Senior Process Technician, Packaging

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.  

Our College Park packaging cleanroom builds the quantum processing units (QPUs) at the heart of our systems, plus a steady stream of quick-turn packaging hardware for teams across IonQ. We are looking for a hands-on technician to become one of the small group of people trusted to build this hardware end to end.

Over your first six months we will train and qualify you on our full packaging workflow — roughly 7–8 critical processes spanning precision cleaning, epoxy and assembly work, die bonding, wire bonding, reflow, plasma cleaning, inspection, and test. Once qualified, you will run these processes on real products: small, delicate, high-value components where a single dropped part can be the difference between delivering hardware and starting over.

What you will do

• Execute released procedures to clean, assemble, bond, inspect, and test packaged ion traps and related quick-turn hardware.
• Personally operate complex packaging equipment.
• Handle small, fragile, expensive components under a microscope with steady hands and deliberate care.
• Perform incoming inspection, record results, and complete travelers, work orders, and discrepancy reports accurately.
• Collect process and test data and provide first-pass interpretation, flagging trends and anomalies to the engineering team.
• Stop and escalate when reality deviates from the procedure. 
• Draft recipe or program adjustments within engineer-defined limits.
• Support daily cleanroom operations: 5S, cleaning hardware and workspaces, restocking consumables, preparing parts for work orders. 

You would be a good fit with

• Roughly 2+ years of hands-on experience in a high-tech manufacturing, lab, or precision-assembly environment — semiconductor, photonics, RF, medical device, aerospace, or adjacent fields.
• Demonstrated fine motor skill with small components. Professional microscope work, microelectronics rework, or comparable precision handcraft (we mean it — skilled miniature assembly counts) is what matters.
• The ability to read and precisely follow blueprints, specifications, and operating procedures — and the judgment to stop when the procedure and reality disagree.
• Comfort spending roughly 80% of your day in the cleanroom, fully gowned, doing physical and sometimes repetitious work.
• Reliability: your teammates and hardware schedules depend on you being present and focused.
• Clear written and verbal communication, and basic proficiency with Google Workspace or MS Office.

You would be a great fit with

• Experience personally operating and troubleshooting automated equipment such as wire bonders, die-attach/pick-and-place machines, reflow ovens, epoxy dispense systems, or metrology tools.
• Experience in an ISO Class 6 (or cleaner) gowned cleanroom.
• A 2-year technical degree or higher.
• Experience with ERP, PLM, or MES systems (we use NetSuite, Duro, and Jira).
• Experience with cryogenic or ultra-high-vacuum hardware.

Our hiring process includes an in-person, hands-on bench evaluation at our College Park facility.

Schedule: standard weekday schedule, five days per week onsite. Overtime as needed but minimal. Physical requirements: extended cleanroom owning; standing and microscope work for long periods; lifting up to 50 lbs; regular handling of solvents and epoxies with appropriate PPE. Travel: less than 5%. Location: College Park, MD — a five-minute walk from the Metro.

The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options found on our career site.

If this role has a commission structure, the compensation range below just reflects the base compensation range.

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. 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. 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.

US Technical Jobs. 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.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum) status for export controls and government contracts work, obtaining any necessary license, and/or confirming the availability of a license exception under U.S. export controls.  Please note that in the absence of confirming you are a U.S. Person for export control and government contracts work purposes, IonQ may choose not to apply for a license or decline to use a license exception (if available) for you to access export-controlled technology that may require authorization, and similarly, you may not qualify for government contracts work that requires U.S. Persons, and IonQ may decline to proceed with your application on those bases alone.  Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law.  

US Non-Technical Jobs. Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law.

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