Quantum Computer Project/Program Engineer - 856

Quantinuum•Brooklyn Park, MN

7d•$144,000 - $160,000•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Quantum Computer Project Engineer in our Brooklyn Park, MN Location. This engineering role will collaborate with program management, subsystem manufacturing, and system production teams to develop and coordinate project plans aligned with subsystem production as well as higher-level program schedules. The Project Engineer (PE) will be accountable for the on-time delivery of quantum computer hardware and functionality to meet program needs. This role is primarily responsible for planning, tracking, and coordinating system integration and validation activities across multiple units. To do so, the ideal candidate will bring technical depth in multiple subsystems and develop it at the system level such that they can ask good questions, spot risks early, and earn the trust of the engineering team.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree minimum
Minimum 4+ years of experience in milestone-driven technical program management or project engineering and coordination for delivery of research and development hardware and low-volume production hardware to internal technical customers
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.
Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in physics, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or an associated STEM field, augmented with knowledge of optical design and manufacturing processes
Experience delivering high-complexity, low-volume integrated hardware systems
Experience with optical engineering design processes to external customers
Experience with delivering first-of-a-kind projects and products atomic-physics-based or quantum information projects, including R&D, production, operations, and/or sustainment
Comfortable applying project management practices to the ambiguity of deployable R&D low-volume products and balancing competing priorities projects
Strong bias to action, attention to detail, and continuous improvement mindset
Experience interfacing with internal and external production/manufacturing resources
Strong familiarity with project management, development, and collaboration tools, including JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet, Slack, MS365 suite, Smartsheet, JIRA, Slack, and Microsoft Project.
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or Scrum Master Certification
Prior experience using waterfall, lean, agile, or Kanban program management methodologies and tailoring practices to get the best results.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment and promoting a teamwork mentality
Ability to operate in ambiguity and changing priorities
Experience working with remote and global teams

Responsibilities

Develop and manage detailed schedules and weekly workflows for subsystem receipt, system integration, system verification & validation, and system delivery for a complex quantum computer product
Track and manage milestones, including assembly, integration, and test, to measure technical progress and risk
Track and deconflict staffing resources across multiple projects within the optics teams’ product realization phases and units
Perform day-to-day coordination of deliverables to/from other groups (such as Software, Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, etc., and Physicists) on cross-functional teams
Support program-level Rolling Action Item Logs (RAIL), Risk registers, and other tracking tools to keep sight of tasks and organize activities.
Coordinate with subsystem teams, materials management, program management PMO office, and major subcontractors and suppliers support teams to get on-time delivery of needed technologies or hardware and technical resources
Support regular project reviews and status meetings to determine progress and address any questions or challenges regarding projects
Work closely with the development and production teams to understand current and future demands, and integrate them into short-term and long-term forecasts
Manage execution of Optics Production plans through the year by working with technical teams, asset management, materials management, and the company PMO office.
Capture daily regular lessons learned from throughout the product realization process Optics production projects and collaborate with technical/programmatic leadership to inform future project cost/schedule estimates and process improvements
Up to 10% of domestic travel to support internal meetings and coordinate with remote teams