Job Description
Organizational Leadership & Capability Building:
Build, lead, and scale a process integration team supporting quantum materials and device development; Set technical direction, priorities, and execution plans aligned with program milestones; Coach and develop talent, establishing a culture of rigor, accountability, and cross-functional collaboration; Drive hiring and organizational growth to meet increasing integration complexity Process Integration Strategy & Ownership:
Define and own the end-to-end integration strategy across materials growth and characterization, device fabrication and process flows, electrical characterization and feedback loops; Ensure alignment between process modules (epitaxy, lithography, etch, deposition, packaging) and device/system requirements; Establish and enforce best practices for process integration, yield improvement, and reproducibility Cross-Functional Technical Leadership:
Lead coordination across materials, fabrication, measurement, and device design teams to converge on optimized process stacks; Translate experimental and process data into actionable decisions that improve qubit performance; Drive tradeoff decisions across process complexity, performance, and scalability; Influence roadmap and architecture through integration-driven insights Experimental Program Execution:
Oversee large-scale experimental campaigns that integrate materials, process, and device optimization; Drive structured experimentation, including DOE (design of experiments) frameworks, statistical analysis and data-driven decision-making, and root-cause analysis of performance variability; Ensure delivery against critical program milestones and integration readiness gates Infrastructure, Tooling & AI Enablement:
Drive development of integration infrastructure, including process tracking, data pipelines, and feedback loops: Lead adoption of AI/automation to accelerate: process optimization, data analysis and correlation across process steps, and knowledge management across integration flows. Program & Stakeholder Leadership:
Own execution across multiple concurrent integration efforts, aligning priorities across teams; Communicate program progress, risks, and tradeoffs to leadership; Partner with internal and external fabrication partners to ensure process scalability and transferability Other Doctorate in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years experience in industry or in a research and development environment 3+ years of people management experience. As stated in the job posting, this position requires verification of citizenship or other protected status to meet legal requirements of the role. If the role requires US citizenship, as indicated in the job description, a valid US passport must be provided to verify your citizenship. If the role requires US Person status, as indicated in the job description, US citizens must provide a valid US passport for verification while lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees may complete this verification using green cards or other status documents, as applicable. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Ability to leverage AI tools to drive innovation and efficiency (e.g., performance modeling and analysis, research gathering, day-to-day task automation). Ability to work in an "AI-first" environment using modern AI tools to accelerate discovery through hardware development. Doctorate in Physics, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years of experience in R D or engineering roles, including leadership responsibilities Deep expertise in: Experience with quantum device platforms (topological, semiconductor, or superconducting systems) Experience leading process integration in advanced semiconductor or quantum hardware environments Experience collaborating with external fabs or manufacturing partners
