Lead Integration Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Lead Integration Engineer. Location: Huntsville, Alabama, USA

Responsibilities:

• Lead the integration engineering team for quantum sensing systems in Huntsville.
• Define engineering strategy for quantum navigation products including gravimeters, accelerometers, and magnetometers.
• Ensure seamless integration of hardware and software subsystems across electronics, optics, mechanics, and software.
• Plan and execute system integration activities and field trials, including test setup and data collection;
• Prepare and maintain documentation for integration builds, test configurations, results, and system anomalies.
• Establish scalable integration processes, tools, and testing frameworks.
• Maintain laboratory environments, equipment, and consumables for safe and efficient operations.
• Collaborate with project managers, principal engineers, technical leads, and international teams.
• Support deployment of systems on UAV and other field platforms;
• Lead troubleshooting and validation of system-level performance in lab and real-world environments.
• Mentor team members and support technical growth within the integration team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Experience in systems engineering, integration, and validation of complex hardware and software systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Experience working with technical, operational, and external stakeholders.
• Familiarity with documentation and configuration management practices.
• Experience using collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence.

Preferred:

• Aerospace or defense industry experience strongly preferred.
• Experience leading field trials or flight testing;
• Understanding of aerospace quality systems, certification, and qualification processes.
• Hands-on experience in advanced sensing or mission-critical systems.
• Strong leadership experience in multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Competitive full-time salary (not explicitly stated in posting).
• Equity potential as part of compensation structure.
• Flexible work arrangements (hybrid model).
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge quantum sensing technologies;
• High-impact work in GPS-denied navigation and defense-grade applications.
• Global collaboration with teams in Australia, USA, Germany, and UK.

Other Information:

• Role may require U.S. person status under ITAR regulations (22 CFR §120.62).
• Q-CTRL operates in quantum control software and quantum sensing infrastructure;
• The company has raised significant funding and achieved commercial quantum advantage in navigation systems.
• Hiring process may include AI-assisted screening, but final decisions are human-led.
• All official communication comes from the @q-ctrl.com domain.