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[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.\nHeadquartered 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.\nAbout Vector Atomic:\nVector Atomic, an IonQ company, is building quantum technology to transform navigation, timing, geophysical exploration, and telecommunications. Our team of engineers, scientists, software developers, and operations professionals works together to solve complex challenges and turn bold ideas into real-world solutions. We value collaboration, curiosity, and diverse perspectives, and we give every team member the opportunity to make an immediate impact while growing their skills. If you're excited to work on breakthrough technology in a fast-paced, hands-on environment, we'd love to hear from you.\nAs a key contributor, you'll harness your creativity to develop innovative electronic solutions for groundbreaking quantum instruments, overseeing the entire lifecycle of these circuits, from concept through to implementation. The ideal candidate is an agile engineer who excels in a high-paced environment, readily shifting between intricate design challenges and immediate troubleshooting needs while maintaining the highest standards of quality.\nLocation: This role is based onsite at our office in Pleasanton, CA.\nTravel: Up to 10%, domestic or international.\nRequirements\nWhat You’ll Do\nCollaborate with physicists, electrical, mechanical, software, and optical engineers to translate system and schematic requirements into electronic designs for next-generation quantum instruments.\nOwn the end-to-end development of complex printed circuit boards (PCBs), including gathering requirements, designing schematics and layouts, coordinating fabrication, and verifying design performance. Assist with system integration and testing to ensure instrument specifications are met.\nDrive continuous improvement by updating and refining PCB designs, development processes, and engineering procedures.\nSupport manufacturing operations by troubleshooting customer-reported issues, developing test verification and assembly procedures, and ensuring boards meet yield, quality, and testability targets.\nAssist with electronic board bring-up and debugging activities, documenting PCB rework and tracking issues as they arise.\nUse electronic test and measurement equipment to characterize and verify board performance.\nMaintain accurate and up-to-date design documentation in a cloud-based Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system, including revisions and Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).\nWhat We're Looking For\nPh.D. or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field with 12+ years of professional experience, or equivalent practical experience.\n8+ years of professional electrical design experience developing complex mixed-signal PCBA designs using professional ECAD tools; experience with Altium Designer is strongly preferred.\nComfortable working in a laboratory environment, including testing and debugging hardware using standard electronic instrumentation.\nTo comply with the US export control laws, you must be U.S. citizens (born or naturalized), lawful U.S. permanent residents (i.e. green card holders), and certain categories of refugees, and asylees.\nRequired expertise:\nDesign high-density PCBs with fine-pitch BGAs, high-speed differential pairs, and mixed-signal architectures using modern ECAD tools such as Altium Designer.\nExpert understanding of system-level design considerations for programmable devices such as SoCs, FPGAs, and MCUs.\nDesign precision electronics with tight noise and ripple specifications, making design tradeoffs between competing requirements including size, weight, power, cost (SWaPC), and performance goals.\nDefine and implement controlled impedance structures (microstrip, stripline, and differential pairs), signal integrity strategies, power distribution networks, grounding schemes, and EMI/EMC-aware layout practices.\nUse a PLM system to manage PCBA designs, including creating and managing Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).\nDemonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering teams.\nNice-to-have expertise:\nExpertise in Altium Designer for tasks including schematic capture, PCB layout, library management, and generating outputs.\nExperience in designing and implementing RF circuits on traditional PCBs or ceramic substrates.\nPrevious work involving the integration of electronics with high-precision photonic components like lasers, AOMs, and photodetectors.\nKnowledge of thermal analysis and designing PCBs with thermal considerations (such as heatsinking, copper pours, thermal vias, and component derating).\nA foundation in defining, simulating, and verifying ASIC designs would be an additional advantage.\nProfessional experience in the precision sensor sector, encompassing fields like atomic clocks or INS instrumentation.\nBenefits\nVector Atomic values teamwork, open and honest discourse, and work-life balance. We offer competitive compensation and benefits including:\nPlatinum-level family health coverage (medical, dental, vision)\nHealth and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\nEmployer 401(k) contributions\n20 days of paid time off / 11 paid holidays\nPaid parental leave\nFully stocked kitchen\nPay Range\nThe approximate base salary range for this position is $175,000 to $215,000 per year. The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity and benefits. Please note that it is less common for candidates to be hired at the top of this range, as final compensation is determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.\nVector Atomic is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other classification protected by law.\nVector Atomic does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. 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