Director, Producibility and Manufacturing COE

Summary

Join Quantinuum, the world’s largest integrated quantum company, as a Director – Producibility and Manufacturing COE. This role leads the Producibility Center of Excellence (PCOE), responsible for transitioning quantum computing prototypes into manufacturable products. You will oversee a core engineering team, manage data and configuration, and collaborate with various departments to achieve producibility goals. Key responsibilities include developing best practices, ensuring quality control, establishing data management systems, and executing cost reduction strategies. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in mechanical systems development, management, and deep-tech hardware. This position offers a competitive salary, flexible work schedule, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to contribute to a groundbreaking industry.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, minimum
• Minimum 7+ years of industry experience developing mechanical systems and components
• 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)
• 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 also a U.S. citizen

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and train best practices and processes for documenting and managing system design packages
• Oversee quality control of design packages, ensuring completeness of documented configurations to allow ease of procurement, material management, export control, etc
• Partner with other functions such as supply chain, IT, and finance to ensure connectivity of enterprise tools such as design software, PLM, and SAP
• Establish configuration and data management systems, and maintain operability thereof
• Implement procedures for configuration control board, document release, change management
• Develop and execute strategy around contracting manufacturing of mechanical systems against
• Execute and achieve YoY cost reduction targets and cycle time improvement targets for mechanical systems
• Identify and execute on outsourcing opportunities
• Ensure that mechanical design and build meet business goals for industrial esthetics as well as functionality
• Develop and implement strategies for successful and safe packaging and shipping of highly complex electromechanical and electro-optical systems
• Be accountable for on-time delivery of mechanical systems against business needs
• Partner with supply-chain on make-buy analyses for mechanical components and systems
• Own and manage execution of the above plans, including scope, schedule, budget, and resource management
• Identify department-level staffing needs and fill key gaps via hiring, mentorship, cross-training, and managing of 1st-line managers
• Perform talent resource reviews, give real-time coaching and feedback, succession planning, Skip-level meetings

Preferred Qualifications

• Work experience with hardware in a deep-tech field such as quantum computing, quantum sensing, or quantum networking is highly beneficial
• Experience managing managers
• Demonstrable expertise in mechanical design or analysis
• Familiarity with Atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics and/or Quantum Computing
• Experience in complex task management (cost, schedule, risk/opportunity, etc.)
• 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

Benefits

• A competitive salary and innovative, game-changing work
• Flexible work schedule
• 401(k) match for student loan repayment benefit
• 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