Staff Electrical Engineer- Testing

Entangled Future; Pleasanton (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

IonQ in Pleasanton, CA is seeking a Staff Electrical Engineer-Testing to lead hardware test activities for Vector Atomics and collaborate with physicists, electrical, mechanical, and optical engineers.

This role requires defining procedures, executing tests in the lab, and driving verification improvements while ensuring accurate data capture and documentation. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• BSEE or MSEE with leadership experience testing precision instruments and/or sensors.
• Ability to work in a laboratory environment and communicate effectively.
• Create test plans and procedures for novel instrumentation.
• Organize and manage test results with data storage and documentation.
• Develop testing protocols, specify equipment, write automation scripts, and document procedures.
• Proficient in post-test data analysis to extract performance metrics.
• Experience designing test loads, cabling, and custom equipment.
• Ability to read schematics and data sheets to define measurement ranges.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive hardware test strategy for Vector Atomics.
• Develop and execute test procedures in the lab with physicists and engineers.
• Collaborate to rapidly improve verification procedures and approaches.
• Lead the team in defining, validating, and documenting test methods and data handling.

Skills

Test planning

Lab techniques

Data analysis

Schematic reading

Automation scripting

Education

BSEE / MSEE

Tools

Altium

Job description

Staff Electrical Engineer- Testing at IonQ, Pleasanton, California, United States. A lead-level full time position in the Vector Atomic team, listed under software 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 Pleasanton, CA. Travel: Up to 10%, domestic or international. Job ID: 1780 The Role: We are seeking an experienced test engineer to collaborate with our diverse group of physicists, electrical, mechanical, and optical engineers. Vector Atomics has the opportunity to disrupt industries with world-beating sensor performance. Success requires rapid development of specialized, cutting-edge electronics. To support the development effort, an equally challenging effort is required to rapidly improve our verification procedures and approaches. In this critical role, you'll be part of the leadership team defining the direction of our hardware test strategy. The right candidate will be comfortable not only with defining procedures but also with executing them. They should be able to work effectively in the lab and a

Requirements

• BSEE/MSEE Degree combined with leadership experience testing precision instruments and/or sensors.
• Must be comfortable working in a laboratory environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with coworkers and collaborators, both written and verbal. Able to create new test plans and procedures for novel instrumentation.
• Organize and manage test results. Take ownership of data storage and management systems to ensure valuable test data is retained and properly documented
• Experience with devising testing protocols for precision instruments. Including specifying appropriate equipment, writing programs/scripts to automate testing, and finally documenting procedures for the team to use.
• Must be proficient in post-test data analysis to extract required performance metrics.
• Experience designing test loads, cabling, and custom equipment to support verification work
• Able to read schematics, data sheets, and technical information to define expected measurement ranges.

Nice to Have

• Experience using PCB Layout tools, particularly Altium
• Able to write test firmware for embedded MCUs to support testing of MCU-based PCBs.
• A background with AS9100compliance would be a plus
• Experience with environmental testing for space electronics, including radiation effects, is a plus.