Senior Quantum Processor Design Engineer

Posted 2 days ago

nightdragon acquisitionCollege Park (MD)

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing

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About the role

IonQ, Inc. is seeking a Senior QPU Design Engineer to join the Processor Design team at Oxford Ionics, now part of IonQ. You will translate requirements into chip layout and work with scientists and fabrication engineers to bring ion-trap chip designs into production. You’ll guide multi-layer chip layouts, collaborate across teams to ensure feasibility, and take ownership of final tape-out, with experience in GDSFactory Python, Cadence, and ion trap/photonics design areas valued.

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