# Senior Staff Electrical Engineer at IonQ

- Company: IonQ
- What the company does: IonQ delivers trapped ion quantum computing systems, cloud access, and enterprise solutions for real-world quantum applications. Backed by NEA, SoftBank VF and GV.
- Company website: https://ionq.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Louisville, Colorado, United States; San Francisco, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-07-20
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ionq/jobs/6117927004
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/ionq-senior-staff-electrical-engineer/

## About the role

As a Senior Staff Electrical Hardware Design Engineer, you will take ownership of full-cycle PCBA designs, from early concept to flight readiness and in-orbit debug. You will work cross-functionally with RF, mechanical, software, FPGA/SoC, and operations teams to bring high-reliability, space-ready electronics to orbit. You will guide the Electrical Engineering team on special areas and drive projects across disciplines to help facilitate ideas, product readiness, and conduct reviews.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field
- 10+ years of experience designing and debugging PCBAs
- Proficiency in Altium Designer (or similar ECAD tools)
- Hands-on experience with lab instruments (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers, etc.)
- Solid understanding of digital buses (I2C, SPI, UART, RS422, CAN, USB, PCIe, Ethernet etc.)
- Familiarity with board bring-up, test planning, and design verification workflows

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