Senior Staff Optical Engineer - Detection & Readout
IonQ(2 months ago)
About this role
Senior Staff Optical Engineer on the Optical and RF Controls team contributing to IonQ’s quantum computer product development. The role partners with interdisciplinary engineering and physics teams to influence architecture, define requirements, and support product lifecycle from concept through first engineering units. The position is focused on advancing optical system capabilities for next-generation quantum hardware while ensuring compliance with export-control requirements.
Required Skills
- Optical Imaging
- Illumination Systems
- Opto-Mechanical
- Zemax
- Tolerancing
- Optical Specifications
- Optical Alignment
- Metrology
- Fixture Design
- Thermal Analysis
+6 more
Qualifications
- BS in Optical Engineering
- MS in Optical Engineering
- PhD in Optical Engineering
- U.S. Person
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.
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