Engineering Program Management Lead

Job Description

Job Title: Engineering Program Management Lead. Location: Malta, NY, USA

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and management of detailed schedules, budgets, resource requirements, and work plans for technical deliverables across complex, multi-faceted hardware R&D programs.
• Organize and coordinate activities across multiple technical and operational teams.
• Lead regular status meetings, project reviews, and end-of-task retrospectives.
• Communicate strategy, scope changes, risks, and project progress between technical teams, partners, product and program management, and leadership.
• Use reports, dashboards, and presentations to provide clear program updates;
• Identify opportunities to accelerate schedules or develop technologies needed to meet program objectives.
• Manage program risks and opportunities as part of overall program planning.
• Support technology-based projects through their full life cycle, including schedule, risk, and budget management.
• Travel up to 25% as required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• At least 8 years of experience in technical program management.
• Must meet contractual U.S. Person requirements. This includes U.S. citizens, permanent residents or green card holders, and workers granted asylum or refugee status.
• Due to U.S. Government national security requirements, candidates must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless they are also a U.S. citizen;
• Strong time management, organizational, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively with highly technical and cross-functional teams.

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in a STEM field.
• Background in quantum computing, optics and photonics, or experimental physics.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience in product development.
• Experience managing technology-based projects through their complete life cycle.
• Experience working on first-of-its-kind or early-stage technology products and projects.
• Ability to anticipate challenges and proactively address obstacles;
• Experience establishing effective organizational and time-management practices for others.
• Experience working in highly collaborative environments and promoting teamwork.
• Ability to adapt strategies and tactics to diverse, early-phase, highly technical projects.
• Thorough understanding of risk and opportunity analysis and management processes related to program planning.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Salary range of $164,000 to $205,000 per year.
• Competitive compensation and opportunities to work on quantum computing technology.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Employer-subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
• Student loan repayment benefit.
• Equity opportunities.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave.
• 12 paid holidays annually.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee discount programs.

Other Information:

• The position is a full-time Quantinuum employee working on a supplier site in Malta, NY.
• Applicants for safety-sensitive positions must complete a pre-employment drug test.
• Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis, with no stated application deadline.
• Quantinuum is an equal opportunity employer.
• The company is committed to making its recruitment process accessible and can provide reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process.
• Quantinuum may use AI tools to assist with parts of its recruitment process, including application and resume review and assessment of application materials. These tools do not replace human judgment, and final hiring decisions are made by humans.