Senior Engineer - Optomechanical Integration and Test Bothell, Washington

Senior Engineer - Optomechanical Integration and Test

Bothell, Washington, United States

IonQ is developing the world's most powerful full‑stack quantum computer based on trapped‑ion technology. We are pushing past the limits of classical physics and current supercomputing technology to unlock a new era of computing. Quantum computing has the potential to impact every area of human society for the better. IonQ’s computers will soon redefine industries like medicine, materials science, finance, artificial intelligence, machine learning, cryptography, and more.

IonQ is at the forefront of this technological revolution.

We are in the process of building our Production Engineering Test Team to establish system‑level validation and test, and to assist development of assembly and test documentation for our initial production systems including sub‑systems and modules. As a Senior Optical Systems Test Engineer, you will be directly responsible for helping define and implement the infrastructure to support all levels and phases of hardware testing  will work with partner teams to understand the pain points and problems to be solved and be able implement scalable solutions.

You have experience aligning and testing free space and fiber optical systems and developing test architectures for complex hardware systems, including design for test and manufacturing. You can work with partner teams to define your system in terms of requirements and help develop and execute an implementation plan.

• Work across relevant partner teams to gather requirements for a common test infrastructure
• Own the design of the test infrastructure to support all aspects of testing
• Interface with system owners to help develop verification strategies
• Help develop and implement the test design process and associated documentation
• Develop and implement design for test strategies
• Help build the tools and processes to expedite validation and verification of future products

• Bachelor’s degree in Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent
• 5+ years developing and testing optical and mechanical designs for complex systems
• 2+ years of experience as a technical lead for your discipline
• Experience with Optical system design, precision machine and design principles.
• Understanding the principles of design for thermal stability/vibration
• Design of fixturing/tooling design of optical components/Optical systems
• Experience developing test solutions for a characterization/diagnostic test environment

• Master’s degree in Mechanical or Optical Engineering or equivalent
• 8+ years of experience developing verification solutions for complex systems
• Proficiency with FEA for stress, vibrational and thermal analysis.
• Proficiency with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
• Experience navigating the trade space of new designs between performance, reliability, cost, and manufacturability using DFM techniques.
• Demonstrated experience leading a design for test campaign through the entire product life cycle
• Experience building scalable test solutions for hardware
• Experience leading teams

Location: This role will work onsite at our office located in Bothell, WA.
Travel: Up to 30%
Job : 1262

The approximate base salary range for this position is $114,750 - $150,237. The total compensation package includes base, bonus, and equity. Compensation will vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. Beyond base salary, total compensation includes a variable bonus and equity component and a range of benefit options found on our career site at

Our US benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401(k), unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, a home internet stipend, and pet insurance.

IonQ's HQ is located in College Park, Maryland, just outside of Washington DC. We are actively building out our recently opened manufacturing and production facility in Bothell, WA (near Seattle). Depending on the…