Senior Technical Program Manager - Fabrication Operations

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.  

We are looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager who is a key interface with our foundry partners and multiple internal cross-functional teams. The mission of this role is to track activities and wafers which include the traps used by IonQ on its journey to build the world’s best quantum computers to solve the world’s most complex problems. As our TPM for Fab Operations, you will play a pivotal role in realizing this vision by being one of the crucial interfaces between design, layout, fabrication, and test, with particular emphasis on the collaboration with our external fab partner. Your expertise will directly impact the delivery and performance of fundamental building blocks of our quantum computers.

• →Collect and track requirements and related documentation, aligning the internal team requests, mapping intercept points and deliveries
• →Track the status of wafers and chips in the fab and in test environments, making sure that measurements are completed timely and that feedback is provided on schedule, in time for learning to be implemented on next iterations and taking into account interdependencies 
• →Highlight schedule risks and provide visibility of slipping items, bottlenecks, and showstoppers; propose solutions to mitigate schedule impact and bring deliveries back on track
• →Coordinate with design, layout, fab, and test teams the flow of information and samples to optimize learning cycle time, prioritizing critical items
• →Plan for f2f meetings and technical workshops with internal teams and/or external partners in the US or abroad
• →Track expenses and compare to budget for all fab-related activities, highlighting discrepancies or outliers; prepare Purchase Orders as needed
• →Critically analyze, synthesize, and present program status to cross-functional teams, directly informing key program decisions and updates
• →Develop, finalize, and communicate clear and realistic project timelines, identifying key milestones, potential risks, and definitive completion dates.
• →Forge strong partnerships with design and systems teams to collaboratively track activities, needs, and timelines
• →Collaborate effectively with the procurement team to establish favorable terms for recurring purchases and strategic framework agreements.
• →Thoroughly document the schedule of actual vs planned program status, driving lesson learnt and mitigation paths
  
  

• Master's or higher in Engineering or relevant field/discipline
• 5+ years working in a fast-paced new product introduction (NPI) team to deliver novel products within a multi-functional engineering team over multiple timezones
• Expertise in tracking a wide range of manufacturing activities, with complex schedule and interdependencies
• Hands-on advanced experience in Office Timeline, Smartsheet, Excel macros
• Strong understanding of manufacturing concepts, experience managing accelerated timelines, coordinating multiple parallel manufacturing campaigns, and effectively navigating conflicting priorities 
• Experience with procurement flows (quote, POs)
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex timelines to diverse audiences. 

• 5+ years of experience working within a commercial semiconductor foundry 
• Experience working with ion trapping and/or photonic devices

If you are interested in being a part of our team and mission, we encourage you to apply!