Quantum Network Support Engineer

Entangled Future; Chattanooga (TN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IonQ in Chattanooga, TN, is seeking a Quantum Network Support Engineer to join the Quantum Platform - Network & Security team. This mid-level, full-time role involves hands-on work with fiber optics, photon detectors, and interferometers across lab and datacenter environments, with customer-facing responsibilities.

The position allows onsite work with up to three remote days per week, and travel to customer sites (roughly 25%), including international locations.

Qualifications

• Candidates should be able to translate experimental needs into network topologies.
• Hands-on experience with lab and datacenter hardware related to quantum networks.
• Ability to work with customers to diagnose and solve network issues.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain quantum network infrastructure in lab and datacenter.
• Collaborate with customers to translate requirements into working topologies.
• Travel to customer sites ~25%, including international locations.

Skills

Customer communication

Networking hardware

Lab equipment handling

Tools

Fiber optics

Photon detectors

Interferometers

Job description

Quantum Network Support Engineer at IonQ, Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States (remote). A mid-level full time position in the Quantum Platform - Network & Security team, listed under hardware engineering.

About IonQ: 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, is the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping 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, the company 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. Our quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers, while we also meet the needs of networking and sensing customers across land, sea, air, and space. IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before. Location: This role is based onsite at our office in Chattanooga, TN and can work remotely up to 3 days per week. Travel: Normally about 25% to customer sites, including international travel; longer continuous on-site periods during commissioning Job ID: 1936 The Role: IonQ builds quantum network data centers as a distinct product line, providing infrastructure that enables researchers and customers to run distributed quantum experiments. We're looking for a Quantum Network Support Engineer to join our team supporting these networks once they're built and handed off. This role can be hands-on. You'll work with fiber optics, photon detectors, interferometers, and other quantum network hardware in both lab and datacenter environments. You'll also work directly with customers, helping translate their experimental needs into working network topologies. Candidate