Senior Quantum Field Engineer - Singapore

The role

You will help clients understand how IonQ's quantum technologies apply to business and technical challenges. You will lead technical discussions, prototype quantum algorithms in Python, and translate business needs into technical projects.

What you will do

• Lead customer facing technical discussions, demos and discovery sessions.
• Translate client business needs into technical projects.
• Work hands on in Python and quantum SDKs to prototype and adapt quantum algorithms.
• Guide customer conversations from ideation through proof of concept to production workflows.
• Share market and customer insights with internal teams.
• Support conferences, events and awareness building activities.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a technical customer facing role such as field engineering, solutions architecture, technical sales, customer engineering or applied science.
• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering or another relevant STEM field.
• Hands on experience with Python.
• Hands on experience with Qiskit, Cirq or another quantum computing SDK.
• Practical experience of existing quantum algorithms and how they map to real customer problems.

Nice to have

• A Master's or PhD in a relevant STEM field.
• Experience delivering proofs of concept with customers, from early exploration through to working code.
• Customer side industry experience in areas such as financial services, bioscience, chemistry, materials or optimisation.
• Executive presence and experience representing a business at client meetings, events and conferences.
• Broader software architecture skills alongside your quantum computing work.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Matching 401(k)
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid holidays
• Parental/adoption leave
• Legal insurance
• Home technology stipend

Before you apply

• The position requires access to technology subject to U.S. export control and government contract restrictions.
• Employment is contingent on verifying U.S. Person status, obtaining necessary licenses, or confirming license exceptions.

About the company

IonQ, Inc. is a quantum platform and merchant supplier delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security.