Optical Engineering Project Engineer - 694

We are seeking an Optical Engineering Project Engineer in our Broomfield, CO, Location.

This engineering role will collaborate with program management, manufacturing, and procurement to develop and coordinate OE project plans aligned with higher-level program and production schedules. The Project Engineer (PE) will be accountable for the on-time delivery of optical hardware commitments to program needs. This role is primarily responsible for planning, tracking, and coordinating optics team work across projects while having enough technical depth in optics and hardware systems to ask good questions, spot risks early, and earn the trust of the engineering team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage detailed schedules and daily workflow for optical deliverables on complex, multi-faceted R&D, Engineering, and Commercial projects
• Track and manage milestones, including assembly, integration, and test, to measure technical progress and risk
• Track and deconflict staffing resources across multiple projects within the optics teams
• Perform day-to-day coordination of deliverables to/from other groups (such as Software, Mechanical, Electrical, and Physicists) on cross-functional teams
• Support program-level Rolling Action Item Logs (RAIL), Risk registers, and other tracking tools to keep sight of tasks and organize activities.
• Coordinate with materials management, PMO office, and major subcontractors and suppliers to get on-time delivery of needed technologies or hardware
• Support regular project reviews and status meetings to determine progress and address any questions or challenges regarding projects
• Work closely with the development and production teams to understand current and future demands, and integrate them into short-term and long-term forecasts
• Manage execution of Optics Production plans through the year by working with technical teams, asset management, materials management, and the company PMO office.
• Capture daily lessons learned from Optics production projects and collaborate with technical/programmatic leadership to inform future project cost/schedule estimates and process improvements

YOU MUST HAVE:

• Bachelor's degree minimum
• Minimum 4 years of experience in milestone-driven technical program management and coordination for delivery of research and development hardware and low-volume production hardware to internal technical customers
• 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.
• Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.

WE VALUE:

• Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or an associated STEM field, augmented with knowledge of optical design and manufacturing processes
• Experience with optical engineering design processes
• Experience with delivering first-of-a-kind projects and products
• Comfortable applying project management practices to the ambiguity of R&D projects
• Strong bias to action, attention to detail, and continuous improvement mindset
• Experience interfacing with internal and external production/manufacturing resources
• Strong familiarity with project management, development, and collaboration tools, including JIRA, Confluence, Slack, MS365 suite, Smartsheet, and Microsoft Project.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or Scrum Master Certification
• Prior experience using waterfall, lean, agile or Kanban program management methodologies and tailoring practices to get the best results.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment and promoting a teamwork mentality
• Ability to operate in ambiguity and changing priorities
• Experience working with remote teams

$109,000 - $136,000 a year

Compensation & Benefits:

Non-Incentive Eligible

The pay range for this role is $109,000- $136,000 annually. Actual compensation within this range may vary based on the candidate's skills, educational background, professional experience, and unique qualifications for the role.

Quantinuum is the world leader in quantum computing. The company's quantum systems deliver the highest performance across all industry benchmarks. Quantinuum's over 650 employees, including 400+ scientists and engineers, across the US, UK, Germany, and Japan, are driving the quantum computing revolution.

By uniting best-in-class software with high-fidelity hardware, our integrated full-stack approach is accelerating the path to practical quantum computing and scaling its impact across multiple industries.

By joining Quantinuum, you'll be at the forefront of this transformative revolution, shaping the future of quantum computing, pushing the limits of technology, and making the impossible possible.

What's in it for you?

A competitive salary and innovative, game-changing work

Flexible work schedule

Employer subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) match for student loan repayment benefit

Equity, 401k retirement savings plan+ 12 Paid holidays and generous vacation+ sick time

Paid parental leave

Employee discounts

Quantinuum is an equal opportunity employer. You will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status. Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal

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