Senior Partnership Manager, Cryogenic Components

Entangled Future; Espoo; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

IQM Quantum Computers in Espoo, Finland, is seeking a Senior Partnership Manager, Cryogenic Components, to drive partnerships and supply chain for cryogenic hardware across the quantum systems. This senior role sits in the Technology Partnerships team and collaborates with engineering, procurement and leadership to align the technical roadmap with external suppliers and partners.

You will split time between developing partnerships and contributing to an international grant project, traveling

Qualifications

• MSc in physics, electrical engineering, microwave engineering or related field.
• At least three years of experience in quantum hardware, cryogenics, low temperature physics or the microwave industry, including minimum 2 years in partnerships, supplier management or technical business development.
• Strong understanding of dilution refrigerators, heat loads, thermalisation and cryogenic RF and microwave components, including how they affect superconducting qubit performance.
• Experience evaluating technical solutions and working with industrial suppliers or equipment manufacturers in a technology driven environment.
• Strong negotiation and relationship management skills, with a general understanding of contracts, intellectual property and export control.
• The ability to assess technical gaps and supply risks under uncertainty, turn findings into clear recommendations and build shared ownership across teams.
• Fluent English, with the ability to write clear technical reports and communicate with partners, researchers and senior leadership.
• You’re comfortable with frequent international travel, including trips to the USA and Asia.

Responsibilities

• Work with engineering teams to identify cryogenic technology gaps and recommend where to build internally, partner or buy.
• Find and evaluate suppliers and technology partners based on technical performance, manufacturing capacity, supply security and their ability to support larger quantum systems.
• Lead partner relationships, agree on project scopes, timelines and deliverables, and track progress against milestones.
• Negotiate partnership, supply, confidentiality and intellectual property agreements together with legal and procurement.
• Map critical supply dependencies, qualify alternative suppliers and reduce reliance on single sources for essential cryogenic components.
• Coordinate hardware roadmap work within the grant project, contribute to technical exchanges and present results within agreed intellectual property limits.

Skills

Partnership management

Supplier management

Technical business development

Negotiation

English proficiency

Cryogenic components knowledge

Project coordination

Education

MSc in physics / electrical engineering / microwave engineering or related field

Job description

Senior Partnership Manager, Cryogenic Components at IQM Quantum Computers, Espoo, FI. A senior-level full time position in the Engineering team, listed under hardware engineering.

Scaling quantum computers means making sure the technology around our qubits can scale with them. As our Senior Partnership Manager, Cryogenic Components, you will build the partnerships that help close technology gaps and secure a reliable supply of critical cryogenic components. You will join our Technology Partnerships team, reporting to the VP of Quantum Systems. Working closely with engineering, procurement and our Senior Partnership Manager, Electronics, you will connect IQM’s technical roadmap with the suppliers and partners who can help deliver it. Your scope covers the cryogenic chain from the vacuum feedthrough down to the mixing chamber, including dilution refrigerators, cabling, microwave components and cryogenic amplifiers.

Alongside your partnership work, you will coordinate IQM’s hardware roadmap contribution to an international grant project involving European and Japanese partners. During the project, approximately 65% of your time will focus on partnerships and supply chain development, and 35% on the grant project.

What you’ll actually do

• Work with engineering teams to identify cryogenic technology gaps and recommend where to build internally, partner or buy.
• Find and evaluate suppliers and technology partners based on technical performance, manufacturing capacity, supply security and their ability to support larger quantum systems.
• Lead partner relationships, agree on project scopes, timelines and deliverables, and track progress against milestones.
• Negotiate partnership, supply, confidentiality and intellectual property agreements together with legal and procurement.
• Map critical supply dependencies, qualify alternative suppliers and reduce reliance on single sources for essential cryogenic components.
• Coordinate hardware roadmap work within the grant project, contribute to technical exchanges and present results within agreed intellectual property limits.

Requirements

• An MSc in physics, electrical engineering, microwave engineering or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least three years of experience in quantum hardware, cryogenics, low temperature physics or the microwave industry, including minimum 2 years in partnerships, supplier management or technical business development.
• Strong understanding of dilution refrigerators, heat loads, thermalisation and cryogenic RF and microwave components, including how they affect superconducting qubit performance.
• Experience evaluating technical solutions and working with industrial suppliers or equipment manufacturers in a technology driven environment.
• Strong negotiation and relationship management skills, with a general understanding of contracts, intellectual property and export control.
• The ability to assess technical gaps and supply risks under uncertainty, turn findings into clear recommendations and build shared ownership across teams.
• Fluent English, with the ability to write clear technical reports and communicate with partners, researchers and senior leadership.
• You’re comfortable with frequent international travel, including trips to the USA and Asia.