Technical Product Manager – Control System
$150,000–$250,000 year
On-siteBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Translate technical roadmaps into actionable plans with clear milestones, owners, dependencies, and risk mitigation strategies. Build full traceable requirement hierarchies from top-level physics goals down to subsystem specifications, defining interfaces between the compiler, sequence orchestrator, waveform generation, decoder, and calibration. Define and manage requirements for subsystem testing and integration testing with hardware-validated outputs prior to deployment on QPUs. Contribute to developing test procedures that validate whether subsystem and integration requirements are met. Coordinate priorities and timelines across multiple technical teams including theory, compiler, and software engineering. Support translation of R&D output into product specifications and launch while maintaining structured communication on development status, risks, and decisions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in physics, electrical engineering, computer science, or a related technical subject
- Deep understanding of electronic instrumentation for control systems relevant to neutral atom quantum computing (e.g. digital, analog, RF, microwave) at both the programming and hardware validation level
- Strong ability to communicate and coordinate across diverse scientific and engineering stakeholders
- Exceptional organization and documentation skills
- Creativity and initiative to solve open-ended technical and organizational problems
Desired Qualifications
- PhD in physics, electrical engineering, computer science, or a related subject
- Background in relevant subjects such as quantum computing, quantum information science, and atomic, molecular and optical (AMO) physics
- At least 2 to 5 years of experience managing execution of complex technical products and / or projects in high tech industries
- Experience with low-level programming (e.g., Rust, C++), compiler engineering, and / or related tooling for control systems
- Experience with building traceable product requirements and / or systems engineering for hardware-software interfaces
- Strong track record of translating emerging research into pragmatic product requirements and developer-ready deliverables
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