Lab Engineer
R&D
Posted on 2/1/2023
INACTIVE
IonQ

201-500 employees

General-purpose quantum processor manufacturer
Company Overview
IonQ's mission is to build the world’s best quantum computers to solve the world’s most complex problems. The company has a unique trapped-ion approach combines unmatched physical performance, perfect qubit replication, optical network-ability, and highly-optimized algorithms to create a quantum computer that is as scalable as it is powerful, and that will support a broad array of applications across a variety of industries.
Hardware
B2B

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$784M

Founded

2015

Headquarters

College Park, Maryland

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

14%

1 year growth

53%

2 year growth

171%
Locations
Seattle, WA, USA
Experience Level
Entry
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Mid
Senior
Expert
Requirements
  • 1-3 years of relevant experience
  • Hands-on experience in a relevant academic, government, or corporate research environment building and maintaining research and development systems
  • Demonstrated experience with opto-mechanical systems, lasers, trapped ion systems, or photonics and fiber-optics
  • CAD design for opto-mechanical assemblies
  • Experience with software-hardware integration and development with data acquisition systems
Responsibilities
  • Support the procurement, build, assembly, integration, and test of hardware systems for R&D
  • Perform alignment, integration and testing of prototype and proof of concept systems, involving lasers, optics and fiber-optics, electronics, and mechanical sub-assemblies
  • Coordinate external fabrication and assembly services
  • Incoming inspection of hardware
  • Prepare and present technical information of limited scope for internal engineers, scientists, and other internal customers
  • Create test plans and procedures
  • Troubleshoot as well as conduct failure analysis of electro-optic and opto-mechanical systems to improve process and design; Organize and analyze data and document results
  • Assist with lab organization and safety procedures
  • Support equipment calibration and metrology