Team Lead, Quantum Electronics & Instrumentation

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft); Delft; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ABP pension plan

Education opportunities

Flexible working week

Leave and holidays

Job summary

QuTech is seeking a Team Lead Electronics in Delft to guide a small three-person electronics team. The role combines leadership with hands-on design, development, and support of measurement electronics for quantum labs.

You will set directions, ensure quality, and foster collaboration while actively contributing to your team's growth. This role involves teaching an electronics course and supervising HBO-level interns.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electronics or equivalent experience, or a degree in quantum related Physics with demonstrable electronics expertise.
• Leadership experience, managing a small technical team.
• Practical, hands-on, and analytical mindset with ability to provide quick technical solutions.
• Ability to plan and reason about high level system architectures.
• Ability to translate research questions into electronics requirements and vice versa.
• Proactive, collaborative, and self-starting attitude.
• Interest in cutting edge Physics; knowledge of quantum systems is an advantage.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills; teaching experience is an advantage.
• Proficiency in English; Dutch proficiency is preferred, or willingness to learn it.

Responsibilities

• Deliver instrumentation for quantum laboratories, home-built or off-the-shelf, or adapted as needed.
• Advise researchers on instrumentation and measurement issues, identifying improvements.
• Initiate and drive short and long term electronics projects translating research needs into instruments.
• Create roadmaps, definitions, and requirements for delivering electronics to labs.
• Conduct independent research on electronics for quantum research.
• Stay informed about developments in the electronics market related to quantum research.
• Coordinate activities of team members within projects.
• Maintain an extensive catalogue of previously developed electronics.
• Represent and promote the team within the organization.
• Participate in organizational or technical working groups or project teams.

Skills

Leadership experience

Hands-on engineering

Analytical mindset

System architectures

Collaborative attitude

English proficiency

Self-starter

Willingness to learn Dutch

Education

Master's degree in Electronics

Degree in quantum-related Physics with electronics expertise

Tools

PCB design

RF/microwave engineering

Lab instrumentation

EMC and isolation

Job description

QuTech is seeking a Team Lead Electronics in Delft to guide a small three-person electronics team. The role combines leadership with hands-on design, development, and support of measurement electronics for quantum labs.

You will set directions, ensure quality, and foster collaboration while actively contributing to your team's growth. This role involves teaching an electronics course and supervising HBO-level interns.