Staff Quality Engineer

Broomfield, Colorado, United States·Posted today

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<div class="content-intro">About IonQ:  <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fionq.com%2F&esheet=54451094&newsitemid=20260316477473&lan=en-US&anchor=IonQ%2C+Inc&index=7&md5=0818ffbedc6dbad8c4d1611ac94c2a0f" target="_blank">IonQ, Inc</a>. [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 <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fionq.com%2Fnews%2Fionq-speeds-quantum-accelerated-drug-development-application-with&esheet=54451094&newsitemid=20260316477473&lan=en-US&anchor=Amazon+Web+Services%2C&index=8&md5=a7f94ee9b71a392dca3cd6c413722e51" target="_blank">Amazon Web Services, </a><a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fionq.com%2Fnews%2Fionq-speeds-quantum-accelerated-drug-development-application-with&esheet=54451094&newsitemid=20260316477473&lan=en-US&anchor=and&index=9&md5=2bed627b388878763f41ffe0e4edb16c" target="_blank">and </a><a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fionq.com%2Fnews%2Fionq-speeds-quantum-accelerated-drug-development-application-with&esheet=54451094&newsitemid=20260316477473&lan=en-US&anchor=AstraZeneca&index=10&md5=757c1f2c2ec94cf3982700106122164f" target="_blank">AstraZeneca</a> 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, <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fionq.com%2Fnews%2Fionq-achieves-landmark-result-setting-new-world-record-in-quantum-computing&esheet=54451094&newsitemid=20260316477473&lan=en-US&anchor=setting+a+world+record+in+quantum+computing+performance&index=11&md5=32e9cb88afbd439026a352666cc72c91" target="_blank">setting a world record in quantum computing performance</a>. 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.  </div>About Skyloom  Skyloom, an IonQ company, is a telecommunications company founded with the mission to develop, deploy, and operate one of the fundamental pieces of tomorrow's space communication infrastructure to provide data transport services on a planetary scale. If you have a strong sense of purpose, focus, urgency, and willingness to compete, or if working on space lasers excites you, join our team to develop the future generation of space communication technology. Skyloom is building the orbital infrastructure for the next renaissance in global connectivity. As Earth’s first space-based telecommunications company, we deliver fiberless, planetary-scale data transport that dramatically increases bandwidth, availability, and resiliency—while reducing latency and total cost of operations. Our proprietary optical technology enables secure, ultra-high-capacity connections across our end-to-end, multi-orbit network or within your own infrastructure, unlocking a new standard for global communications. Location: This role will be onsite in our Broomfield, Colorado office.  Travel: Up to 15%, domestic or international Job ID:  1718 <h3 class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" data-section-id="ixx92j" data-start="147" data-end="159">The Role</h3> The Quality function plays a critical role in ensuring product conformity, process excellence, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction throughout the entire product lifecycle—from supplier qualification through final product acceptance. We are seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to join our Quality Assurance team. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining and continuously improving Skyloom's AS9100 Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring products, processes, and suppliers consistently meet customer, regulatory, and company requirements for quality, reliability, and performance. Working cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Program Management, you will lead internal quality assurance activities, including quality system compliance, manufacturing quality, audits, nonconformance management, root cause investigations, risk management, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple aerospace programs. You will also support Supplier Quality activities to help ensure the highest standards across Skyloom's products and operations. <h3 data-section-id="t2pyjw" data-start="1288" data-end="1308">Responsibilities</h3> <ul data-start="1310" data-end="2465"> <li data-section-id="1xt58fk" data-start="1310" data-end="1462">Maintain and continuously improve the AS9100 Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring compliance with customer, regulatory, and company requirements.</li> <li data-section-id="m10kvn" data-start="1463" data-end="1594">Plan and perform internal, supplier, and customer audits while driving corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.</li> <li data-section-id="1oz457h" data-start="1595" data-end="1753">Lead nonconformance management, root cause investigations, and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to support manufacturing and engineering activities.</li> <li data-section-id="129q03v" data-start="1754" data-end="1908">Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Program Management to resolve quality issues and improve product and process performance.</li> <li data-section-id="z1p3j2" data-start="1909" data-end="2002">Develop quality metrics, technical reports, risk assessments, and Management Review inputs.</li> <li data-section-id="1rjqrso" data-start="2003" data-end="2191">Support Supplier Quality activities, including supplier qualification, audits, source inspections, supplier performance monitoring, NCRs, SCARs, RMAs, and supplier quality documentation.