Semiconductor Packaging Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Lead Semiconductor Packaging Engineer - 843. Location: Malta, New York, USA

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement advanced semiconductor packaging concepts for large-scale assemblies of ion trap, electrical, and optical chips.
• Lead cross-functional teams in designing packaging strategies for large-format ion trap chips with high I/O signal count and density.
• Define packaging requirements covering mechanical, thermal, electrical, and optical performance;
• Lead vendor collaborations to implement, validate, and optimize semiconductor packaging processes.
• Support all stages of ion trap development to ensure compatibility with packaging solutions.
• Manage and mentor a team of packaging engineers while coordinating with the broader Quantinuum engineering organization.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with third-party suppliers and technology partners.
• Identify and support co-development opportunities with external organizations.
• Ensure packaging solutions meet overall system performance and reliability requirements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of experience, or
• Master's degree with 8+ years of experience, or
• PhD with 6+ years of experience in advanced semiconductor packaging development;
• Must qualify as a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, Green Card holder, refugee, or asylum recipient).
• Due to U.S. Government national security requirements, applicants must not be nationals of the People's Republic of China or Russia unless they are also U.S. citizens.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug test for a safety-sensitive position.

Preferred:

• PhD in Physics or Engineering.
• Experience with advanced large-area multi-chip semiconductor packaging technologies.
• Experience with heterogeneous integration and 2.5D/3D packaging techniques.
• Experience with high-density I/O technologies.
• Knowledge of photonic packaging and fiber-to-chip or optical chip-to-optical chip coupling.
• Demonstrated record of innovation and intellectual property development.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Annual salary: $152,000 to $190,000, depending on experience, education, skills, and qualifications.
• Bonus incentive eligibility.
• Flexible work schedule.
• Employer-subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Student loan repayment matching through the 401(k) program.
• Equity opportunities.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Generous vacation and sick leave.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee discount programs.

Other Information:

• Work on advanced packaging technologies for highly scalable ion trap quantum computers.
• Collaborate with scientists, engineers, suppliers, and external technology partners to advance next-generation quantum hardware.
• Quantinuum employs more than 650 professionals across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan.
• Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis with no fixed closing date;
• Quantinuum is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics.
• The company may use AI tools to assist with parts of the recruitment process, while all final hiring decisions are made by human reviewers.