Senior Director, U.S. National Security Partnerships

Entangled Future; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

PsiQuantum is seeking a Senior Director, U.S. National Security Partnerships in Washington, DC (remote). This senior, full-time role leads government relations and strategic partnerships to advance quantum computing initiatives with U.S.

national security agencies. The ideal candidate will have 7–10+ years of government experience, proven success in shaping and winning government-funded programs, and the ability to influence senior officials and private sector stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7–10 years of relevant government experience with acquisition, requirements development, major defense program management, or budgeting with U.S. national security agencies.

Skills

Govt experience

DoD collaboration

Program management

Strategic partnerships

Executive communication

Stakeholder mgmt

Travel readiness

Fast-paced environment

Job description

Senior Director, U.S. National Security Partnerships at PsiQuantum, Washington, District of Columbia, United States (remote). A senior-level full time position in the Government Relations team, listed under business operations.

PsiQuantum’s mission is to build the first useful quantum computers—machines capable of delivering the breakthroughs the field has long promised. Since our founding in 2016, our singular focus has been to build and deploy million-qubit, fault-tolerant quantum systems. Quantum computers harness the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems that even the most advanced supercomputers or AI systems will never reach. Their impact will span energy, pharmaceuticals, finance, agriculture, transportation, materials, and other foundational industries. Our architecture and approach is based on silicon photonics. By leveraging the advanced semiconductor manufacturing industry—including partners like GlobalFoundries—we use the same high-volume processes that already produce billions of chips for telecom and consumer electronics. Photonics offers natural advantages for scale: photons don’t feel heat, are immune to electromagnetic interference, and integrate with existing cryogenic cooling and standard fiber-optic infrastructure. In 2024, PsiQuantum announced government-funded projects to support the build-out of our first utility-scale quantum computers in Brisbane, Australia, and Chicago, Illinois. These initiatives reflect a growing recognition that quantum computing will be strategically and economically defining—and that now is the time to scale. PsiQuantum also develops the algorithms and software needed to make these systems commercially valuable. Our application, software, and industry teams work directly with leading Fortune 500 companies—including Lockheed Martin, Mercedes-Benz, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Mitsubishi Chemical—to prepare quantum solutions for real-world impact. Quantum computing is not an extension of classical computing. It represents a fundamental shift—and a path to mastering challenges that cannot be solved any other way. The potential is enormous, and we have a clear path to make it real. Come join us. Job Summary: The Senior Director, U.S. National

Requirements

• Minimum of 7-10 years of relevant government experience with acquisition, requirements development, major defense program management, or budgeting with U.S. national security agencies.
• Knowledge of and experience working with DoW research laboratories, science and technology organizations, Program Executive Offices, Major Defense Acquisition Programs, or other stakeholder organizations.
• Experience in the technical, programmatic, and operational challenges of developing, deploying, and sustaining complex technologies, hardware and software.
• Demonstrated success identifying, shaping, and winning government-funded programs or strategic partnerships.
• Ability to identify, establish, and leverage key relationships with senior level officials and private sector stakeholders within the national security ecosystem.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting to senior executives and customers; ability to translate complex topics, convince, and inspire through the written and spoken word.
• Capable of succeeding in a fast-paced, dynamic, and creative environment.
• Ability to travel required.

Nice to Have

• Understanding of U.S. Government approach and adoption of frontier technologies.
• Demonstrated performance of successfully working across functions for shared objectives.
• Understanding semiconductors, chemistry, physics, and/or quantum technologies is valued.
• Experience working within an U.S. Government acquisition organization, DoW military laboratories, or equivalent experience in the private sector collaborating with those organizations.
• Highly self-directed, with the ability to operate independently and create structure, priorities, and momentum in an emerging technology space.