Lead Engineer, Quantum RF Systems

Infleqtion UK; Kidlington; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus program

Incentive Stock Option Plan

10% pension contribution

Unlimited PTO

BUPA healthcare

Life assurance (4 x salary)

Cycle to work

Technology scheme

Job summary

Infleqtion is seeking a Lead Engineer to accelerate product development for our quantum RF systems in the UK. You will own engineering delivery across the full product lifecycle, translating complex scientific requirements into robust designs and executable development plans.

Lead portfolio architecture and coordinate hardware, software, RF, optical, and verification activities while ensuring design controls and documentation standards are met. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering, physics or similar STEM field(s).
• 10+ years in a technical leadership role (e.g., product owner, design authority, or technical programme manager).
• Experience with complex systems combining mechanical, electrical, RF, optical and software components.

Responsibilities

• Own the portfolio engineering architecture, system design approach, and engineering execution plan.
• Translate scientific and programme requirements into engineering requirements, design decisions, and verification plans.
• Lead engineering trade-offs across performance, reliability, manufacturability, cost, schedule, and risk.
• Manage engineering domain leads across hardware, software, mechanical, electrical, optical, systems, and verification.
• Ensure engineering work follows design controls, documentation standards, configuration management, and review processes.
• Drive integration, test, verification, validation, and readiness for deployment or productisation.
• Collaborate with physics leads to preserve scientific performance in system design.
• Support technical roadmap development, proposal development, supplier engagement, and customer discussions.
• Ensure portfolio progresses through full product lifecycle from research prototype to engineered system.

Skills

Exceptional communication

Technical documentation

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Education

Master's degree in engineering/physics or similar STEM field

Tools

UML

IEEE 15288

INCOSE

MSBE

SysML

IEEE 29148

Job description

Infleqtion is seeking a Lead Engineer to accelerate product development for our quantum RF systems in the UK. You will own engineering delivery across the full product lifecycle, translating complex scientific requirements into robust designs and executable development plans.

Lead portfolio architecture and coordinate hardware, software, RF, optical, and verification activities while ensuring design controls and documentation standards are met. Travel up to 10% may be required.