Associate Physicist
IonQ(1 month ago)
About this role
The Associate Physicist on the Resilience Engineering & System Operations team will help operate and improve IonQ’s trapped-ion quantum computers, working within a cross-functional group to maintain and optimize hardware and software. The role is suitable for recent graduates and includes on-the-job training in quantum computer maintenance and operation. This position is based onsite in College Park, MD and supports system reliability and customer experience.
Required Skills
- Maintenance
- Monitoring
- Automation
- Optical Alignment
- Laser Stabilization
- AOMs
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Oncall
- Data Analysis
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Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Physics, Engineering, or Physical Science
- Master's Degree in Physics, Engineering, or Physical Science
- PhD in Physics, Engineering, or Physical Science
- Formal Training in Statistics
- U.S. Person (Export Control)
About IonQ
ionq.comIonQ builds trapped‑ion quantum computers and full‑stack systems designed to tackle complex computational problems. Their platform combines high‑fidelity trapped‑ion qubits, control hardware, and developer tools to deliver quantum processing via cloud integrations and APIs. IonQ targets applications in chemistry, optimization, machine learning, and finance while working with enterprises, researchers, and cloud providers to make quantum computing broadly accessible.