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Senior Manager - Electrical Engineering - 726
QuantinuumBroomfield, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 4 Mar 2026
About the role
We are seeking a Senior Manager - Electrical Engineering in our Broomfield, CO location, to lead an Electrical Engineering department designing, building, testing, validating, and maintaining advanced technologies for trapped-ion quantum computing. The leader will support and manage a team including electrical and test engineers and technicians. The technical portfolio of the EE department includes a broad range of low-noise analog electronics, RF, PCB layout, digital design, and FPGA programming. Key Responsibilities:
Establish strategic plans for your team, including:
- Technical scope: milestones, inchstones, and key decision points.
- Develop test plans and identify key handoffs with technical partners.
- Recognize critical interdependencies with peer groups and adjacent disciplines.
Own and manage programmatic execution of the above plans, including:
- Tracking and reporting progress against the plan.
- Resource allocation and prioritization to meet milestones.
- Risk/opportunity identification and management.
- Lead a team of engineers and technicians delivering innovative solutions in analog and digital electronics to enable the next generation of trapped ion quantum computers.
- Collaborate with quantum computer system architects to derive control requirements for current and future systems.
- Own the technology portfolio for this technical area; this includes IP development and capture, procurement planning, long-term development strategy, and roadmap planning.
- Hire, lead, and mentor junior managers
Identify team-level staffing needs and fill key gaps via:
- Mentoring, coaching, and training direct-report engineers and technicians.
- Meeting project objectives by hiring and developing staff with the right skills for success.
- Planning and nurturing career development of direct-report engineers and technicians.
- Performing technical goal setting, employee performance assessments, and compensation adjustments.
YOU MUST HAVE:
- Bachelor’s Degree minimum
- Minimum 10+ years of industry experience developing advanced electronics systems
- 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
WE VALUE:
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field preferred
- Experience managing direct reports preferred
- Demonstrable expertise in one or more fields of electrical engineering (ie analog or digital design, RF systems, FPGA programming, etc.).
- Experience in complex task management (cost, schedule, risk/opportunity, etc.)
- A track record of high-technology development
- 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
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