We are looking for a Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead a variety of Product Engineering initiatives including New Product Introduction (NPI) of our industry-leading quantum computing and networking system products. As a TPM within Product Engineering, you’ll lead a diverse interdisciplinary team of Engineers and Operations experts tackling prototyping, initial production and deployment of systems and sub-systems, including assembly and test platforms. You’ll be part of a cross-functional team whose mission is to lead IonQ on its journey to build and deploy the world’s best quantum computers to solve the world’s most complex problems.

In this role you will lead coordination of complex programs and projects across teams and domains internally and externally, to drive execution to schedule through initiation, planning, implementation, change control, and delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Create and align plans and objectives for new builds and deployments of IonQ’s quantum computing hardware and systems, including assembly and test development and execution.
• Work shoulder-to-shoulder with technical teams and cross-functional stakeholders to develop, maintain, and communicate project plans and milestones to technical and non-technical stakeholders; own project reporting and governance.
• Align and prepare work breakdown, deliverables and executive reviews to our PDLC (Product Development Lifecycle Process)
• Lead the transition of technology and capabilities from engineering to production, including the delivery of first articles and key process demonstrations.
• Create key performance indicators (KPI’s) and monitor and report project performance to understand impacts to cost, schedule, and technical performance; actively prioritize deliverables: determine critical path amongst cross-functional deliverables.
• Conduct risk analysis and develop mitigation plans to ensure on-time release and delivery of project deliverables, monitoring and managing risk and critical path through project execution.
• Contribute to and improve technology, delivery and product roadmaps
• Partner cross-functionally with TPMs in R&D and Data Center operations to develop and manage our programs and delivery of IonQ products on-scope, on-cost, on-schedule
• Drive quality improvement processes such as standard work, RCCA, FMEAs, lessons learned, and continuous improvement to reduce risks in project deliverables
• Conduct weekly meetings, drive and track action items as required

You’d be a good fit with:

• 8+ years experience in new product development of highly technical systems products
• B.S. in engineering, physics, computer science, or other technical field
• Prior experience in Technical Program Management
• Prior experience delivering complex, first-of-a-kind R&D projects to production, including hardware/software integration
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Detail oriented
• 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
• Experience working with ISO 9001 / TL9000 Quality Management System
• Strong technical and software tool skills (Scheduling, Issue Tracking, MS Office, Jira, Confluence, etc)
  
  

You’d be a great fit with:

• M.S. in physics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or related field
• 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
• Familiarity with Manufacturing, including assembly and test development
• Familiarity with Supply Chain Management, including new supplier development
• Familiarity with deployment and commissioning of complex systems to global sites

Location: This role will work onsite at our office located in Bothell, WA with the option to work remotely a couple days a week at your discretion.
Travel: Occasional travel to other IonQ sites, such as DC and Basel, is required for technical interchange and to contribute to system deployments at these and other potential customer sites (e.g., 1 week/month). Extended travel (several weeks at a time) may be required/desired to be successful.

The approximate base salary range for this position is $147,336 - $192,901.