Wesley Baxter

Wesley Baxter is a Staff Engineer at IonQ, specializing in systems engineering with a focus on optical systems and test integration. Previously, they worked as an Optical Engineer at Amazon, contributing to Project Kuiper and overseeing optical communications satellite missions. Their experience includes roles as a Senior Satellite Systems Engineer and Senior Optical Communications Aerospace Engineer at Hedron. Wesley has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Physics at Mt. San Antonio College and worked as an Optical Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. They hold a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Physics from California State Polytechnic University-Pomona and Cal State Fullerton, respectively.