# Staff Scientist - Quantum Characterization & Benchmarking 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: Bothell, Washington, United States; Boulder, Colorado, United States; College Park, Maryland, United States; Remote, US
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-11-03
- Apply by: 2026-12-18
- Apply: https://ionq.com/job?gh_jid=6236432004&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/ionq-staff-scientist-quantum-characterization-and-benchmarking/

## About the role

You will set the research direction for how IonQ characterises its quantum processors, building protocols that scale to many qubits and that connect what we measure to the error models our architects and QEC researchers rely on. Alongside your own research, you will publish in top-tier venues, represent IonQ at conferences, mentor junior researchers and help shape the technical direction of the QCVV team. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Lead the development of novel, scalable QCVV protocols for multi-qubit quantum processors
- Design benchmarks sensitive to specific noise types, informed by component-level characterisations and first principles
- Develop theoretical frameworks connecting characterisation data to actionable error models, such as detector error models
- Collaborate with the QEC and compiler teams to inform error correction code selection and decoder design
- Publish research results in top-tier venues and represent IonQ at conferences

Tags: Compute - Architecture

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