Manufacturing Operations Lead - Quantum Hardware & NPI

Qrypt; Town of Germantown (WI); On-site; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay & Equity participation

Comprehensive health, dental andVision

401(k) match

In-office lunch and snacks

The opportunity to be part of a team解决

Job summary

Qrypt seeks a Manufacturing Operations Manager to own how our quantum hardware gets built, sourced, and shipped. You will manage contract manufacturers, run production schedules, maintain long-lead component inventory, and coordinate internal builds that bring Quantum Entropy Appliances to customers.

As we scale, you will drive designs through manufacturing from first article to ramp. You will partner with hardware engineering on manufacturability, ensure repeatable quality, and establish

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, supply chain, or related technical field, or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years in manufacturing operations, manufacturing program/project management, or supply chain, including direct ownership of a contract-manufacturer relationship.
• Hands-on experience manufacturingelectronics / hardwareproducts (PCBAs, boards, or electromechanical systems).
• Proventrack recordmanaging production schedules, inventory, and supplier performance for a physical product.
• Experience taking a hardware product through NPI and into volume production (EVT/DVT/PVT or equivalent).
• Strong command of purchasing, forecasting, and inventory/BOM management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to keep engineering, suppliers, and leadership aligned.
• Willingness to travel to CM and supplier sites as needed.
• Fluency with AI and agent-assisted workflows. Working with AI tools is core to how weoperateatQrypt, and it is expected of everyone here.

Responsibilities

• Own the relationship with contract manufacturers (CMs) and keycomponentsuppliers: quoting, POs, pricing, capacity, quality, and performance.
• Build and manage production schedules across the CMs and our internal build team; track builds to plan and keep leadership informed of status and risk.
• Own inventory of critical and long-lead components (entropy cards, boards, chassis, and gating parts); forecast demand, set reorder points, and prevent stock-outs from slipping deliveries.
• Coordinate internal production and final assembly, including packaging, crating, and shipment of finished appliances.
• Drive new product introduction (NPI): move new and revised hardware designs from engineering through first article, validation builds, andramp tovolume production.
• Partner with hardware engineering on design-for-manufacturability, engineering change orders, and yield/quality improvements.
• Establish andmaintainthe manufacturing processes, documentation, and quality practices needed to scaleproduction repeatably.
• Identifyand remove the biggest risks to delivery dates —componentavailability, CM capacity, repeatable assembly, and QA.

Skills

NPI experience

Inventory management

Supplier management

Hardware manufacturing

Forecasting

Communication

Travel willingness

AI workflows

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, or related technical field

Job description

Qrypt seeks a Manufacturing Operations Manager to own how our quantum hardware gets built, sourced, and shipped. You will manage contract manufacturers, run production schedules, maintain long-lead component inventory, and coordinate internal builds that bring Quantum Entropy Appliances to customers.

As we scale, you will drive designs through manufacturing from first article to ramp. You will partner with hardware engineering on manufacturability, ensure repeatable quality, and establish