Staff Engineer - Foundry Management

Strong leadership and project management skills, with the ability to drive cross-functional collaboration over multiple time zones

$126,887

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$166,127

Compensation will vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. Beyond base salary, total compensation includes a variable bonus and equity component and a range of benefit options found on our career site at

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Manage external custom device development with US and international foundries.

This includes reviewing lot status, split plans, and line-by-line travelers

Write statements of work for engagement with new and existing vendors, supporting procurement and contract negotiations for critical suppliers

Work cross-functionally across IonQ to gather all information needed for the foundry partners to deliver; this includes specifications, risk mitigation strategies, and discussing complex interdependencies, and working with design, layout, test, and packaging teams

Propose and implement a short loop plan to mitigate technical and schedule risks to deliver working fully processed devices on time

Analyze in-line metrology data to assess conformance; work with the validation team to review tolerances and update them according to new results or simulations

You’d be a great fit with:

Expertise in fabrication of control electronics, photonics, ion traps

Experience with data aggregation and statistical analysis/reporting

Experience with Jira, Smartsheet and similar tools for project management