Technical Programme Manager, Manufacturing and Deployment

IonQ•Bothell, WA

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

IonQ is seeking a Technical Programme Manager to lead global manufacturing programmes for its quantum computing systems and to own complex customer site deployments across the Americas. This role involves orchestrating worldwide subsystem manufacturing, with a focus on photonics and advanced electronics, and ensuring deployment programmes stay on track. The Technical Programme Manager will drive execution across various teams including engineering, science, global mobility, legal, supply chain, logistics, facilities, security, and customer teams to ensure the successful building, delivery, installation, and commissioning of advanced quantum systems. The ideal candidate is comfortable with ambiguity, international programmes and their dependencies, and can manage a project from early planning through onsite execution to customer handover.

Requirements

Five or more years in technical programme management, manufacturing or deployment of complex hardware systems.
A technical degree or equivalent experience.
Experience running international programmes that pulled together logistics, facilities, trade compliance, mobility and field operations.
Experience holding a critical path across teams that do not report to you.
Clear written and spoken communication skills.
Confidence to decide when the picture is incomplete.

Nice To Haves

Experience scaling high technology hardware factory operations across more than one continent.
Familiarity with facilities buildout, infrastructure readiness or construction coordination for technical installations.
Onsite deployment experience with enterprise, government or research customers.
Exposure to trapped ion systems, photonics, quantum computing or comparable advanced hardware.
An MS in physics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or a related technical field.

Responsibilities

Lead planning and execution of global quantum system manufacturing across every production facility.
Lead deployment and commissioning at customer sites across the Americas, from planning through to handover.
Work with research, production, compliance and logistics teams to keep builds and subassembly deliveries on schedule.
Run site readiness with facilities, security, networking and customer stakeholders, and coordinate staffing, installation sequencing and vendors onsite.
Manage risk, issues and escalation across internal teams, vendors and customers so that schedules hold.