Senior Engineering Planning Coordinator - Quantum Systems Integration

At Microsoft Quantum, we aim to empower science and scientists to solve the world’s biggest problems by realizing advanced computing platforms at the intersection of high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and quantum information technology. Microsoft Quantum will change the world of computing and help solve some of humankind’s currently unsolvable problems. For more information about our team, visit https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/quantum.  Microsoft’s Quantum organization is building fault‑tolerant quantum computing systems at the intersection of physics, hardware, software, and large‑scale systems integration.

We are seeking a Senior Engineering Planning Coordinator – Quantum Systems Integration to lead Quantum Systems Engineering programs, driving end‑to‑end execution across complex, multidisciplinary engineering efforts. 

In this role, you will operate as a technical planner of systems engineering activities and partnering with the Systems Integration Manager for execution owning the how and the when for system‑level programs that span qubit technologies, cryogenic infrastructure, control and readout, fabrication, packaging, and software integration. You will bring clarity to ambiguity, translate system architectures and requirements into executable plans, and ensure delivery against aggressive milestones in a fast‑moving research and development environment.  

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.  

• Program Leadership & System Execution: Own end‑to‑end execution of Quantum Systems Integration programs, translating system architecture and engineering constraints into integrated plans with clear ownership, milestones, and success criteria, and driving coordinated execution across subsystems to ensure alignment on sequencing, interfaces, and integration points.
• Systems Integration & Readiness: Partner closely with Systems, Hardware, Software, and Physics teams to ensure technically sound program plans, lead system‑level gate reviews to drive cross‑functional alignment, and proactively surface and resolve cross‑team risks impacting hardware, facilities, supply chain, testing, and integration readiness.
• Operating Cadence & Execution Rigor: Establish and run program operating rhythm, maintain dynamic schedules and risk plans aligned to PM deliverables, and ensure rigorous tracking and follow‑through on actions, decisions, and milestones across matrixed engineering teams.
• Technical Partnership & Communication: Serve as a technical partner to engineering leads, translating complex information into clear program narratives, producing high‑quality decision‑enabling artifacts, and delivering crisp, data‑backed execution updates in cross‑org and leadership forums.
• Structure and Processes: Influence highly specialized technical teams without formal authority to drive accountability and alignment, evolve systems engineering processes to improve execution quality and predictability, and foster a collaborative, execution‑focused culture aligned with Microsoft values.
• Other
  • Embody our culture and values.  

Required/minimum qualifications 

• Doctorate in Physics, Engineering, or relate