IonQ
Quantum Computing
StaffElectricalHardwareDesignEngineer
“Staff Electrical Hardware Design Engineer at IonQ. Skills: Electrical hardware design, PCBA design, Spaceflight hardware. Own full electrical design lifecycle. Develop analog/digital designs”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver flight-quality hardware on schedule; Minimize oversight; Proactively identify risks; Articulate system-level risks; Drive mitigations early
Industry & Context.
Root-cause investigations; Make thoughtful trade-offs; Justify trade-offs with data
Up to 10% travel, U.S. citizen or permanent resident, ITAR regulations
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, 8+ years of experience designing and debugging PCBAs, Proficiency in Altium Designer, Hands-on experience with lab instruments, Solid understanding of digital buses, Familiarity with board bring-up, test planning, and design verification workflows, Experience interacting with contract manufacturers, Supporting DFM reviews, Resolving production issues, Documentation habits and organizational skills
Nice to Have
Master's degree in electrical engineering, Experience designing for harsh environments, Familiarity with high-speed design, Impedance-controlled layout
What You'll Do.
Own full electrical design lifecycle
Develop analog/digital designs
Organize cross disciplinary design reviews
Provide input to schedule planning
Provide input to hardware requirements
Provide input to process improvements
Lead board-level bring-up
Integrate firmware/software/FPGA
Define verification strategies
Scale up manufacturing facility
Bring hardware from prototype to production
Collaborate across teams
Mentor early-career engineers
Contribute to internal process improvements
Engage with external vendors
Ensure delivery quality
Resolve DFM/DFT issues
Ensure on-time delivery
Drive failure analysis
Drive root-cause investigations
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Cross disciplinary design reviews; Hardware/software gaps; Cross-functional gaps
Communication Scope
Present across disciplines; Share feedback; Communicate gaps
Process & Methodology
Schedule planning
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