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Staff Field Engineer, Federal

IonQ · College Park, Maryland, United States; Remote, US · Remote

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About IonQ

IonQ delivers trapped ion quantum computing systems, cloud access, and enterprise solutions for real-world quantum applications. Backed by NEA, SoftBank VF and GV.

About the role

You will be the technical voice of IonQ in Federal customer conversations. You will explain our strategy and quantum security portfolio, answer detailed technical questions, and help agencies see how quantum security, post quantum cryptography and quantum key distribution apply to their missions. You will turn customer needs into technical proposals and proofs of concept, working closely with the IonQ Application Engineering team. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Leading Federal customer discussions, workshops and technical demonstrations that show how quantum security applications can support their mission
  • Mapping customer requirements to quantum security approaches, including post quantum cryptography implementations, and delivering proofs of concept with Application Engineering
  • Turning customer needs into technical proposals, and creating sales assets that explain IonQ's quantum security and wider quantum products
  • Working with the sales team to develop and progress a pipeline of Federal opportunities, including competitive objection handling
  • Representing IonQ at industry and government conferences and events, and bringing customer insight back to Product Management and Engineering
More about this role

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.

Job title : Field Engineer, Federal

Travel : Up to 20%

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