Science Led, Enterprise Driven – Accelerating Quantum Computing
Quantinuum is the world’s largest integrated quantum company, pioneering powerful quantum computers and advanced software solutions. Quantinuum’s technology drives breakthroughs in materials discovery, cybersecurity, and next-gen quantum AI. With approximately 500 employees, including 370+ scientists and engineers, Quantinuum leads the quantum computing revolution across continents.
We unite best-in-class software with high-fidelity hardware to accelerate quantum computing. With integrated full-stack technology, our world-class team is rapidly scaling quantum computing.
Quantinuum recently secured $300M in funding, visit our news pages to learn more about this and other Quantinuum scientific breakthroughs and achievements: https://www.quantinuum.com/news
We are seeking an exceptional Sr. Technical Manager – Electrical Engineering in our Broomfield, Colorado location to lead an Electrical Engineering department designing, building, testing, validating, and maintaining advanced technologies for trapped-ion quantum computing. The leader will support and manage a team including electrical and test engineers and technicians as well as one or more direct-reporting, first-line managers. The technical portfolio of the EE department includes a broad range of low-noise analog electronics, RF, PCB layout, digital design, and FPGA programming.
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Key Responsibilities: - Accountable for on-time delivery against business needs, seeking out-of-the-box creative solutions when needed over business-as-usual to hit business commitments
- Instill a culture of using engineering best practices around work instructions, engineering documentation, BOM, and document management
- Identify and act on areas of improving team productivity
- Build and design to reflect professional and aesthetic expectations of deployed hardware
- From high-level business goals, synthesize strategic plans for the technical department, including technical scope, schedule, and budget
- Develop and execute the strategy around contracting manufacturing against YoY targets
- Execute and achieve YoY cost reduction targets
- Execute and achieve YoY cycle time improvement targets
- Identify and execute on outsourcing opportunities
- Technical deliverables must be designed for cost and manufacturability, as well as superior performance
Own and manage execution of the above plans, including- Tracking and reporting of progress against the plan (with Program Management)
- Department resource allocation and prioritization to meet the milestones
- Risk/opportunity identification and management
- Accountability for all department results (technical performance, scope, schedule, cost) and interdependencies with partner organizations
- Use of external partners and key suppliers to reduce hardware cost and cycle time
Identify department-level staffing needs and fill key gaps via- Mentorship, training, and managing of first-level managers
- Hiring, Cross-training
- Talent resource reviews
- Real-time coaching and feedback
- Succession planning
- Skip-level meetings
Serve as owner of all departmental lab spaces- Work with facilities, Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), security, and IT as needed to communicate key requirements
- Partner with above orgs to identify and implement compliant procedures and processes
YOU MUST HAVE: - Bachelor’s Degree minimum
- Minimum 7+ years of industry experience developing advanced electronics systems
- Minimum 2+ years of management experience with direct-reporting technical personnel
- Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. person (defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status)
WE VALUE: - Bachelor’s Degree or higher degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field preferred
- Experience managing managers
- Demonstrable expertise in one or more fields of electrical engineering (ie analog or digital design, RF systems, FPGA programming, etc.).
- Familiarity with Atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics and/or Quantum Computing
- Experience in complex task management (cost, schedule, risk/opportunity, etc.)
- A track record of high-technology (engineering, or physical science) development
- Strong organizational & leadership skills; Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A cool, even-keeled temperament to keep conversations productive even in times of pressure and change
- Cross-functional mentality: commitment to empowering and enabling all organizations within the business
- Strategic thinking: aptitude for aligning tactical activities with strategic business objectives
- Programmatic acumen: experience creating, driving, and tracking complex project plans
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$215,000 - $269,000 a year
Compensation & Benefits:
Range posted is inclusive of bonus target
Incentive eligible
Estimated total wage: $215000 - $269,000
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What's in it for you?
-A competitive salary and innovative, game-changing work
-Flexible work schedule
-Employer subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
-Equity, 401k retirement savings plan + 12 Paid holidays and generous vacation + sick time
-Paid parental leave
-Employee discounts
Quantinuum is an equal opportunity employer. You will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status.
