Engineering Program Management Lead - 341

Quantinuum; City Of London; On-site; GBP 108,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading integrated quantum company in the UK is seeking an Engineering Program Management Lead to manage complex R&D programs. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in technical program management, a Bachelor's degree, and familiarity with quantum computing or experimental physics. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits, alongside the opportunity to work in a pioneering field.

Benefits

Flexible work schedule

Employer subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid parental leave

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience in technical program management.
• Understanding of quantum computing, optics, and photonics.
• Experience managing technology projects through life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of detailed schedules, budgets, and resource needs for projects.
• Coordinate with multiple teams.
• Communicate strategy, scope changes, and risks.

Skills

Technical program management

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Time management

Collaboration

Risk analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree in a STEM field

Job description

We are seeking an Engineering Program Management Lead in our Broomfield, CO Location.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development of and manage detailed schedules, budgets, resource needs, and work plans for technical deliverableson complex, multi-faceted hardware R&D programs
• Organize and coordinate with multiple technical and operational teams
• Lead regular status meetings, project reviews, and end-of-task retrospectives
• Ensure timely and effective communicationof strategy, scope changes, risks, and progressbetween technical teams, partners, product and program management, and leadership through reports, dashboards, and presentations
• Identify opportunities to accelerate schedule or develop needed technologies
• Ability to travel up to 25%

You Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree minimum
• Minimum 8+ years’ experience in technical program management
• Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person. defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status
• Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People’s Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.

We Value

• Master’s degree in a STEM field
• A background in quantum computing, optics and photonics, or experimental physics
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Experience in product development
• Experience seeing technology-based projects through the full life cycle including managing schedule, risk, and budget
• Prior experience on first-of-its-kind, early technology-based products or projects
• Resourcefulness and the ability to predict challenges to proactively head-off obstacles
• Excellent time management and organizational skills and experience establishing guidelines in these areas for others
• Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment and promoting a teamwork mentality
• Ability to adapt tactics and strategies to meet diverse, early phase, and strongly technical projects
• Thorough understanding of risk and opportunity analysis and management processes related to program planning

Compensation & Benefits

$143,000 - $183,000 a year

• A 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, 401k retirement savings plan + 12 Paid holidays and generous vacation + sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discounts

Quantinuum is the world’s largest integrated quantum company, driving breakthroughs in materials discovery, cybersecurity, and next-generation quantum AI. With a team of more than 600 employees, including more than 420 of them being scientists and engineers, we are leading the worldwide quantum computing revolution.

By uniting best-in-class software with high-fidelity hardware, our integrated full-stack approach is accelerating the path to practical quantum computing and scaling its impact across multiple industries.

As we celebrate the International Year of Quantum, there has never been a more exciting time to be part of this rapidly evolving field. Byjoining Quantinuum, you’ll be at the forefront of this transformative revolution, shaping the future of quantum computing, pushing the limits of technology, and making the impossible possible.

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. Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal.