Project Manager, Illinois Quantum Computing Systems

Help Infleqtion build the future of quantum in Illinois.

Infleqtion is seeking a self-motivated energetic Project Manager to help deliver an advanced quantum computing platform and coordinate our work across the Illinois quantum this role you will help connect technical plans customer commitments vendor activity site readiness and business priorities into one coordinated execution plan.

You will contribute directly to Infleqtions private-public partnership with the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) and the National Quantum Algorithms Center (NQAC). This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of advanced technology infrastructure research and customer delivery while helping a multidisciplinary team turn ambitious quantum programs into real operational progress.

You do not need detailed knowledge of quantum computing to succeed in this role. You do need enough technical fluency to understand system-level dependencies ask good questions identify risks early and communicate clearly with scientific engineering operations vendor and customer stakeholders.

What Youll Help Build

You will work closely with technical leads operations teams vendors facilities personnel and customer stakeholders to translate technical plans and contractual commitments into coordinated execution that meets customer and business needs.

This role is a strong fit for a project leader who enjoys bringing structure to complex technical work creating clarity across teams and helping scientific and engineering programs move from planning through delivery installation commissioning acceptance and documentation.

What Youll Do

• Own and maintain the integrated project plan including milestones schedules dependencies risks actions budgets and deliverables.
• Partner with technical leads to align engineering plans with contractual and business requirements translating them into clear actions owners deadlines and completion criteria.
• Work with the technical team to identify critical paths and help deliver on time and on budget.
• Coordinate execution across technical operations supply chain IT facilities finance legal commercial vendor and customer teams.
• Lead project communications and meetings provide clear status reporting follow up on commitments and escalate issues as needed.
• Coordinate site readiness procurement equipment delivery installation commissioning acceptance and supporting documentation.
• Maintain traceability between requirements project work and evidence of completion.
• Identify process gaps and help drive practical improvements through resolution.

What Youll Bring:

• Bachelors degree in physics engineering or a related field or equivalent professional experience.
• Typically 4 years managing technical engineering hardware infrastructure or complex R&D projects.
• Experience owning schedules budgets risks and stakeholder communications.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to understand complex technical work well enough to identify dependencies ask effective questions and communicate project impacts.
• Strong written verbal organizational and facilitation skills.
• Experience with project-management tools such as Jira Confluence Microsoft Project or similar systems.
• Ability to travel periodically.

Its a Plus If You Have:

• Experience delivering or commissioning complex scientific or industrial equipment.
• Experience in quantum technology scientific instrumentation aerospace semiconductor equipment or another complex hardware environment.
• Experience working with universities government organizations research institutions or public-sector customers.
• Familiarity with facility readiness equipment transport and delivery IT infrastructure procurement and supplier management.
• Experience with contractual deliverables acceptance criteria change control and customer reporting.
• Experience with inventory management.
• PMP certification or comparable project-management training.

• Salary range: $90000-$115000 per year
• 100% company-paid medical dental vision short/long-term disability
• Employer-funded Health Savings Account
• Unlimited PTO
• 401(k) match
• Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Flexible Savings Account
• Paid FMLA Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Student Loan Repayment
• Equity Package

Equal Opportunity

Here you have freedom to embrace your whole self: who you love your gender identity and expression skin color age appearance disability neurodiversity DNA military/veteran status citizenship and other factors that make up who you are. Your uniqueness is valued welcomed and appreciated here. We are dedicated to providing a positive workplace and base all employment decisions on your qualifications performance merits as well as business needs. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Contact Information

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