Assembly, Integration and Test IPT Lead (QRF)

Infleqtion, Inc.; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 131,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Unlimited PTO

401(k) match

Life and AD&D Insurance

HSA

FMLA leave

EAP

Student loan repayment

Equity program

Job summary

Infleqtion, Inc. is seeking an Assembly, Integration and Test (AI&T) IPT Lead for the QRF portfolio.

You will own the integration and verification flow turning components into hardware configurations for customer handoff, leading complex precision hardware through integration, environmental tests, anomaly resolution, and delivery. The role requires hands-on leadership on the floor, coordinating subsystems and IPTs, developing procedures, and ensuring readiness across environments and safety

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in assembly, integration, test, verification, production test, or systems test for complex hardware.
• Aerospace hardware experience including integration, verification, environmental test, or flight delivery.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary integration/test teams through build, checkout, anomaly resolution, and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Own subsystem and full QRF system builds from prototypes to repeatable products for internal/external programs.
• Be hands-on on the floor as QRF AI&T IPT lead, including integration planning, build flow, readiness gates, test execution, anomaly management, and delivery coordination.
• Interface with engineering and physics teams on test procedures, manufacturing methods, quality, and validation artefacts.
• Own the AI&T plan, integration sequence, test readiness criteria, facilities and equipment needs, and handoff criteria through delivery.
• Coordinate daily/weekly execution across subsystem IPTs, systems engineering, quality, procurement, and program controls.
• Develop and maintain integration/test procedures, travelers, configuration records, and customer acceptance evidence.
• Plan and execute functional, interface, environmental, optical, vacuum, electrical, and system-level verification activities.
• Lead TRR-style reviews, readiness reviews, anomaly investigations, and recovery planning.
• Ensure activities comply with laser safety, high voltage, vacuum, cleanliness, handling, ESD, and facility constraints.
• Drive readiness for facility, instrumentation, shipping, handling, and safety inputs.
• Track AI&T schedule, resources, issues and closure plans, risks, and EAC/ETC impacts for reporting.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical field

Job description

Infleqtion is seeking an Assembly, Integration and Test (AI&T) IPT Lead forour QRFportfolio. Thisindividual will ownthe integration and verification flow that turnscomponents andsubassembliesintohardwareconfigurations ready for(internal or external)customer handoff. The ideal candidate has led complex precision hardware through integration, environmentaltest, anomaly resolution,and delivery.

Job Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities outlined below include essential functions of the role. Depending on business needs, this role may perform a combination of some or all of the following duties. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

• Own subsystem and fullQRFsystem builds-spanning early prototypes and moving towards repeatable and scalable products– serving internal and external programs and system sales

• Be the “hands on” on the floor as QRF AI&T IPT lead, including integration planning, build flow, readiness gates, test execution, anomaly management, and delivery coordination

• Over timeproceedin buildingand managinga diversetechnicalteam, including but not limited to project / manufacturing / systems /qualityand test engineers

• Interface withengineering and physics/science teams on test procedures, manufacturing methods, quality, and validation artefacts

• Own the AI&T plan, integration sequence, test readiness criteria,facilities and equipmentneeds, and subsystem handoff criteriaall the way from planning to system delivery.

• Coordinate daily/weekly execution acrosssubsystemIPTs, systems engineering, quality, procurement, and program controls

• Develop and maintain integration procedures, test procedures, travelers, configuration records, test data packages, andcustomer acceptanceevidence.

• Plan and execute functional, interface, environmental, optical, vacuum, electrical, and system-level verification activities as applicable

• Lead TRR-style reviews, readiness reviews, failure/anomaly investigations, and recovery planning.

• Ensure integration and test activities are compatible with laser safety, high voltage, vacuum, cleanliness, handling, ESD, and facility constraints

• Drive readiness for facility,instrumentation, shipping, handling, and safety inputs.

• Track AI&T schedule, resource needs, open issuesand closure plans, risks, and EAC/ETC impacts for program reporting.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 8+ years of experience in assembly, integration, test, verification, production test, or systems test for complex hardware.

• Aerospace hardware experience is required, including integration, verification, environmental test,delivery of flight, flight-relevant, or similarly high-reliability hardware.

• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary integration/test teams through build, checkout, anomaly resolution, and delivery.

• Experience writing or approving integration/test procedures, travelers, verification reports, readiness packages, and sell-off evidence.

• Experience with environmental or system verification such as thermal/vacuum, vibration, electrical functional test, optical alignment/test, or interface test.

• Strong working knowledge of configuration control, test discipline, safety, quality, nonconformance, and hardware handling.

• Ability to communicate test status, blockers, risks, and recovery plans clearly to technical teams and program leadership.

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Any offer of employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive software, hardware, or technology controlled under these laws without sponsorship for an export license.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with“go fast” programs where schedulecan’tslip.Experiencewithcomplexhardware and hybrid hardware/software/firmware/gatewaresystems,field-deployed sensors, orotherhigh-programsrequiring high reliability and low tolerance of underperforming systems or program failure

• Experience with optical, laser/LIDAR, UHV, high-voltage, precision electromechanical, embedded electronics, or quantum/AMO laboratory systems

• Experience with TRR, ATP, environmental test campaigns, customer-witnessed testing, and formal delivery packages

• Experience building or managing GSE/MGSE/EGSE/OGSE readiness.

• Experience supporting EVM, CAM status, IMS execution, or cost/schedule variance reporting.

Travel

Travel may berequiredfor customer meetings, supplier visits, integration activities, or testcampaigns.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

Work will normally be performed in an office, laboratory, production, and integration/test environment. The role may involveworkaround lasers, high-voltage equipment, vacuum hardware, precision mechanical assemblies, electronics, clean hardware, and test equipment. Required personal protective equipment will be provided and must be usedin accordance withcompany requirements. Physical requirements should be reviewed andfinalizedby HR/Talent Acquisition forspecificposting.

• Salary Range: per year 131000 - 210000
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, short/long-term disability
• Employer-funded Health Savings Account
• Unlimited PTO
• 401(k) match
• Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Flexible Savings Account
• Paid FMLA, Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Student Loan Repayment
• Equity Program

Notice to Recruitment Agencies:

Infleqtion does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Infleqtion is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.