Head of Engineering

As a direct report to the CEO, you will play a critical role in building a resilient and scalable engineering organisation. You will leverage our R&D teams as they address the core scientific and technical challenges of developing a utility-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer. You will be responsible for defining and documenting how we conceive, design, and build our final, long-term quantum computer - a large-scale quantum processing unit (QPU) consisting of hundreds of thousands of high-quality, highly connected physical qubits and incorporating quantum error correction. In our job description, this is referred to as "the system." You will introduce tools and practices that foster a high-performance engineering culture and work closely with our multidisciplinary team of engineers and physicists to bridge the gap between system architecture and practical implementation. Additionally, you will develop our near-term quantum production line, designing and optimising manufacturing process flows to support the production of future QPU products. Our product roadmap is structured around a clear set of engineering requirements for each generation of product. You will also establish advanced measurement and testing facilities essential for hardware validation and long-term reliability. This role will eventually include team management responsibilities.