Staff Quality Engineer

IonQ; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 126,887 - 166,127; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

401(k) matching

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Home tech stipend

Job summary

Skyloom, an IonQ company, is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to lead AS9100 quality management and supplier quality across aerospace programs.

You will drive audits, CAPA, risk assessments, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure product and process excellence. On-site in Colorado with up to 15% travel, a technical bachelor’s degree and 7+ years in aerospace quality are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of professional experience in Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, or Aerospace Quality.
• Experience in aerospace or space industry.
• AS9100 Internal Audits experience.
• Experience in ISO Class 7/8 cleanrooms.
• OSHA/EHS compliance in manufacturing and lab settings.
• Strong technical writing skills interpreting drawings and specs.
• Knowledge of IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, and ESD control requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the AS9100 Quality Management System (QMS) to meet customer, regulatory, and company requirements.
• Plan and perform internal, supplier, and customer audits with corrective actions.
• Lead nonconformance management, root-cause investigations, and CAPAs.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Program Management to resolve quality issues.
• Develop quality metrics, technical reports, risk assessments, and Management Review inputs.
• Support supplier quality activities including supplier qualification, audits, NCRs, SCARs, RMAs.
• Ensure compliance with AS9100 and customer quality requirements; support cross-functional quality initiatives.
• Assist document control and quality record management per QMS.

Skills

Technical writing

Root cause analysis

Quality management

Aerospace manufacturing

Auditing

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Aerospace

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 helped customers and partners, including Amazon Web Services and AstraZeneca, achieve 20× 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.

About Skyloom

Skyloom, an IonQ company, is a telecommunications company founded with the mission to develop, deploy, and operate one of the fundamental pieces of tomorrow’s space communication infrastructure to provide data transport services on a planetary scale. If you have a strong sense of purpose, focus, urgency, and willingness to compete, or if working on space lasers excites you, join our team to develop the future generation of space communication technology.

Skyloom is building the orbital infrastructure for the next renaissance in global connectivity. As Earth’s first space‑based telecommunications company, we deliver fiberless, planetary‑scale data transport that dramatically increases bandwidth, availability, and resiliency while reducing latency and total cost of operations.

Our proprietary optical technology enables secure, ultra‑high‑capacity connections across our end‑to‑end, multi‑orbit network or within your own infrastructure, unlocking a new standard for global communications.

Location: Broomfield, Colorado office. Travel: Up to 15% domestic or international. Job ID: 1718

The Role

We are seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to join our Quality Assurance team. In this role, you will maintain and continuously improve Skyloom’s AS9100 Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring products, processes, and suppliers consistently meet customer, regulatory, and company requirements for quality, reliability, and performance. Working cross‑functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Program Management, you will lead internal quality assurance activities, including quality system compliance, manufacturing quality, audits, nonconformance management, root‑cause investigations, risk management, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple aerospace programs. You will also support Supplier Quality activities to help ensure the highest standards across Skyloom’s products and operations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and continuously improve the AS9100 Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring compliance with customer, regulatory, and company requirements.
• Plan and perform internal, supplier, and customer audits while driving corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead nonconformance management, root‑cause investigations, and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to support manufacturing and engineering activities.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Program Management to resolve quality issues and improve product and process performance.
• Develop quality metrics, technical reports, risk assessments, and Management Review inputs.
• Support Supplier Quality activities, including supplier qualification, audits, source inspections, supplier performance monitoring, NCRs, SCARs, RMAs, and supplier quality documentation.
• Ensure compliance with AS9100 and customer quality requirements while supporting cross‑functional quality initiatives.
• Support document control, engineering change implementation, and quality record management in accordance with the company’s Quality Management System.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Industrial, Manufacturing, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of professional experience in Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, or Aerospace Quality.
• Previous experience within the aerospace or space industry.
• Demonstrated experience performing AS9100 Internal Audits and working within AS9100 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience working in ISO Class 7/8 cleanroom environments.
• Experience working in compliance with OSHA regulations, hazard identification, risk assessment, and Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) requirements within manufacturing and laboratory settings.
• Strong technical writing skills with the ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, manufacturing documentation, and workmanship standards.
• Strong knowledge of Root Cause Analysis methodologies, supplier quality management, and aerospace manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, and ESD control requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• AS9100 Auditor certification or equivalent Quality Management System auditor qualification.
• Experience with aerospace manufacturing, including optical, electronic, electro‑mechanical, or photonic assemblies.
• Experience supporting customer, regulatory, and third‑party certification audits.
• Experience with supplier quality, supplier development, and source inspection activities.
• Spanish language proficiency is considered a plus.

Compensation

The approximate base salary range for this position is $126,887 – $166,127. The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options found on our career site.

Benefits

Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401(k), unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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.