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IonQ

Trapped-ion quantum computing hardware and services

Technical Programme Manager - System Delivery

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's, Master's
Oxford, UK
HybridOn-site three days per week; travel around 30–40% depending on deployment schedules.
Project & Program ManagementProgram Management

About the job

Requirements
  • Five or more years of experience running technical programmes or deployments of complex hardware systems.
  • A hardware background and a technical degree or equivalent experience.
  • Experience moving equipment and people across borders, including familiarity with export processes, customs, and visas.
  • Ability to manage a critical path across teams that do not report to the role.
  • Ability to explain technical status clearly to engineers, executives, and customers.
  • English is the working language requirement.
Responsibilities
  • Lead planning and execution of quantum system deployment and commissioning at customer sites across Europe and Asia.
  • Run export, import, and customs work with legal, trade compliance, and logistics teams for highly specialised equipment.
  • Coordinate global mobility for deploying teams, including visas, work authorisation, travel, and field assignment readiness.
  • Drive site readiness with facilities, security, networking, and customer stakeholders, and coordinate staffing, installation sequencing, and onsite vendors.
  • Track risk and critical path, and resolve issues across internal teams, vendors, and customers.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience taking a first-of-its-kind product from prototype into production.
  • Experience installing or commissioning complex hardware at international customer sites.
  • Experience working with enterprise, government, or research customers during onsite deployment.
  • A second European language.
  • Exposure to trapped ion systems, photonics, or quantum computing.
  • A master's degree in a related technical field.

About the company

IonQ sells quantum computing through cloud access and on-site systems that use trapped-ion qubits. Its processors, such as Forte and Tempo, are accessed by customers via cloud platforms or deployed on customer sites, and the company is expanding into quantum networking, quantum key distribution, and sensing through acquisitions and a SkyWater Technology deal. It differentiates itself with trapped-ion technology and by building a broader quantum ecosystem through strategic acquisitions and partnerships to connect devices and services beyond hardware alone. Its goal is to scale commercial quantum computing, grow revenue, and strengthen its cash position to support ongoing expansion and ecosystem development.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

College Park, Maryland

Founded

2015

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What believers are saying

  • NVIDIA selected IonQ’s Superion 256 for its Accelerated Quantum Research Center.
  • Florida International University ordered a Superion 256 system for late 2027 campus installation.
  • IonQ raised 2026 revenue guidance to $280 million-$290 million after record Q2 results.

What critics are saying

  • FTC warned July 31, 2026 SkyWater integration could foreclose rival foundry access.
  • Scott+Scott and Wolfpack Research targeted IonQ in 2026 over Pentagon contract disclosures.
  • Quantum commercialization still depends on 2027 deliveries; execution slip would crush the valuation premium.

What makes IonQ unique

  • IonQ’s trapped-ion systems posted 287% Q2 2026 revenue growth.
  • Superion 256 adds integrated electronic qubit control for 2027 customer deployments.
  • IonQ controls hardware, networking, and foundry capacity after SkyWater closing on July 31, 2026.

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Benefits

  • Biweekly catered lunches
  • Parental leave
  • Health, vision, & dental insurance
  • Flexible time off
  • 401(k) with 5% match
  • University facilities
  • Commuter benefits

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Headcount

6 month growth

15%

1 year growth

3%

2 year growth

0%
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Oct 19th, 2026
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Yahoo Finance
Oct 14th, 2026
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IONQ's quarterly revenue is close to overtaking Innodata's, as the quantum computing company grows far faster than the artificial intelligence data firm. IONQ earned $80.0 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2026, up from $12.4 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2024. Innodata took in $92.1 million, up from $52.2 million. Innodata's growth has slowed in 2026. Leadership changes in its chief executive officer and chief financial officer roles have also weighed on the stock, which is down about 35% over the past 12 months. IONQ has agreed to acquire an enterprise security infrastructure company in an all-stock deal valued at $1.3 billion. It also reached the final round of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative on October 7.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 13th, 2026
IonQ shares fall 9% as it agrees $1.3B all-stock deal for Elisity

IonQ agreed to buy Elisity, a zero-trust security software maker, in an all-stock deal valued at up to $1.3 billion. The company's shares fell 9.07% to $36.27 on October 12, wiping about $1.44 billion off its market value. Quantum peers also slid. The price includes up to $150 million in earnouts tied to Elisity's performance. Closing is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026, pending regulatory approval. The share count depends on IonQ's 20-trading-day average price before closing, within a $33.07 to $49.61 collar. At the October 12 close, the deal equals about 35.8 million shares, roughly 9% on top of 397.30 million outstanding. IonQ said Elisity has doubled revenue and customers year over year, with more than 100 deployments, but gave no revenue figure.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 13th, 2026
Services stocks: IonQ and Motorola Solutions to watch, Verisk to avoid

Business services stocks have gained 19.6% over the past six months, 6.1 percentage points ahead of the S&P 500, according to StockStory. It names two stocks to watch and one to avoid, warning that the sector is sensitive to the wider economy. Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI), valued at $73.86 billion, grew revenue 9.2% annually over five years. Its free cash flow margin is 18.9%, and its shares trade at $447.72, or 24.5x forward earnings. IonQ (NYSE:IONQ), a quantum computing company worth $14.41 billion, grew revenue 181% annually over two years. Projected growth for the next 12 months is 166%, and shares trade at $36.28. The stock to avoid is Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK), worth $23.1 billion. Its revenue grew just 1.7% annually over five years, and earnings per share rose 8% annually over two years.

Bloomberg
Oct 12th, 2026
IonQ to buy cybersecurity firm Elisity for up to $1.3B in all-stock deal

IonQ has agreed to buy Elisity for as much as $1.3 billion in an all-stock deal. The quantum computing firm wants to expand its cybersecurity platform. The expanded platform is meant to protect against threats assisted by artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging quantum threats.