Senior Manager, Electrical Engineering
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Job summary
IonQ, Inc. is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer Manager within Capella Space to lead a team of electrical engineers responsible for designing, developing, and testing electrical systems for spacecraft.
The role emphasizes leadership across two offices, ensuring project execution, compliance with aerospace standards, and driving innovation in electrical systems for satellite applications.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required.
- 12+ years in hardware R&D with 4+ years in a leadership role.
- Experience in aerospace or high‑reliability systems is highly desirable.
- Strong test and measurement skills with oscilloscope, logic analyzers and thermal chambers.
- Proficient in PCB schematic capture and layout; familiarity with PLM and revision control.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a distributed team of electrical engineers across multiple offices.
- Oversee design, development, and testing of electrical systems for spacecraft.
- Ensure compliance with aerospace standards and quality procedures.
- Allocate resources to meet project goals and deadlines.
- Drive continuous improvement in engineering practices.
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Job description
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.
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.
Location: This role is based at our Louisville, CO with the option to work a few days a week remotely. Travel: Up to 5 %.
Job ID: 1570
Capella is looking for an energetic Senior Electrical Engineer Manager who will be responsible for leading and managing a team of electrical engineers who design, develop, and test electrical systems and components. This role involves supporting project execution, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and driving innovation of our electrical systems within our satellite.
This role will sit within the Spacecraft Engineering team at Capella Space. This team contains a variety of engineering disciplines that design and develop the satellite and payload systems.
Leadership and Management:
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of electrical engineers, providing guidance, support, and performance feedback of a distributed team across two offices.
- Assign people to tasks and manage workloads to ensure timely project completion.
- Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment.
Project Oversight:
- Oversee the design, development, and testing of electrical systems and components for our application.
- Allocate resources effectively to meet project goals and deadlines.
- Support systems engineering requirements.
Technical Expertise:
- Provide technical expertise and guidance on electrical design, integration, and troubleshooting.
- Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement in electrical engineering practices and processes.
Compliance And Quality Assurance:
- Ensure compliance with aerospace industry standards, including safety, reliability, and regulatory requirements.
- Implement and enforce quality assurance procedures to maintain high standards in all engineering activities.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering; a Master's degree or higher is preferred.
- Experience:
- Minimum of 12 years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs and systems in a hardware R&D lab environment, with 4 years in a managerial or leadership role.
- Proven experience in aerospace systems, or similar high reliability industry, and components is highly desirable.
- Skills:
- Understanding of hardware evaluation methodologies, including development of test cases/suites, performance analysis, test automation, and data analysis
- Extensive experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, and other test equipment
- Experience with I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB, etc.
- Experience designing modern analog and digital electronics
- Experience in PCB schematic capture & layout
- Experience with Altium designer tools or other similar electronic CAD tools
- Experience designing high reliability systems
- Knowledge of the PCBA fabrication and assembly process
- Familiarity with PLM tools and strong revision control practices
- Excellent design and manufacturing documentation skills with attention to detail
- Ability to work autonomously by determining and evaluating different courses of action independently
- Strong technical communication skills to be used in a highly collaborative environment
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Capella Employees must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce, as applicable. Learn more about ITAR here.
The approximate base salary range for this position is $193k - $220,000k DOE. The total compensation package includes base salary, bonus, equity, and a range of benefits available on our career site.
Compensation will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available.
- comprehensive medical plans
- dental plans
- vision plans
- matching 401(k)
- unlimited PTO and paid holidays
- parental/adoption leave
- legal insurance
- home technology stipend
Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment.
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.
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
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