonus, and equity.

Benefits

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

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to equity and justice. We welcome different voices and viewpoints and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. We are dedicated to creating an environment where individuals can feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued.

Export Control Compliance

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law.