Lead Terrestrial Quantum Gravity Sensor Systems Engineer

Infleqtion, Inc.; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 155,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% company-paid medical, dental, and

vision

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

Job summary

Infleqtion, Inc. is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to drive the end-to-end technical execution of a terrestrial gravity sensing program.

You will serve as the technical authority, owning system design and architecture across disciplines to meet mission objectives and customer requirements. You will mentor a growing R&D and productization team for deployable quantum gravity sensors in subsurface, surface, and airborne environments, while coordinating with program management to balance cost,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• 6+ years of experience in engineering roles supporting aerospace or spaceflight systems.
• Proven experience as a technical lead or chief engineer on a complex, multi-disciplinary development program.
• Deep understanding of the full product development lifecycle, from concept through launch and operations.
• Active TS/SCI clearance, or ability to obtain/maintain clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end system design and architecture as the program's technical authority.
• Make final decisions on trade-offs, technical issues, and risk mitigations.
• Grow a team and mentor engineers across systems, mechanical, thermal, opto-mechanical, electrical, embedded control systems, and software.
• Coordinate with quantum sensing experts to deploy gravity sensors.
• Approve the system-level V&V strategy with test plans, procedures, and success criteria.
• Work with the Program Manager to balance cost, schedule, and technical execution.

Skills

Technical leadership

Systems engineering

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Program execution

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, or related field

Tools

MBSE (Cameo)

SysML

Job description

Infleqtion, Inc. is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to drive the end-to-end technical execution of a terrestrial gravity sensing program.

You will serve as the technical authority, owning system design and architecture across disciplines to meet mission objectives and customer requirements. You will mentor a growing R&D and productization team for deployable quantum gravity sensors in subsurface, surface, and airborne environments, while coordinating with program management to balance cost,