Inspire prospective clients by explaining IonQ’s strategy, portfolio and answering technical questions about quantum portfolio (compute, network, security, sensing and space) and quantum applications
Lead and shepherd client discussions, inspiring them to see how quantum applications can be implemented in their business domain
Work through business needs and map Quantum Algorithms into application code and executing Proof-of-Concepts together with the IonQ Application team
Share insights from clients with the IonQ Product Management and Engineering teams
Navigate competitive objection handling
Translate business needs expressed by our clients into technical work projects in collaboration with other team members
Create assets to explain features of our quantum applications and other IonQ quantum products
Move dialogs from initial ideation to focused exploration domain through to proof-of-concept and into production workflows
Lead client discovery sessions for business oriented use cases that uncover potential overlap with development of useful quantum algorithms
Partner with marketing, developer relations and business development to grow awareness of IonQ

5+ years of experience in the materials, manufacturing, and chemistry industries leading technology initiatives and innovation (or equivalent capacity)
Bachelor’s degree or above in Materials Science, Chemistry, Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, or other STEM field, such as Physics or Engineering
Motivated learner with a strong passion for applied Quantum Mechanics (computing, network, security, sensing and other domains)
Masters or PhD in a STEM field, perhaps adjacent to quantum computing (preferred)
5+ years of experience in technical customer-facing role or equivalent capacity (preferred)
Hands-on experience with Qiskit, Cirq or other quantum computing SDK (preferred)
Proficient in Python and Jupyter Notebooks (preferred)
Expert architecture skills across various technologies (“full stack skills”) (preferred)
Experience leading technical events (preferred)

Senior Quantum Field Engineer – Materials and Chemistry

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