Senior Technical Program Manager - Fabrication Operations


Company Info

IonQ, Inc. [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ’s newest generation of quantum computers, the IonQ Tempo, has helped customers and partners including Amazon Web Services and AstraZeneca achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. In 2025, IonQ achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance. Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ has operations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Their quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers.

Location

College Park, Maryland, United States This role is based at the College Park, MD office with the option to work a few days a week remotely.

Responsibilities

• Collect and track requirements and related documentation; align internal team requests; map intercept points and deliveries.
• Track status of wafers and chips in fab and test environments; ensure timely measurements and feedback for learning implementation on next iterations considering interdependencies.
• Highlight schedule risks; provide visibility on slipping items, bottlenecks, showstoppers; propose mitigation solutions.
• Coordinate flow of information and samples between design, layout, fab, and test teams to optimize learning cycle time; prioritize critical items.
• Plan face-to-face meetings and technical workshops with internal teams or external partners in the US or abroad.
• Track expenses vs budget for all fab-related activities; highlight discrepancies or outliers; prepare Purchase Orders as needed.
• Analyze, synthesize and present program status to cross-functional teams to inform key program decisions.
• Develop clear and realistic project timelines with key milestones, risks identification and completion dates.
• Forge strong partnerships with design and systems teams to collaboratively track activities and timelines.
• Collaborate with procurement team to establish favorable terms for recurring purchases and strategic framework agreements.
• Document schedule of actual vs planned program status; drive lessons learned and mitigation paths.

Qualifications

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 delivering novel products within multi-functional engineering teams over multiple timezones.
• Expertise tracking wide range of manufacturing activities with complex schedules 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; navigating conflicting priorities effectively.
• Experience with procurement flows (quotes, Purchase Orders).
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to articulate complex timelines to diverse audiences.

You’d be a great fit with:

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

Travel

Up to 25% travel to other site locations.

Compensation

Approximate base salary range: $110,336 - $144,459. Total compensation includes base salary, bonus, and equity. Compensation varies based on education,...