Chief Architect - Optical Communication Terminals is open at IonQ in Broomfield, Colorado, United States. The posting gives no salary; similar roles in the United States advertise a median of $235K. Posted on May 26, 2026, and still on IonQ’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Skyloom, an IonQ company, is seeking a Chief Architect to provide technical leadership and architectural direction for next-generation Optical Communication Terminals (OCTs) supporting government and commercial space applications. You will translate customer and product needs into system-level requirements, develop and guide optical communications architectures, evaluate technical tradeoffs, and establish the…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on IonQ’s careers page.
Hiring at IonQ
IonQ has 110 open roles right now, 14 of them remote. Most are in Engineering, Data & Research and Sales & Business Development. The median advertised salary across its roles with a published range is $178K. See all its roles
