Ionq
Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) Test Manager
Oxford, England, United Kingdom. Posted 11 days ago
The role
You will build and lead a team that owns hardware test infrastructure. You will define, build, and maintain representative QA and staging systems used to validate quantum-computer control software.
What you will do
- Own the hardware test estate end to end
- Define the test-system architecture
- Plan and deliver new test-system builds with Manufacturing
- Own ongoing maintenance and upgrades of test systems
- Shape the testing strategy with software teams
- Drive automation for provisioning, firmware flashing, recovery and configuration
- Hire, develop and lead a small team
Required qualifications
- Working knowledge of modern CI/CD (GitHub Actions or comparable)
- Ability to guide and review test-automation development in Python or similar
- Comfortable with ambiguity and building from scratch in a fast-moving technical environment
- Verifying U.S. Person status for export controls and government contracts work
Nice to have
- Experience with complex hardware and software systems or similarly demanding engineering environments
- Strong software testing and QA background covering test strategy, test infrastructure and continuous integration
- Experience owning test infrastructure where software is validated against real hardware
- Test-architecture capability
- Practical understanding of the pitfalls of testing with hardware in the loop
- Experience leading or building a small testing team or function
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
- Employment is contingent on verifying U.S. Person status or obtaining necessary licenses for export controls
- Additional questions regarding immigration status will be used for export control and compliance purposes
About the company
IonQ, Inc. is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier, delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security.