Lead Hardware Integration Architect - Electronics

We are looking for a Lead Hardware Architect. As an engineering leader, you'll be part of a cross- functional team whose mission is to lead IonQ on its journey to build the world's best quantum computers to solve the world's most complex problems. In this role, you will act both as electrical engineer and technical project manager. Using your hands-on background in electronics design, or electronics process engineering, to act as an individual contributor developing bleeding-edge hardware for quantum computers AND assure their designs are delivered to the customer in working order.

Responsibilities:

• Build a business capable of designing, manufacturing, commissioning, and maintaining quantum computers through rapid hardware design, with a focus on time-to-market
• Utilize prior electronics industry experience bringing dozens NPI printed-circuit-board- assemblies (PCBAs), modules, and sub-systems, from concept to customer, to improve how IonQ designs electronics
• Divide experimental, monolithic hardware solutions into pieces that can be appropriately: built by high-mix Contract Manufacturers, tested to 100% confidence, turned into Line-Replaceable-Unit, Shop-Replaceable-Units, align with strategic future plans
• Act as a key technical engineering reviewer for hardware point-releases, adding a high degree of scrutiny and providing constructive input to all documentation prior to Technical Data Package sign-off
• Teach hardware teams and technology leaders "Design for Excellence (DfX)" methodologies: Design-for-Test (DfT), Design-for-Manufacturing (DfM), Design-for-Supply-Chain (DFSC), Design-for-Serviceability
• Understand electronics manufacturing including: PCB fabrication, bare board testing, pick-and-place, selective solder, automated-optical-inspection (AOI), automated x-ray inspection (AXI), flying probe test, boundary scan (JTAG), In-Circuit-Test (ICT), and functional test (PCBA, module, box)
• Act as a technical leader, efficiently arriving at practical, achievable HW/FW/SW solutions to quantum hardware architecture challenges through close collaboration with quantum technologists, theoretical and experimental physicists, electrical and software engineers
• Act as NPI subject matter expert to all by employing active listening skills, iterating on high-level / low-level objectives, and playing out positive and negative effects of decisions under consideration
• Own programs to manufacture and commission quantum computers
• Be the key leader driving execution Ramp-to-Rate when quantum computer demand accelerates
• Assure solutions will lead to state-of-the-art trapped ion quantum computing systems in short-, medium-, and long-term timeframes

You'd be a good fit with:

• B.S. in electrical engineering
• 8+ years experience in new product development of highly technical electronic systems
• Extensive experience as a hardware design engineer OR as a process engineer in electronics manufacturing
• Prior experience delivering bleeding-edge technologies, complex, first-of-a-kind R&D projects to production, including hardware/firmware
• Experience in high-mix / low-volume electronics manufacturing
• Start-up mentality, owner's mentality, receptive of large pivots
• Ability to support multiple projects simultaneously and manage time effectively
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills. Ability to communicate effectively with cross functional teams and with customers
• Ability and willingness to travel to other IonQ sites and global deployment locations
• Strong commitment to customer advocacy, success, and customer engagement
• Ability to work effectively with a strong work ethic in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment, with high ambiguity, constantly evolving roles and responsibilities, and maturing business processes and tools
• Strong technical and software tool skills (Scheduling, Issue Tracking, MS Office, Jira,Confluence, etc)
• Demonstrated ability to plan and lead a program

You'd be a great fit with:

• M.S. in electrical engineering
• 12+ years in electronics design+ manufacturing
• Start-up experience
• Technical Program Management experience leading engineers through influence
• Prior experience with USG contracts and familiarity with FAR/DFARS regulations
• Prior experience with trapped ion systems, photonics, or quantum computing
• Familiarity with systems engineering-based gated development processes
• Experience curating a "data driven culture" in how you collect, analyze, disseminate, and use data to make and explain decisions
• Familiarity with Supply Chain Management, including new supplier development
• Familiarity with deployment and commissioning of complex systems to global sites

Location: Bothell, WA, Hybrid

Travel: 10% domestic and/or international)

The approximate base salary range for this position is $169,437 - $221,837.