Senior Manager - Electrical Engineering

Senior Manager – Electrical Engineering

Broomfield, CO – We are seeking a Senior Manager to lead an Electrical Engineering department that designs, builds, tests, validates, and maintains advanced technologies for trapped‑ion quantum computing. The leader will support and manage a team of electrical and test engineers and technicians. The technical portfolio includes low‑noise analog electronics, RF, PCB layout, digital design, and FPGA programming.

• Establish strategic plans for your team, including scope, milestones, and key decision points.
• Develop test plans and identify key handoffs with technical partners.
• Recognize critical interdependencies with peer groups and adjacent disciplines.
• Track and report progress against the plan.
• Allocate resources and prioritize to meet milestones.
• Identify and manage risk/opportunity.
• 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, including IP development and capture, procurement planning, long‑term development strategy, and roadmap planning.
• Hire, lead, and mentor junior managers.
• Mentor, coach, and train direct‑report engineers and technicians.
• Meet project objectives by hiring and developing staff with the right skills for success.
• Plan and nurture career development of direct‑report engineers and technicians.
• Perform technical goal setting, employee performance assessments, and compensation adjustments.

• Bachelor’s Degree minimum.
• Minimum 10+ years of industry experience developing advanced electronics systems.
• Must be a U.S. person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident or green card holder, or person granted asylum or refugee status).
• Must not be a People's Republic of China or Russian national unless also a U.S. citizen, due to national security requirements.

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field (preferred).
• Experience managing direct reports.
• Demonstrable expertise in one or more fields of electrical engineering (analog/digital design, RF systems, FPGA programming, etc.).
• Experience in complex task management (cost, schedule, risk/opportunity).
• A track record of high‑technology development.
• Strong organizational and leadership skills; excellent written and verbal communication.
• A calm, even‑keeled temperament to keep conversations productive under pressure.
• 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.

• Annual base salary: $207,000 – $258,000 (inclusive of bonus target when applicable).
• Competitive salary and innovative, game‑changing work.
• Flexible work schedule.
• Employer‑subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) match for student loan repayment benefit; equity and 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• 12 paid holidays and generous vacation + sick time.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee discounts.

Quantinuum is an equal opportunity employer. You will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status. Workplace discrimination is illegal.