Design-to-Cost Quantum Hardware Cost Engineer

Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc. is seeking a Cost Engineer to lead bottom-up cost modeling and design-to-cost initiatives across our photonic quantum computing portfolio.

You will bridge Hardware Design, Manufacturing Operations, and Strategic Sourcing to build granular cost models for PCBAs and photonic hardware, guiding supplier negotiations and ensuring target margins throughout the product lifecycle. Ideal candidates have 3+ years in should-cost or cost estimation in complex hardware, with

Qualifications

• 3+ years in should-cost engineering or product cost estimation in hardware.
• Experience with electronic/photonic hardware cost components and enclosures.
• Familiarity with SMT, PCB fabrication, sheet metal, and assembly processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead bottom-up cost modeling and clean-sheet analyses across photonic hardware.
• Bridge Hardware Design, Manufacturing Operations, and Strategic Sourcing.
• Develop granular cost models for PCBAs and optical assemblies.
• Influence product architecture and supplier negotiations to meet targets.
• Identify cost-reduction opportunities via material substitutions and simplified assembly.

Skills

Cost modeling

Should-cost engineering

Design for Manufacturability

Value Engineering (VAVE)

BOM cost analysis

Excel

Python

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

B.S. in Mechanical/Systems (related technical field)

Tools

aPriori

Costimator

Job description

Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc. is seeking a Cost Engineer to lead bottom-up cost modeling and design-to-cost initiatives across our photonic quantum computing portfolio.

You will bridge Hardware Design, Manufacturing Operations, and Strategic Sourcing to build granular cost models for PCBAs and photonic hardware, guiding supplier negotiations and ensuring target margins throughout the product lifecycle. Ideal candidates have 3+ years in should-cost or cost estimation in complex hardware, with