Senior Staff Quantum Physicist is open at IonQ in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States; Boulder, Colorado, United States. The posting gives a salary of $188K - $282K. Posted on Sep 19, 2026, and still on IonQ’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
, you will take a leading role in our research efforts, driving experimental efforts and the architecture of our future generation quantum systems. We are pioneering advancements in quantum computing by utilizing trapped ion technology and our proprietary laser-free quantum control methods. Our research and development efforts build on our fully integrated quantum processors that can be fabricated within standard…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on IonQ’s careers page.
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