Portfolio Technical Lead - Neutral Atom QC
Portfolio Technical Lead - Neutral Atom QC
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Job Description
Infleqtion is a global quantum technology company solving the worlds most challenging problems. The company harnesses quantum mechanics to build and integrate quantum computers sensors and networks. From fundamental physics to leading edge commercial products Infleqtion enables quantum everywhere through our ecosystem of devices and platforms.
LOCATION
Infleqtion has offices in the USA United Kingdom and Australia. This is a fulltime position split between our Kidlington Oxford office and the National Quantum Computing Centre Harwell. Our flexible working policy enables all fulltime employees to work up to 2 days a week from home if work permits.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Portfolio Technical Lead (PTL) plays a substantial strategic role when determining with other Infleqtion strategic leaders what technologies and prototypes are transitioned from research to products.
This role is responsible for managing the Neutral Atom Quantum Computing technical team to deliver excellence in R&D outcomes and being a key contributor to bringing our technology to deliverable solutions. Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to overseeing a technical performance portfolio of projects to meet or exceed deliverable commitments identifying and executing on internal research and development efforts managing technical personnel who are assigned to your technical area and roadmapping technical capabilities into business and product objectives.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Project Supervision
- Oversee the technical performance of a portfolio of neutral atom QC projects into a cohesive roadmapped set of capabilitiesin coordination with a global set of company stakeholders
- Set the technical performance thresholds and expectations for each projects success often working with internal and external stakeholders to communicate the feasibility of desired outcomes
- Cultivate relationships with funding agencies and transition partners to strengthen and grow the portfolios contract R&D pipeline
- Coordinate technical performance with Portfolio Managers to assure cohesive overall project and portfolio success
- Assemble brief and deliver technical status milestone reports and design reviews to both internal and external stakeholders
- Designate and implement safety requirements and precautions to assure human and equipment protection in laboratory settings
- Identify and recommend contract pursuits that align with the technical roadmap collaborating with the business development team
- Identify and recommend candidate technologies and prototypes for further product development and commercialization
- Pursue strategic intellectual property and patent opportunities
- Guide ontime proposal development and contract updates by closely working with programmatic teams (proposal contracts management and legal personnel) to define work breakdown structures technical volumes work plans statements of work (SOWs) and quality assurance plans submitting highquality competitive foundations for our next projects
- Support risk analysis and mitigation planning
- Team Mentorship
- Guide projectlevel technical leaders toward successful outcomes operating within the scope of a contract/plan
- Manage the careers for a set of key contributors aligned within your technical area including performance reviews/feedback and working with HR to implement personnelcentric objectives
- Capable of handling changing circumstances and ambiguity and guiding others through this.
- Can deal with complex problems by distinguishing between critical and irrelevant information.
- Assign project responsibilities to your direct reports and recommend assignments for matrixed personnel to assure portfolio success
Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as a primary technical point of contact for established external relationships including companies partners subcontractors and suppliers
- Ability to communicate effectively through verbal and written communication with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
- Collaborate across multidisciplinary contributors both technical and programmatic
- Engage with Infleqtion leadership to advise on technical merits and needs associated with key decisions
Requirements
Technical Knowledge
- PhD in atomic molecular and optical (AMO) physics
- Atom trapping using tightly focused laser beams
- Rydberg physics and their interactions
- Optical design alignment and control of complex laser systems
- Working knowledge of control systems and signal processing
- Mechanical optical and electronic design packages (e.g. Solidworks Zemax Altium)
- Understanding of ultrahigh vacuum creation and maintenance
- Ability to effectively influence and drive project team members and stakeholders
- Ability to work and communicate with all levels of an organization; professionallevel communication skills including verbal written and presentation skills
- Ability to work comfortably in a highly collaborative crossfunctional teamoriented and matrixed environment
- Good verbal and written communication skills able to effectively share information with technical and nontechnical staff both in writing and orally
Experience
- Multiple years of relevant and progressive experience in a technical project team context including demonstrated leadership experience.
- Experience with proposal experimentation design development and transition of technically complex solutions and/or products
- Direct and handson experience supporting externallyfunded projects
- Proven track record of integrating complex hardware and software into systems
- Experience in project management
- Understanding of Health Safety and Environment (HSE) practices and modeling workplace safety culture
Benefits
In addition to your base compensation we offer a generous Total Rewards program which includes:
- Competitive salary
- Unlimited PTO
- Generous company 10 pension contribution regardless of employee contribution
- Cycle to workscheme
- Tax efficient technology schemes
- Incentive Stock Option Plan
- BUPA Private Healthcare Insurance once probationary period is successfully completed
Employment Type
Full-Time
