Senior Field Engineer - US Federal

Overview

Senior Quantum Field Engineer for IonQ’s US Federal business, responsible for technical, customer-facing engagement with US Intel Agencies and supporting end-to-end proof-of-concept to production workflows.

What you'll do

• Co-engineer solutions with US Intel Agencies by explaining IonQ’s quantum strategy, portfolio, and technical details.
• Lead client discussions and map business needs to quantum application approaches.
• Work with the IonQ Application team to translate quantum algorithms into application code and execute proof-of-concepts.
• Share client insights with Product Management and Engineering to incorporate feedback into products.
• Create assets to explain features of quantum applications and related quantum products.
• Lead client discovery sessions for business-oriented use cases to identify candidate quantum algorithms overlap.
• Attend industry conferences and support booth activities as needed.

What you'll need

• 10+ years of experience in a technical customer-facing role (or equivalent capacity).
• US Citizen status with Top Secret (TS)/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance required.
• Full scope polygraph preferred.
• 5 years of focused experience with technology companies that support US Intel Agencies.
• Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, or other STEM field.
• Hands-on experience with Qiskit, Cirq, or other quantum computing SDKs.
• Proficiency in Python and Jupyter Notebooks.

Details

• Work mode options: onsite or hybrid from College Park, MD or Bothell, WA, or fully remote in the US or Canada.
• Travel: some travel expected in the US (20%).