Team Lead – Electronics & Mechanical

Entangled Future; Nederland; Hybrid; EUR 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity/participation plans

Leadership coaching

30 days annual leave

Hybrid working hours

Job summary

Qblox in Delft, Netherlands, seeks a Team Lead (Electronics & Mechanical) to steer the hardware platform development and mentor a multidisciplinary engineering team. The role combines technical leadership with hands-on design oversight across analog, RF, mixed-signal, high-speed digital electronics, and mechanical packaging.

You will guide cross-functional teams, align roadmaps with product goals, and ensure manufacturability while scaling the platform for second-generation quantum control

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Applied Physics, Mechatronics, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive Technical Excellence: own the design approach for the team’s platform modules and lead reviews across schematics, PCB layout, and mechanical constraints.
• Lead & Mentor Engineers: line-manage, coach, and develop electronics and mechanical engineers, conducting regular 1-on-1s and driving performance development.
• Own Execution & Milestones: translate roadmaps and architectural requirements into sprint plans and realistic delivery schedules.
• Bridge Multi-Disciplinary Interfaces: collaborate with Quantum Systems Architects, Technical Project Managers, and Central Engineering for cross-team integration and smooth manufacturing hand-overs at Beta Exit.
• Manage Hardware Risks: navigate design trade-offs, thermal margins, signal/power integrity, EMC compliance, and component lifecycles to ensure reliable hardware releases.
• Experience in instrumentation, test & measurement, cryogenic environments, or high-precision electronics.
• Background in bringing hardware products from prototype to volume production with contract manufacturers.

Skills

Technical leadership

Hardware design

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BSc/MSc in Electrical/ Electronics Engineering

Job description

Team Lead – Electronics & Mechanical at Qblox, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. A lead-level full time position in the Electrical Engineering team, listed under software engineering.

Are you driven to lead high-performing engineering teams and deliver cutting-edge hardware in the world of quantum computing? At Qblox, we're accelerating the worldwide race to build scalable quantum computers, providing the world's best quantum control stacks. We're not just building hardware; we're building the future. Where you come in: As our Team Lead (Electronics & Mechanical), you will take technical and people leadership for one of the core functional teams developing our second-generation quantum control platform. Based at our Delft headquarters in a hybrid setup, you will drive the hardware design; spanning analog, RF, mixed-signal, high-speed digital electronics, as well as mechanical packaging and thermal management. You are the crucial link turning architectural vision into robust, manufacturable hardware while mentoring and growing a multidisciplinary team of engineers.

Why you'll love it

• Ignite Your Drive: Work at the bleeding edge of deep-tech and quantum computing—an industry redefining the boundaries of modern science.
• Shape Next-Gen Architecture: Play a direct leadership role in building the second-generation platform that powers top quantum laboratories globally.
• Collaborate with Brilliance: Partner daily with world-class physicists, systems architects, and specialized engineers in an open, high-trust environment.
• Continuous Growth & Leadership: Benefit from dedicated leadership coaching and significant room to scale your scope alongside Qblox’s rapid international expansion.

Enough about us, what about you? To truly excel and lead the charge in this role, we envision you'll have the following skills and experience:

The Non-Negotiables

• Technical Foundation: A BSc or MSc in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Applied Physics, Mechatronics, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive Technical Excellence: Own the design approach for your team’s platform modules, lead reviews across schematics, PCB layout, and mechanical constraints, and actively resolve complex hardware challenges hands-on.
• Lead & Mentor Engineers: Line-manage, coach, and develop electronics and mechanical engineers, running regular 1-on-1s, driving performance development, and leading hiring to build team capacity.
• Own Execution & Milestones: Translate work-stream roadmaps and architectural requirements into clear sprint plans and realistic delivery schedules, balancing engineering workloads with component lead times.
• Bridge Multi-Disciplinary Interfaces: Collaborate closely with Quantum Systems Architects, Technical Project Managers, and Central Engineering to align on cross-team integration, verification, and smooth manufacturing hand-overs at Beta Exit.
• Manage Hardware Risks: Proactively navigate design trade-offs, thermal margins, signal/power integrity, EMC compliance, and component lifecycles to ensure reliable hardware releases.
• Experience within instrumentation, test & measurement, cryogenic environments, or high-precision electronics.
• Practical background bringing hardware products from initial prototype through full stage-gate/PLM cycles to volume production with contract manufacturers.
• A genuine curiosity about or prior exposure to quantum computing technologies.

Benefits

• Join a unique and dynamic experience of bringing deep-tech to the market in a hyper-growth environment.
• Collaborate with our passionate, interdisciplinary team in the Netherlands and in the United States.
• Work alongside a global team of highly skilled physicists, engineers, and scientists in a flexible and open working culture.
• Enjoy a high-curiosity, high-performance team dynamic.
• Take advantage of highly attractive compensation plans, equity/participation plans, and 30 days of annual leave.
• Benefit from dedicated leadership coaching and structured training tailored for Team Leads.
• Flexible working hours with hybrid setups, travel allowance, company-sponsored retreats, and Friday lunches.
• Represent Qblox at international conferences, partner engagements, and customer visits.