Staff Supplier Quality Engineer

Location: Oxford, UK Office commitment: Hybrid

Quantum is now, and it's built here. Oxford Ionics, now part of IonQ, is pioneering the next generation of quantum computing. Using our world-leading trapped-ion technology, we're building the most powerful, accurate and reliable quantum systems to tackle problems that today's supercomputers cannot solve.

We are looking for a hands-on Staff Supplier Quality Engineer to join a cross-functional team building the world's best quantum computers. You will make sure the components and materials coming from our supply base meet the reliability and performance our systems depend on.

Working with manufacturing, supply chain and design engineering, you will create and maintain the quality systems and processes that govern our external suppliers. Supplier quality is paramount at IonQ, and this role brings a systematic approach to putting a robust Quality Management System in place, running it and maintaining it across the supply base. 25-50% of this role involves travel, mainly for supplier visits and audits.

You will own supplier quality from selection and qualification through to ongoing performance. That means working with Strategic Sourcing and Engineering & Technology to audit and assess potential suppliers, and owning incoming material inspection, first article inspection and source release decisions. Where no industry standard exists for a novel component, you will define how it is qualified and inspected.

You will also be the supplier quality voice in the company's governance. You will lead the supplier quality position at the Qualification Review Board, represent Supplier Quality on the Change Control Board and contribute to the disposition of nonconforming material at the Material Review Board. You will report supplier quality performance to management and show how it supports IonQ's objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

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