Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech is looking for a Quantum Design Lead to lead the team responsible for the design and simulation of superconducting quantum processors. This role combines technical leadership of the design team with direct, hands-on contribution to processor architecture, simulation, and layout work. The ideal candidate has a strong background in superconducting qubits and finite-element simulation, paired with the experience to manage, prioritize, and grow a technical team.
🫡Key Responsibilities:
- Technical Contribution: Personally contributes to designing quantum processor architectures, performing finite-element simulations to extract key device parameters, and drawing final layouts for fabrication.
- People Management: Manages the design team's career growth, holidays, training, onboarding, performance, and compliance with policies and protocols, in coordination with the Head of Division.
- Delivery Ownership: Responsible for the team's delivery of processor designs. Plans capacity, coordinates execution, and removes blockers to ensure timely and quality output.
- Backlog Ownership: Owns and coordinates the team's integrated backlog, consolidating the product backlog (from the PO) and the technical/R&D backlog (from the Tech Lead). Ensures priorities are balanced and actionable.
- Joint Prioritisation: Collaborates with the Product Owner and Tech Lead to prioritise backlog items, ensuring both product and technical needs are represented.
- Standards and Workflows: Defines design workflows, simulation and acquisition processes, and documentation standards within the team.
- Progress Reporting: Reports progress and risks to the Head of Division and Staff Engineer.
- Cross-Team Coordination: Coordinates with other Team Leads and departments (e.g., fabrication, characterization) to align on dependencies and shared deliverables.
📝Minimum requirements:
- Prior experience leading, mentoring, or coordinating a technical team.
- PhD in Physics or a related field, with a focus on superconducting qubits.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
- Experience with finite-element simulations for quantum device modeling.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Programming experience (Python or other relevant languages).
🤹Preferred Skills:
- Familiarity with agile/backlog management practices in an R&D setting.
- Experience working with flux-qubits or fluxoniums.
- Strong expertise in microwave engineering is highly valued.
💻Working conditions:
- Work will be primarily onsite, with possibility for remote work during the week.
Please mention your availability dates and whether you require an EU work permit in your application.
❤️ Diversity and Inclusion:
At Qilimanjaro, inclusion and equal opportunities are part of our people-centric value. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute, learn, and belong.
Why don’t you join us? 🥇
Benefits:
- 🏥 Private health insurance
- 💳 Cobee flexible compensation (transportation, meals, and childcare support)
- ⏰ Flexible working hours
- 🏡 Hybrid work model
You will:
🚀 Get the opportunity to build something amazing and unique, something that hasn't been done before
🌍 Work on ground-breaking projects and possibly solve massive challenges on a global scale
💻 Be at the intersection of research and industry, where biggest innovations happen
🎯 Make an enormous impact in a dynamic scale-up rather than being a small cog in a big machine
💫 Work with super smart, knowledgeable and yet, very friendly people in Barcelona, one of the best cities in the world (picture a lot of sun, amazing food and friendly locals)
😊 Get to be part of a start-up where growth on a company and individual level is the default
GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation):
DATA CONTROLLER: QILIMANJARO QUANTUM TECH S.L., B67429670, Carrer de Veneçuela, 74, 08019 Barcelona (BARCELONA), Data Protection Officer: qilimanjaro@delegado-datos.com. PURPOSES: Participation in recruitment processes and reference verification. LEGAL BASIS: Implementation of pre-contractual measures. DISCLOSURES: None are anticipated. DATA RETENTION: For the duration of the selection process. RIGHTS: You may exercise your rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, and data portability with the data controller. In case of any disputes, you may contact the AEPD (www.aepd.es).
