Product Manager - Quantum Control Systems

QuEra Computing, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

QuEra Computing, Inc. is seeking a Technical Product Manager to coordinate a cross-functional development program for the control system at the heart of our next-generation quantum processor units.

This role will bridge science and engineering teams to ensure high fidelity, low latency real-time decision-making, translate roadmaps into actionable requirements, and maintain traceable interfaces across subsystems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (physics, EE, CS) or related subject.
• PhD in physics, electrical engineering, computer science or related subject (preferred).
• 2–5 years managing complex technical products/projects in high-tech industries.
• Experience with low-level programming and compiler engineering for control systems.
• Experience building traceable product requirements for hardware-software interfaces.
• Strong track record translating research into pragmatic product requirements.

Responsibilities

• Translate technical roadmaps into actionable plans with milestones, owners, dependencies, and risk mitigation.
• Build traceable requirement hierarchies from top-level goals down to subsystem specs.
• Define and track interfaces between subsystems: compiler, sequence orchestrator, waveform generation, decoder, calibration.
• Define and manage requirements for subsystem testing with hardware-validated outputs.
• Develop test procedures to validate subsystem and integration requirements.
• Coordinate priorities across theory, compiler, software engineering, and other teams.
• Support translation of R&D output into product specifications and launch.
• Maintain clear communication to leadership and external stakeholders on status, risks, and decisions.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Documentation

Creativity

Initiative

Education

Bachelor’s degree in physics, electrical engineering, computer science

PhD in physics, electrical engineering, computer science

Tools

Rust

C

Job description

QuEra Computing, Inc. is seeking a Technical Product Manager to coordinate a cross-functional development program for the control system at the heart of our next-generation quantum processor units.

This role will bridge science and engineering teams to ensure high fidelity, low latency real-time decision-making, translate roadmaps into actionable requirements, and maintain traceable interfaces across subsystems.