Quantum Technology Platform Architect

Bold Thinking. World Changing. At SkyWater, our ingenuity helps improve lives around the world by manufacturing U.S. made semiconductors that are essential ingredients of modern life. Automotive safety enhancements, life-saving medical devices, consumer electronics and American security require semiconductors. Working in our Minnesota headquarters, Florida, or Texas location — employees join together to improve the world.


Explore what’s possible. Joining our U.S. - based team means contributing to and learning about the commercialization of some of the most exciting technologies the world has ever seen. We are turning “science fiction” into everyday reality through technologies such as superconducting, 3D integrated circuits or computer chips, carbon nanotubes, photonic logic devices, micro electro-mechanical systems and other emerging device topologies. We manufacture products for aerospace and defense, medical, automotive, consumer and industrial markets, to name a few. Our customers include emerging leaders who rely on our intellectual property security and quality manufacturing services.


Step into the future. SkyWater’s values of Integrity, Excellence, Collaboration, Empowerment and Growth Mindset guide us to cultivate an empowered, learning environment. We also invest in developing highly skilled, dedicated employees — and employees who are entering the workforce for the first time, from the military, and a variety of educational backgrounds.


Are you bold thinking? Find your place on our team and help us change the world!


Position Summary:
The Quantum Technology Platform Architect is an enterprise technical leader responsible for connecting customer system requirements, market opportunities, and technology platform capabilities in high-growth markets like quantum, thermal imaging, and advanced packaging. Blending deep engineering expertise with business strategy, this role serves as the primary technical interface for customers and ecosystem partners during opportunity development, technology definition, and platform adoption activities. Working closely with Business Unit leadership, Platform Managers, Sales, and Technology Development teams, the Technology Platform Architect translates customer and market requirements into actionable development priorities and solutions. The role combines technical leadership, customer engagement, and market insight to ensure SkyWater technologies remain aligned with evolving customer needs and emerging market opportunities
Major Areas of Accountability:
1. Customer System & Technical Discovery
◦ Serve as the primary technical interface during early customer engagements and proposal shaping.
◦ Lead technical discovery sessions with customers and ecosystem partners to understand system architectures and opportunities for a SkyWater solution
◦ Capture customer workflows, integration architectures, and operational requirements.
◦ Lead technical evaluation of customer solution and fit with SkyWater goals to justify and prioritize opportunities.
◦ Provide technical leadership for complex customer pursuits requiring new capabilities or technology modifications
2. Solution Architecture & Opportunity Development
◦ Lead development of solution architectures for customer and partner opportunities.
◦ Define technical approaches for custom development programs and platform engagements resulting in a set of customer requirements for SkyWater to scope and bid.
◦ Drive internal project scoping and prioritization
◦ Translate customer requirements and internal scoping and execution plans resulting in a mutually agreed Statements of Work as well as quotable products for Sales.
◦ Participate in opportunity reviews and approval processes.
3. Platform Requirement & Capability Definition
◦ Serve as the enterprise authority on system-level architecture and platform direction in assigned technology.
◦ Lead future platform investments through customer and market insights.
◦ Define where SkyWater can create differentiated value by translating system needs into platform capability requirements.
◦ Define performance envelopes and technical guardrails and ability to make technology tradeoff decisions.
4. Technical Market Positioning
◦ Develop and present technical white papers, application notes, and conference materials.
◦ Provide technical content for market collateral and external communications.
◦ Support Platform Management and Sales with system-level value articulation.
◦ Develop reference architectures and customer-facing technical frameworks.
◦ Support onboarding activities for platform customers.

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