Senior Manager of Specialty Engineering - 1093

The role

Lead the Quality Engineering, Materials and Process Engineering, and Reliability Engineering disciplines for complex quantum computing hardware. Own the hardware quality management system and failure analysis capability, and advise on technical decisions for future systems.

What you will do

• Lead, develop, and scale the Quality Engineering, Materials and Process Engineering, and Reliability Engineering disciplines.
• Define capability roadmaps, competency models, technical standards, and hiring plans for each discipline.
• Coach engineers and technical leaders and build communities of practice.
• Plan and prioritize specialist resources across development, production, supplier, and sustaining needs.
• Own the strategy, implementation, and continuous improvement of the hardware QMS.
• Own the hardware failure analysis capability, including root-cause determination and reporting.
• Establish material and process specifications, approved materials lists, and supplier requirements.
• Partner with Supplier Quality and Supply Chain on supplier qualification and corrective actions.
• Serve as a technical partner in architecture trades, design reviews, and product realization decisions.
• Provide concise updates to senior leadership on decisions needed, risks, and recovery plans.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree minimum.
• 8+ years in quality, reliability, materials and process, product, systems, or manufacturing engineering for complex hardware.
• 8+ years with QMS processes, non-conformance, root cause analysis, CAPA, and risk management.
• 5+ years leading technical teams, including direct people leadership.
• 5+ years partnering with R&D and product teams from prototype through production readiness.
• U.S. Person status: U.S. citizen, permanent resident or green card holder, or granted asylum or refugee status.
• Not a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless also a U.S. citizen.

Nice to have

• Master's or PhD in Physics, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience building or significantly improving specialty engineering functions or technical centers of excellence.
• Leadership experience across two or more of: Quality Engineering, Materials and Process Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Supplier Quality, Failure Analysis, Systems Engineering.
• Experience with low-volume, high-complexity hardware in quantum, aerospace, semiconductor, photonics, or similar fields.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 or comparable quality-system frameworks.
• Experience establishing failure analysis laboratories or external laboratory networks.
• Experience with reliability planning such as FMEA/FMECA, accelerated testing, or FRACAS.
• Six Sigma, ASQ, reliability, or quality-auditor certification.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Employer-subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with company match and student loan repayment benefit.
• Equity opportunities.
• Generous paid time off, sick leave, and 12 paid holidays annually.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee discount programs.

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. Person for contractual requirements.
• Candidates who are People's Republic of China or Russian nationals (unless also U.S. citizens) are not eligible.
• Safety-sensitive positions require a pre-employment drug test.

About the company

Quantinuum is a quantum computing company delivering a full stack platform for real-world deployment. It has more than 800 employees across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, and Singapore.