50 jobs for “information scientist”
IonQ Oxford
Builds and commissions precision optical and laser assemblies for quantum computing hardware, covering free-space alignment, fibre coupling and testing delicate components under microscopes. Works alongside technicians, engineers and scientists on system builds, maintenance and upgrades, documenting work and maintaining a safe laser laboratory.
IonQ Oxford
Hands-on role supporting the optical manufacturing team building and upgrading quantum computer systems. Day to day involves optical, mechanical and electrical assembly, keeping the lab and workshop tidy and safe, and producing and maintaining technical documentation alongside engineers, scientists and senior technicians.
PsiQuantum Warrington £64,000 – £76,500 pa
Develops and evaluates advanced optical fibre for high-performance optical systems, combining simulation of modal properties, loss, dispersion and coupling with hands-on experimental measurement and verification. Works with internal photonics, systems and experimental teams plus external development partners to translate system requirements into fibre performance targets and steer design tradeoffs.
PsiQuantum Warrington £64,000 – £76,500 pa
Develops ultra-low-loss optical interfaces between dissimilar waveguiding platforms, combining device concept design, optical simulation with BeamPROP or FDTD, and hands-on experimental validation of coupling and mode conversion. Works with internal photonics, systems and experimental teams plus external partners to mature practical, manufacturable interface solutions.
IonQ Oxford
Join the Runtime Software team to build the real-time control system that turns a collection of hardware into a quantum computer. You'll develop Rust libraries and execution environments, write drivers for real-time devices, and work closely with experimental scientists, FPGA and compiler teams to drive ions with nanosecond precision.
IonQ Oxford
Integrate all features needed to operate quantum computers into complex multi-layer ion-trapping chips, taking designs from requirements through layout and tape-out. Work closely with scientists and fabrication engineers, handling metal-track routing and interfaces with photonics and CMOS, and independently owning project delivery.
IonQ Oxford
Hands-on staff engineering role owning the non-realtime control software for quantum computers, integrating supporting hardware such as cryogenic compressors, vacuum pumps, lasers and cameras on general-purpose Linux. You will write Rust controllers and shared frameworks, build simulators and test infrastructure, and diagnose failures that only appear against real hardware in a live lab.
IonQ Oxford
Owns a service or subsystem of the control plane that schedules and arbitrates access to trapped-ion quantum computers, keeping them calibrated and productive. Involves Rust, async programming, gRPC/REST services, PostgreSQL state machines, concurrency and failure handling, plus moving live systems onto new behaviour. Works closely with runtime, systems and operator teams.
IonQ Oxford
Builds the control plane that schedules quantum programs, calibration routines and customer workloads onto trapped-ion hardware, arbitrating exclusive access and streaming results. Owns persistence, data models and migrations, plus tests and harnesses run against real machines and simulators. Works in Rust, PostgreSQL and gRPC alongside runtime, systems and operator teams.
IonQ Oxford
Architect, develop and maintain advanced UVM/SystemVerilog verification environments for complex FPGA designs, defining verification plans with constrained-random testing and functional coverage. Build automated regression suites and CI pipelines, and debug issues with RTL designers to support quantum control systems.
IonQ Oxford
Lead validation and characterisation of analogue and mixed-signal ASICs for trapped-ion quantum processors, from test planning and platform development through first-silicon bring-up, debug and system integration. The role spans room-temperature and cryogenic (around 4 K) measurements on packaged parts, chip-on-board assemblies and bare die, with heavy Python automation and test PCB work.
IonQ Oxford
Owns supplier quality end to end, from auditing and qualifying new suppliers through incoming inspection, first article inspection and source release decisions. Leads the Supplier Corrective Action Request process, chairs the supplier quality position at review boards, and flows UK export-control and Cyber Essentials requirements down to suppliers. Around 25-50% travel for supplier visits and audits.
IonQ Oxford
Builds and runs the Kubernetes-based platform behind IonQ's quantum systems, spanning on-site clusters and cloud infrastructure. The role covers CI/CD pipelines, observability for lasers, cryogenics and vacuum hardware, remote development environments, and infrastructure as code with OpenTofu. It involves leading strategic platform projects and working closely with physicists, lab technicians and SRE colleagues.
IonQ Oxford
Lead end-to-end delivery of the Systems Software roadmap across five engineering teams (runtime, orchestration, quantum tools, controllers, transport) for concurrent next-generation quantum system programmes. Own planning, dependency management, risk surfacing and status reporting, working with hardware, science and US-based teams to make capacity decisions explicit.
IonQ Oxford
Inspects incoming, in-process and finished components against mechanical, electrical and PCBA specifications, interpreting GD&T drawings and programming CMM, OMM or vision systems. Owns the inspection side of the Material Review Board, controlling nonconforming material and closing NCRs, while allocating daily work and guiding less experienced inspectors.