</li> <li data-section-id="nz5lg9" data-start="2192" data-end="2312">Ensure compliance with AS9100 and customer quality requirements while supporting cross-functional quality initiatives.</li> <li data-section-id="19k9gfl" data-start="2313" data-end="2465">Support document control, engineering change implementation, and quality record management in accordance with the company's Quality Management System.</li> </ul> <h3 data-section-id="12f3so4" data-start="2467" data-end="2485">Qualifications</h3> <ul data-start="2487" data-end="3554"> <li data-section-id="zx7h83" data-start="2487" data-end="2630">Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Industrial, Manufacturing, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.</li> <li data-section-id="jbu69w" data-start="2631" data-end="2734">7+ years of professional experience in Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, or Aerospace Quality.</li> <li data-section-id="9dbt3f" data-start="2735" data-end="2796">Previous experience within the aerospace or space industry.</li> <li data-section-id="13nlm7v" data-start="2797" data-end="2910">Demonstrated experience performing AS9100 Internal Audits and working within AS9100 Quality Management Systems.</li> <li data-section-id="1pinx1c" data-start="2911" data-end="2944">Internal Auditor qualification.</li> <li data-section-id="rck3g9" data-start="2945" data-end="3006">Experience working in ISO Class 7/8 cleanroom environments.</li> <li data-section-id="oa68ee" data-start="3007" data-end="3204">Experience working in compliance with OSHA regulations, hazard identification, risk assessment, and Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) requirements within manufacturing and laboratory settings.</li> <li data-section-id="1ycocwh" data-start="3205" data-end="3362">Strong technical writing skills with the ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, manufacturing documentation, and workmanship standards.</li> <li data-section-id="7qh9td" data-start="3363" data-end="3487">Strong knowledge of Root Cause Analysis methodologies, supplier quality management, and aerospace manufacturing processes.</li> <li data-section-id="1jk70zf" data-start="3488" data-end="3554">Knowledge of IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, and ESD control requirements.</li> </ul> <h3 data-section-id="fktgjl" data-start="3556" data-end="3584">Preferred Qualifications</h3> <ul data-start="3586" data-end="4026"> <li data-section-id="i3zebj" data-start="3586" data-end="3679">AS9100 Auditor certification or equivalent Quality Management System auditor qualification.</li> <li data-section-id="1ba9kzh" data-start="3680" data-end="3797">Experience with aerospace manufacturing, including optical, electronic, electro-mechanical, or photonic assemblies.</li> <li data-section-id="19o9w12" data-start="3798" data-end="3881">Experience supporting customer, regulatory, and third-party certification audits.</li> <li data-section-id="xhko87" data-start="3882" data-end="3973">Experience with supplier quality, supplier development, and source inspection activities.</li> <li data-section-id="1tdjj88" data-start="3974" data-end="4026">Spanish language proficiency is considered a plus.</li> </ul> Compensation  The approximate base salary range for this position is $126,887 - $166,127. The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options found on our career site.   **Benefits will be provided by Skyloom, Inc., an IonQ Company, and will differ from the benefits listed on the IonQ website.**<div class="content-conclusion">Compensation will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401(k), unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment.  At IonQ, we believe in fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all while striving to identify and eliminate barriers. We empower employees to thrive by fostering a culture of autonomy, productivity, and respect. We are dedicated to creating an environment where individuals can feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued.   We are committed to equity and justice. We welcome different voices and viewpoints and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.   US Technical Jobs. The position you are applying for will require access to technology that is subject to U.S. export control and government contract restrictions.  Employment with IonQ is contingent on either verifying “U.S. Person” (e.g., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum) status for export controls and government contracts work, obtaining any necessary license, and/or confirming the availability of a license exception under U.S. export controls.  Please note that in the absence of confirming you are a U.S. Person for export control and government contracts work purposes, IonQ may choose not to apply for a license or decline to use a license exception (if available) for you to access export-controlled technology that may require authorization, and similarly, you may not qualify for government contracts work that requires U.S. Persons, and IonQ may decline to proceed with your application on those bases alone.  Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law.   US Non-Technical Jobs. Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law.   If you are interested in being a part of our team and mission, we encourage you to apply! </div>

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