Senior Manager, Quantum Fleet Resilience & Operations

NightDragon Acquisition Corp.; Bothell (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k) matching

Job summary

IonQ is seeking a Senior Manager, Resilience Engineering & Operations to lead the Bothell team responsible for keeping hosted quantum computers running reliably. You will balance uptime, risk, and long-term improvements while coordinating across engineering, physics, and operations.

You will help shape follow-the-sun capabilities, build processes, and establish clear handoffs in a fast-moving, highly technical environment.

Qualifications

• Strong technical background in complex experimental, optical or physics-led systems.
• 5+ years of technical leadership and people management.
• Experience in reliability engineering or learning from incidents.
• Experience with automation, calibration, maintenance for complex technical systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day fleet support, incident response, and operational readiness for IonQ's hosted quantum systems.
• Set direction for the team and support growth, with clear ownership and escalation.
• Collaborate with engineers, physicists, and operations to improve designs and tooling.
• Define and track performance metrics and foster a culture of technical rigor.

Skills

Technical leadership

Physics background

Reliability engineering

Incident management

Automation experience

Education

Physics degree

Tools

Automation tooling

Job description

IonQ is seeking a Senior Manager, Resilience Engineering & Operations to lead the Bothell team responsible for keeping hosted quantum computers running reliably. You will balance uptime, risk, and long-term improvements while coordinating across engineering, physics, and operations.

You will help shape follow-the-sun capabilities, build processes, and establish clear handoffs in a fast-moving, highly technical environment.