Project Engineer - Mechanical Products - 1040

The role

This role leads project execution for manufacturing and product industrialization of Physics Package and magneto-optical trap (MOT) subsystems. The person coordinates engineering, production, quality, supply chain and program management to move hardware from development to repeatable, scalable production.

What you will do

• Lead cross-functional manufacturing execution for Physics Package and MOT builds, including schedules, material plans and build priorities
• Drive build-readiness reviews and manage technical, material, capacity, quality and schedule risks
• Establish project scope, deliverables, ownership, dependencies and status reporting
• Run planning cadences such as backlog management, sprint planning and retrospectives
• Coordinate product transitions through development and manufacturing readiness gates
• Oversee production system improvements such as process flows, work instructions, travelers and training plans
• Coordinate procurement and material readiness, including long-lead items and supplier risks
• Oversee approved product and process changes through documentation, validation and release readiness
• Develop project charters to improve cost, schedule, process or quality
• Oversee manufacturing infrastructure projects such as lab and production space expansion, equipment and utilities

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree minimum
• Minimum 4 years of experience in hardware R&D, manufacturing, or low-volume, high-complexity manufacturing
• Minimum 2 years of experience leading technical projects, manufacturing execution, or product industrialization
• Must be a U.S. Person: U.S. citizen, permanent resident or green card holder, or granted asylum or refugee status
• Must pass a pre-employment drug test for safety-sensitive positions

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering or STEM discipline
• 5+ years managing technical projects or manufacturing workstreams
• Experience industrializing complex electromechanical hardware in low-volume, high-mix manufacturing
• Experience with Scrum, Kanban, integrated schedules, production control boards or daily tiered management
• Experience with vacuum systems, precision mechanical assemblies or complex scientific hardware
• Working knowledge of manufacturing operations, material planning, configuration management, quality systems and MES
• Experience with manufacturing readiness assessments, phase-gate processes, DFM/DFA and production readiness reviews
• Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills
• Experience with project scheduling, risk registers, PLM/PDM, ERP/MRP, MES or data visualization tools
• PMP, CAPM, Lean, Six Sigma or Scrum certification

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and work on groundbreaking technology
• 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 a year
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discount programs

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. Person due to contractual requirements
• Some positions may need U.S. government export authorization for candidates who are not U.S. persons
• Pre-employment drug test required for safety-sensitive positions
• Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis with no deadline

About the company

Quantinuum is a quantum computing company delivering a full stack platform for real-world deployment, with more than 800 employees. It is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, and operates in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and Singapore.