We are in the process of building our Production Engineering Test Team to establish system-level validation and test and to assist development of assembly and test documentation for our initial production systems, including sub-systems and modules. As a Mechanical Systems Test Engineer, you will be directly responsible for helping define and implement the infrastructure to support all levels and phases of hardware testing at IonQ. You will work with partner teams to understand the pain points and problems to be solved and be able to implement scalable solutions. You have experience developing requirements-based test architectures for complex hardware systems, including design for test and manufacturing. You can travel and see the world if needed for customer deployments. Responsibilities: * Work across relevant partner teams to gather requirements for a common test infrastructure. * Own the design of the test infrastructure to support all aspects of testing. * Interface with system owners to help develop verification strategies. * Help develop and implement the test design process and associated documentation. * Develop and implement design for test strategies. * Help build the tools and processes to expedite validation and verification of future products. You'd be a Good Fit with: * Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Optical Engineering or equivalent * 3+ years developing and testing mechanical designs for complex systems * Experience with mechanical system design, precision machining, and design principles. * Design for thermal stability/vibration * Proficiency with FEA for stress, vibrational, and thermal analysis. * Proficiency with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing * Experience developing test solutions for a characterization/diagnostic test environment You'd be a Great Fit with: * Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering or equivalent * 2+ years of experience as a technical lead for your discipline * 5+ years of experience developing verification solutions for complex systems * Design of fixturing/tooling design of mechanical components or systems * Experience navigating the trade space of new designs between performance, reliability, cost, and manufacturability using DFM techniques. * Demonstrated experience leading a design for a test campaign through the entire product life cycle * Experience building scalable test solutions for hardware Location: This role will work onsite at our office located in Bothell, WA. Travel: Some travel required, up to 2-3 weeks, 2-3 times a year. The approximate base salary range for this position is $96,876 - $126,836.