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As a Technical Program Manager at C12, directly reporting to the Head of Engineering, you will lead programs to deliver highly complex quantum computers under ambitious technical and schedule constraints. You will operate in central Paris at the intersection of engineering execution, operations and leadership alignment, ensuring that advanced R&D efforts translate into delivered hardware.
Job Responsibility:
Owning the end-to-end delivery of quantum computer systems
Defining, planning, and executing complex technical programs spanning systems, hardware, electronics, software, and operations
Leading release governance: planning, scope lock, change management, and release decision meetings
Ensuring manufacturing, test, and quality plans are aligned to the release schedule
Driving external dependency management with key vendors and partners, including contingency plans
Establishing and managing detailed schedules, including critical path
Running program cadence, including quantum chip fabrication
Defining release milestones, entry and exit criteria, and readiness gates
Coordinating integration across subsystems, ensuring interface closure, availability of test infrastructure, and availability of integration environments
Acting as the central integration point among engineering teams, R&D teams, operations
Partnering with Systems Engineering to ensure requirements and specs are clear, traceable, and testable, and that change control is respected
Ensuring R&D time is focused on high-leverage technical work, minimizing diversion to operational tasks
Maintaining and actively managing the program risk register, identifying risks early and driving mitigation plans with accountable owners
Maintaining program documentation including system plans, decision tracking register, and post-mortems to capture and share learnings
Providing concise, transparent program updates to leadership through regular dashboards and reviews.
Requirements:
A master's degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline
5+ years of experience in technical program or project management within complex hardware or hardware-software environments
a proven track record of leading technical programs, identifying critical paths, and driving on-time delivery
a strong understanding of hardware development lifecycles such as semiconductor, electronics, or complex system development
excellent organisational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities
hands-on, driven, resilient, and collaborative mindset.
What we offer:
Stock options for every employee (BSPCE/ESOP)
Two incredible office spaces in the heart of Paris (both next to the famous Panthéon!)