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Americas, United States, College Park

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Posted 21 days ago

Senior Technical Program Manager - Fabrication Operations

🏢 IonQ

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USD 110K - 144K per year

+2 benefits

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Role Type

🧑‍💼 Manager / Lead

Role Focus

🏗️ Build Systems

Seniority

🌳 Senior / Lead

Employer Type

🏢 Industry

Visa / Relocation Details

Employment is contingent on verifying U.S. Person status (U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, refugee, or granted asylum) for export controls and government contracts work.
The company may choose not to apply for a license or decline to use a license exception for non-U.S. Persons to access export-controlled technology, which may result in declining the application.

This role is for a Senior Technical Program Manager specializing in Fabrication Operations for IonQ's trapped-ion quantum computers. The primary mission is to manage and track the lifecycle of quantum computing traps and wafers, serving as the crucial link between design, layout, fabrication, and test teams, especially with external fab partners. The manager will ensure timely execution of fabrication activities, mitigate schedule risks, and optimize the learning cycle time to advance the delivery and performance of fundamental quantum computer building blocks.

Key Responsibilities

Collect, track, and align documentation and requirements from internal teams regarding deliveries and intercept points.

Monitor the status of wafers and chips during fabrication and testing to ensure timely measurements and feedback for iteration improvements.

Identify and communicate schedule risks, bottlenecks, and showstoppers, and propose mitigating solutions to keep deliveries on track.

Coordinate information and sample flow among design, layout, fabrication, and test teams to optimize the learning cycle time.

Analyze and present program status to cross-functional teams to inform critical program decisions and updates.

Develop clear and realistic project timelines, including identifying key milestones, potential risks, and completion dates.

Manage fab-related expenses, track against the budget, and prepare necessary Purchase Orders.

Required Skills

Master's degree or higher in Engineering or a relevant field.

5+ years of experience in a fast-paced new product introduction (NPI) team.

Expertise in tracking complex manufacturing activities with interdependencies.

Advanced experience using Office Timeline, Smartsheet, and Excel macros.

Strong understanding of manufacturing concepts and managing accelerated timelines.

Experience handling procurement flows, including quotes and purchase orders.

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

Nice-to-have Skills

5+ years of experience within a commercial semiconductor foundry.

Experience working with ion trapping or photonic devices.

Technology Tags

Trapped ions

The company is developing quantum computers based on trapped-ion technology.

Project management

The core responsibility involves tracking requirements, schedules, risks, and coordinating multi-functional teams as a Technical Program Manager.

Quantum Hardware

The role directly manages the delivery and performance of fundamental building blocks (traps/wafers) for quantum computers.

Semiconductor tech

The role involves intense collaboration with external commercial semiconductor foundry partners for wafer fabrication.

Technology Realisation

The program manager tracks the flow from design and layout through fabrication and testing (realizing the technology).

IonQ

The employer is explicitly mentioned as developing the full-stack quantum computer using trapped ions.

Photonics

Experience working with photonic devices is explicitly listed as a great fit requirement for device fabrication management.

Source Job Description

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 looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager who is a key interface with our foundry partners and multiple internal cross-functional teams. The mission of this role is to track activities and wafers which include the traps used by IonQ on its journey to build the world’s best quantum computers to solve the world’s most complex problems. As our TPM for Fab Operations, you will play a pivotal role in realizing this vision by being one of the crucial interfaces between design, layout, fabrication, and test, with particular emphasis on the collaboration with our external fab partner. Your expertise will directly impact the delivery and performance of fundamental building blocks of our quantum computers.

Responsibilities:

Collect and track requirements and related documentation, aligning the internal team requests, mapping intercept points and deliveries
Track the status of wafers and chips in the fab and in test environments, making sure that measurements are completed timely and that feedback is provided on schedule, in time for learning to be implemented on next iterations and taking into account interdependencies
Highlight schedule risks and provide visibility of slipping items, bottlenecks, and showstoppers; propose solutions to mitigate schedule impact and bring deliveries back on track
Coordinate with design, layout, fab, and test teams the flow of information and samples to optimize learning cycle time, prioritizing critical items
Plan for f2f meetings and technical workshops with internal teams and/or external partners in the US or abroad
Track expenses and compare to budget for all fab-related activities, highlighting discrepancies or outliers; prepare Purchase Orders as needed
Critically analyze, synthesize, and present program status to cross-functional teams, directly informing key program decisions and updates
Develop, finalize, and communicate clear and realistic project timelines, identifying key milestones, potential risks, and definitive completion dates.
Forge strong partnerships with design and systems teams to collaboratively track activities, needs, and timelines
Collaborate effectively with the procurement team to establish favorable terms for recurring purchases and strategic framework agreements.
Thoroughly document the schedule of actual vs planned program status, driving lesson learnt and mitigation paths

You’d be a good fit with:

Master's or higher in Engineering or relevant field/discipline
5+ years working in a fast-paced new product introduction (NPI) team to deliver novel products within a multi-functional engineering team over multiple timezones
Expertise in tracking a wide range of manufacturing activities, with complex schedule and interdependencies
Hands-on advanced experience in Office Timeline, Smartsheet, Excel macros
Strong understanding of manufacturing concepts, experience managing accelerated timelines, coordinating multiple parallel manufacturing campaigns, and effectively navigating conflicting priorities
Experience with procurement flows (quote, POs)
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex timelines to diverse audiences.

You’d be a great fit with:

5+ years of experience working within a commercial semiconductor foundry
Experience working with ion trapping and/or photonic devices

Location: This role is based at our College Park, MD office, with the option to work a few days a week remotely.
Travel: Up to 25% to other site locations.
Job ID: 1265

The approximate base salary range for this position is $110,336 - $144,459. 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 ionq.co/jobs. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment. Our US benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401K, 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 position, you may be required to be near one of our offices in College Park, Seattle, Toronto, Canada, and Basel, Switzerland. However, IonQ will expand into additional domestic and international geographies, so don’t let this stop you from applying!

At IonQ, we believe in fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all while striving to identify and eliminate barriers. We empower employees to thrive by fostering a culture of autonomy, productivity, and respect. We are dedicated to creating an environment where individuals can feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued.

We are committed to equity and justice. We welcome different voices and viewpoints and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

US Technical Jobs. The position you are applying for will require access to technology that is subject to U.S. export control and government contract restrictions. Employment with IonQ is contingent on either verifying “U.S. Person” (e.g., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum) status for export controls and government contracts work, obtaining any necessary license, and/or confirming the availability of a license exception under U.S. export controls. Please note that in the absence of confirming you are a U.S. Person for export control and government contracts work purposes, IonQ may choose not to apply for a license or decline to use a license exception (if available) for you to access export-controlled technology that may require authorization, and similarly, you may not qualify for government contracts work that requires U.S. Persons, and IonQ may decline to proceed with your application on those bases alone. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law.

US Non-Technical Jobs. Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law.

If you are interested in being a part of our team and mission, we encourage you to apply!