Lead Systems Engineer - Cryogenics -680

Quantinuum; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 152,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedule

Health insurance

401(k) match

Equity

12 Paid holidays

Parental leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Quantinuum in the United States is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer - Cryogenics to steer the delivery of complex infrastructure across cryogenic and fluid-handling environments. You will oversee architecture, standards, and lifecycle management, ensuring reliability and scalability of mission-critical facility systems.

You will drive multi-disciplinary collaboration, lead commissioning and handover, and mentor engineers to foster technical excellence while aligning with strategic capital

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree minimum.
• 10+ years delivering complex facility or infrastructure systems (cryogenics, fluids, or industrial gases).
• 5+ years with engineering design/analysis software: ASPEN, EcoSim, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Onshape.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and architectural oversight for advanced infrastructure programs, including cryogenic distribution and precision environmental controls.
• Define system architectures, roadmaps, standards, and long-term infrastructure strategies; lead requirements, trade studies, design reviews, and acceptance activities.
• Serve as technical authority for integration, reliability, safety, and scalability of cryogenic, fluid-handling, controls, and power systems.
• Lead resolution of complex technical and operational challenges; provide governance, risk management, and decisions across projects.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration among engineering, facilities, safety, contractors, vendors, and partners to ensure execution.
• Lead commissioning, operational readiness, and lifecycle performance; guide transition of new tech into production-ready infrastructure.
• Mentor engineers, establish engineering practices and documentation standards; support capital initiatives.

Skills

Cryogenics

Systems integration

Leadership

Field execution

Vendor coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ASPEN

EcoSim

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Onshape

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Systems Engineer - Cryogenics in our Broomfield, CO, location to lead the delivery of complex infrastructure systems across cryogenic, fluid-handling, and precision building/facility environments. The ideal candidate brings strong systems integration and field-execution experience spanning cryogenics, industrial gases, and advanced facility technologies such as precision building controls, environmental systems, and data-center-grade mechanical/electrical infrastructure.

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

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership and architectural oversight for advanced infrastructure programs, including cryogenic distribution systems, industrial gas systems, precision environmental controls, and mission-critical facility infrastructure.
• Define system architectures, technology roadmaps, engineering standards, and long-term infrastructure strategies while leading requirements development, trade studies, design reviews, and system acceptance activities.
• Serve as the organization’s technical authority for the integration, reliability, safety, and scalability of complex cryogenic, fluid-handling, controls, and power systems.
• Lead resolution of the most complex technical and operational challenges, providing technical governance, risk management, and decision-making across multiple projects and stakeholders.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration among engineering disciplines, facility operations, safety organizations, project teams, contractors, vendors, and external partners to ensure successful project execution.
• Lead commissioning, operational readiness, and lifecycle performance initiatives while guiding the transition of new technologies and prototype concepts into production-ready infrastructure solutions.
• Mentor and develop engineers, establish engineering best practices and documentation standards, and support strategic planning and capital infrastructure initiatives that enable future organizational growth.

YOU MUST HAVE:

• Bachelor’s degree minimum
• Minimum 10+ years of experience delivering complex facility or infrastructure systems, preferably involving cryogenics, fluids, or industrial gases.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience with engineering design and analysis software such as ASPEN, EcoSim, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Onshape, or similar tools.
• 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:

• Advanced degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary engineering efforts through design, integration, commissioning, and operational handover.
• Strong understanding of cryogenic safety practices, hazard analysis methodologies, regulatory compliance, and operational risk mitigation.
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical decisions across organizations and drive alignment among diverse stakeholder groups.
• Experience leading the design and deployment of major facility upgrades, pilot plants, data-center-class infrastructure, or large-scale cryogenic installations.
• Deep expertise in systems engineering methodologies, including requirements management, interface control, verification and validation, configuration management, and lifecycle engineering.
• Experience developing technical strategies, roadmaps, standards, and governance processes across multiple projects or sites.
• Demonstrated success in mentoring and developing engineers while fostering technical excellence within engineering organizations.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence senior leadership and translate complex technical issues into actionable business decisions

Compensation & Benefits:

$152,000 - $190,000 a year

Incentive Eligible - Range posted is inclusive of bonus target

The pay range for this role is $152,000 - $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 the world leader in quantum computing. The company’s quantum systems deliver the highest performance across all industry benchmarks. Quantinuum's over 650 employees, including 400+ scientists and engineers, across the US, UK, Germany, and Japan, are driving the quantum computing revolution.

By uniting best-in-class software with high-fidelity hardware, our integrated full-stack approach is accelerating the path to practical quantum computing and scaling its impact across multiple industries.

By joining Quantinuum, you'll be at the forefront of this transformative revolution, shaping the future of quantum computing, pushing the limits of technology, and making the impossible possible.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary and innovative, game-changing work
• Flexible work schedule
• Employer subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) match for student loan repayment benefit
• Equity, 401k retirement savings plan + 12 Paid holidays and generous vacation + sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discounts

Quantinuum is an equal opportunity employer. You will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status. Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal

Role context:

This role type exists to oversee the architecture, integration, and operational execution of complex cooling and fluid-handling systems required for specialized hardware environments. Situated at the intersection of facility operations, mechanical engineering, and physical system deployment, the position serves as an authority for infrastructure reliability. Engineers in this domain define technical governance, design standards, and lifecycle strategies to ensure critical support systems operate within strict environmental parameters, bridging foundational facility design with advanced operational technology deployment.

Quantum ecosystem relevance:

The role contributes to enabling infrastructure by supporting the specialized physical environments required for low-temperature quantum computing architectures. Operating physical quantum hardware often depends on stable cooling infrastructure, fluid control, and precise environmental monitoring. By establishing rigorous engineering standards, system validation, and integration frameworks for complex fluid and thermal management setups, this position helps maintain the stable operational conditions necessary for quantum processors to function reliably in scaled, production-ready facility deployments.

Capability signals:

• Mastery of complex cryogenic distribution systems and fluid-handling infrastructure design
• Expertise in full lifecycle systems engineering, verification, and technical governance
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams through commissioning handovers
• Proficiency in environmental control integration for mission-critical physical facility operations
• Command of engineering design software tools for system architecture modeling