Key Responsibilities:

• Accountable for timely delivery of functional and performant optics and photonics solutions that meet the schedule and needs of the business
• Accountable for identifying technological gaps between the state of the art available and the performance and functionality needed by the company’s trapped-ion quantum computing architectures
• Accountable for the delivery of optics and photonics solutions and approaches to close these technological gaps
• Instill a culture of excellence in scientific and engineering practices
• Identify and act on areas of improving team productivity
• From high-level technical goals, synthesize strategic plans for the technical department, including technical scope, schedule, and budget
• Formulate and execute on a plan to structure a group of 15+ (growing quickly to 20+) into appropriate subteams
• Partner with architecture and microfabrication teams to develop and deliver on appropriate short-loop experiments to de-risk core components of a technical plan
• Own and manage execution of the above plans including: Tracking and reporting of progress against the plan (with Program Management), Department resource allocation and prioritization to meet the milestones, Risk/opportunity identification and management & Use of external partners and key suppliers to reduce design iteration times
• Identify department-level staffing needs and fill key gaps via: Mentorship, training, and managing of first-level managers, Hiring, Cross-training, Real-time coaching and feedback, Succession planning & Skip-level meetings  

YOU MUST HAVE:

• Master’s degree minimum
• Minimum 1+ year of experience working in the quantum technology industry
• Minimum 8+ years of industry experience in optics and/or photonics
• Minimum 6+ years of experience in a director, manager, or leadership role
• Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. person (defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status)

• Master’s degree minimum in optics, photonics, or closely related discipline preferred
• 10+ years of industry experience in optics and/or photonics strongly preferred
• Deep experience in new product introduction cycles involving optics and photonics
• Recent experience (within last 2 years) with photonic integrated circuit development
• Recent experience (within last 2 years) with metasurface optics development
• Recent experience (within last 2 years) with photodetector solutions
• Experience managing distributed teams with some direct reports working remotely or across distinct geographic sites
• Proven expertise in Atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics and/or quantum computing
• Experience in complex task management (cost, schedule, risk/opportunity, etc.)
• Strong organizational & leadership skills; Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A calm temperament that keeps the conversation productive even in times of pressure and change
• Cross-functional mentality: commitment to empowering and enabling all organizations within the business
• Strategic thinking: aptitude for aligning tactical activities with strategic business objectives
• Programmatic acumen: experience creating, driving, and tracking complex project plans