Location: This role will work onsite at our office located in Bothell, WA.
Travel: Up to 20% both domestic and international
Job ID: 1584
The Role:We are looking for a Senior Manager of Optical Systems Test to lead a team of optical verification engineers delivering quantum computers to customers. Candidates for this role have demonstrable experience developing optical and mechanical systems and tooling for all phases of the design lifecycle. You should be experienced in identifying and implementing iterative design improvements for performance, with a specific focus on Design for Manufacturing (DfM) and Design for Test (DfT). In this role, you will manage a group of optical and mechanical engineers whose role is to validate system designs and carry out testing on customer systems. You will guide the team to deliver with speed and accuracy, while balancing automation vs. product maturity. By working cross-functionally, you will improve the quality, speed, and predictability of customer deliveries, directly contributing to the company's strategic revenue goals.
Responsibilities: - Lead a team of optical and mechanical engineers to deliver customer systems in support of company level objectives
- Identify and drive design changes in current and future system to improve optical system design and validation process
- Identify opportunities for test automation through tooling, SW, etc.
- Manage multiple projects, priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
- Collaborate and communicate with internal and external customers, engineers, physicists, as well as engineering and operations leadership
- Work with cross-functional leadership to create, influence, and align on department and organizational level goals and objectives
- Manage costs, and schedules across our operations program
- Hire, develop, and retain top engineering and scientific talent
- Lead root cause investigations to resolve highly complex or unique situations that impact system delivery or operations
Requirements:- Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, Physics, or related field
- 8+ years of hands-on technical leadership and people management experience
- Experience managing and mentoring engineers, physicists or scientists ranging from early career to senior
- Experience taking a complex product through the entire design lifecycle
- Experience with free space optics and laser systems
- Experience identifying and driving corrective actions for design issues found in production systems
- Strong written and oral communication demonstrated by the ability to communicate complex ideas to a variety of audiences
Preferred Qualifications:- 15+ years of technical leadership and people management experience
- Experience delivering complex products, including hardware and software, to customers
- Direct experience in complex system integration, especially in Validation and Verification
- Experience integrating electronics and software
- Prior experience managing managers
- Prior experience with quantum computing
- Experience with some modern scripting languages, like Python, Go, etc.
The approximate base salary range for this position is $174,520 - $228,492. The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options found on our career site.
Compensation will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401K, unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment.
