Engineering Program Manager

Quantinuum; Colorado; On-site; USD 148,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity opportunities

Generous paid time off

13 paid holidays

Employer-subsidized health insurance

Job summary

Quantinuum in Broomfield, CO is seeking an Engineering Program Manager to lead complex facilities and infrastructure projects across locations. You will coordinate technical and operations teams, manage schedules and budgets, and drive risk-based decision making on cutting-edge research programs.

The role emphasizes robust communication, adherence to timelines, and alignment with organizational goals, with emphasis on safe, sustainable execution and global collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree minimum.
• 6+ years of milestone-driven technical program management experience (R&D hardware, facilities, site ops).
• U.S. Person per contractual requirements (citizenship/green card/residence).
• Must not be PRC or Russian national unless U.S. citizen.

Responsibilities

• Lead schedules, budgets, dashboards, and plans for complex hardware R&D and facilities programs.
• Drive on-time, in-scope, on-budget execution with risk management.
• Coordinate multi-location teams; serve as primary integration point.
• Hold status meetings, reviews, milestones, and retrospectives.
• Communicate strategy, scope changes, risks, and progress via reports and dashboards.
• Identify opportunities to accelerate schedules and develop new capabilities.
• Improve program management processes and ensure compliance and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Schedule management

Communication

PMP certification

MS Project

JIRA

Confluence

MS365

Smartsheet

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

MS Project

JIRA

Confluence

Slack

MS365

Smartsheet

Job description

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

To support our cutting-edge research, global footprint strategy, and business growth, we are seeking a team member to lead projects related to facilities and infrastructure systems. This role will coordinate and lead complex projects across multiple locations, supporting teams both locally and internationally, ensuring technology and product roadmap targets are met while maintaining a sustainable workflow pace.

All applicants for placement in safety-sensitive positions will be required to submit to a pre-employment drug test.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and management of detailed schedules, budgets, dashboards, resource plans, and work plans for technical deliverables across complex, multi-disciplinary hardware R&D and facilities engineering programs.
• Drive on-time, in-scope and on-budget execution through detailed project planning, risk management, and proactive issue resolution under conditions of technical uncertainty.
• Organize and coordinate work across multiple cross functional teams, including technical and operational teams, serving as the primary integration point.
• Lead regular status meetings, project reviews, milestone reviews, and end-of-task retrospectives to monitor progress and support decision-making.
• Ensure timely, clear communication of strategy, scope changes, risks, and progress to technical teams, partners, stakeholders, and leadership via reports, dashboards, and presentations.
• Identify opportunities to accelerate schedules or develop required technologies, including requirements definition and evaluation of new efforts.
• Implement and continuously improve program management processes for tracking schedules, budgets, milestones, risks, and change control.
• Ensure programs align with organizational goals while maintaining safe, sustainable, and operationally effective execution.
• Develop and maintain accurate technical documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and engineering drawings as well as test plans and results to ensure compliance, reproducibility, and knowledge sharing across global teams.
• Support supply chain development and management to ensure business continuity and technological advancement.
• Perform other duties as assigned

YOU MUST HAVE:

• Bachelor's degree minimum
• Minimum of 6+ years of experience in milestone-driven technical program management, including coordination and delivery of R&D hardware, facilities, construction or site operations
• 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 strongly preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Prior experience delivering first-of-a-kind projects and products
• Proven experience leading facilities projects, site expansions, construction or workplace transformation initiatives
• Comfort applying project management practices to the ambiguity of R&D environment
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Experience managing technology-based projects through the full life cycle, including schedule, risk, and budget management
• Strong familiarity with project management, development, and collaboration tools such as MS Project, JIRA, Confluence, Slack, MS365 suite, and Smartsheet
• Experience using Waterfall, Lean, Agile, or Kanban methodologies and tailoring practices to achieve optimal results
• Experience working in a complex engineering environment, promoting collaboration and fostering a strong teamwork mentality

Incentive Eligible – Range posted is inclusive of bonus target

The pay range for this role is $148,000 – $190,000 annually. Actual compensation within this range may vary based on the candidate’s skills, educational background, professional experience, and unique qualifications for the role.

Quantinuum is a leading quantum computing company delivering a full stack platform designed to make quantum computing deployable in real-world environments. With active engagements spanning pharmaceuticals, material science, financial services, government, industrial sectors, and leading academic and research institutions worldwide, we are helping organizations unlock the transformative potential of quantum computing.

Our global team of more than 800 employees includes many of the world’s leading scientists, engineers, and researchers, with more than 70% of our technology team holding advanced degrees at the Master's or PhD level. Headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, Quantinuum operatesacross the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, and Singapore.

By joining Quantinuum, you’ll help shape the future of quantum computing, pushing the limits of technology, and making the impossible possible.

What’s in it for you?

We believe our people are our greatest strength and offer a comprehensive rewards package that supports your professional growth, well-being, and long-term success.

• Competitive compensation and the opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology
• Flexible work arrangements that support work-life balance
• Employer-subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match and student loan repayment benefit
• Equity opportunities
• Generous paid time off, sick leave, and 12 paid holidays annually
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discount programs

Equal Opportunity Employer

Quantinuum is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where all employees and applicants are treated with respect and provided equal opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, ancestry, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Know Your Rights:

Workplace discrimination is illegal. For more information about Quantinuum, please visit our website.

We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know use the Lets talk contact form.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis, there is no application deadline for this position.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us. We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know use the Lets talk contact form.