Staff Design Quality Engineer - NPI

Responsibilities

• Own holistic Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFM/DFA) reviews across the full system to identify design quality risks and failure patterns
• Drive adoption of design standards including GD&T drawing conventions, fastener standards, and component design libraries
• Introduce structured quality planning into NPI programs, defining deliverables like DFMEA, DVP&R, and measurement plans
• Review Design Verification and Validation plans and reports (DVP&R) in step with iterative build cycles
• Review engineering drawings and CAD models for correct GD&T per ASME Y14.5 and perform tolerance stack-up analyses
• Participate in the change control process as a quality reviewer to evaluate design changes for V&V impact
• Lead structured root-cause and corrective/preventive action for design-related failures
• Support PPAP and first-article inspection (AS9102) activities at the NPI-to-production transition
• Define, track, and report design quality metrics to drive continuous improvement
• Mentor engineers in design quality methods and serve as a technical authority on design controls and GD&T standards

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, systems, manufacturing, or a related engineering discipline
• 5+ years of quality, design, or reliability engineering experience in a precision hardware environment (semiconductor, aerospace, defense, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience facilitating Design FMEAs (AIAG-VDA or equivalent)
• Strong GD&T proficiency per ASME Y14.5 and experience with tolerance stack-up analysis
• Experience developing and reviewing Design Verification and Validation plans (DVP&R)
• Working knowledge of a design controls QMS framework (e.g., ISO 9001 Clause 8.3)
• Proven track record of driving cross-functional standards adoption
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with opto-mechanical, photonic, vacuum system, or cryogenic hardware
• APQP/PPAP experience and familiarity with first-article inspection (AS9102)
• Familiarity with AS9100 or equivalent aerospace/defense QMS frameworks
• Experience standing up or maturing a design quality function
• Comfort working within PLM and change management tooling (Windchill, Arena, or Teamcenter)
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE)
• Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in mechanical or systems engineering

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.