Principal Configuration Control Manager
About The Position
Atom Computing is seeking a Planning & Configuration Control Manager to own manufacturing schedules and controlled build records for neutral-atom quantum computers. The role aligns material readiness, subsystem production, system integration, and configuration changes across first-of-a-kind and repeat builds. The manager will help establish and scale Atom’s manufacturing planning and configuration-control function, bringing teams and build information together as the manufacturing organization develops. The position leads build planning, configuration control, and manufacturing data management, maintaining schedules, work packages, release records, configuration traceability, and controlled documentation throughout subsystem and system handoffs.
Requirements
- BS in engineering, manufacturing, operations, supply chain, or a related field, or equivalent relevant planning and configuration-management experience.
- 10+ years in production planning, resource-loaded scheduling, or hardware configuration management, including experience across both schedule and configuration disciplines.
- 3+ years leading a configuration-control function for low-volume, high-complexity equipment.
- Experience managing concurrent prototypes and repeat builds with hardware/software configuration records.
- Strong resource-loaded scheduling, critical-path analysis, and capacity-planning skills for concurrent hardware builds and shared test resources.
- Knowledge of multi-level BOMs, revision control, change applicability, and as-built/as-tested configuration records.
- Ability to maintain hardware, firmware, software, and test-method records.
- Experience with product lifecycle management, ERP, document-control, and scheduling tools.
- Clear readiness reporting and disciplined follow-through across Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and PMO.
Nice To Haves
- Quantum-computing, photonics, or scientific-instrument experience.
- Familiarity with Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, and NetSuite.
Responsibilities
- Lead build planning, configuration control, and manufacturing data management; establish clear ownership of schedules, work packages, and release records.
- Maintain resource-loaded plans covering material readiness, subsystem builds, System Integration & Test (SI&T), and the separate Quantum Engineering verification phase.
- Coordinate qualified personnel, shared instruments, benches, and system rooms; identify conflicts and develop recovery plans with department managers.
- Translate milestones into material need dates, work-package releases, inspection gates, and handoffs; report critical-path changes and readiness gaps.
- Control engineering and manufacturing bills of materials (BOMs), work instructions, test procedures, revisions, and approved changes with Engineering and Manufacturing.
- Maintain traceability between installed hardware, serial identities, firmware/software versions, and build/test evidence for each system configuration.
- Establish controlled repository and approval workflows; verify complete as-built and as-tested records at subsystem and system handoffs.
- Align planning, configuration, and NetSuite records through consistent identifiers and workflows; coordinate cross-functional dependencies with the PMO Manufacturing TPM.
Benefits
- Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their dependents.
- Unlimited paid time off.
- 401K company matching.
- Short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Flexible spending account (FSA).
- Dependent care benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Drinks, snacks, and catered team lunches in the offices every day.
- Annual bonus.
- Equity in the company.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
