Advanced Quality Engineer - 1013

We are seeking an Advanced Quality Engineer in our Broomfield, CO, location to strengthen the quality and production readiness of complex quantum computing hardware. This role applies hands-on quality engineering across design, supplier, receiving, integration, test, and production activities. The engineer will independently own quality workstreams, solve technically complex hardware problems, improve product and process controls, and mentor others while partnering closely with R&D, engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing.

All applicants for placement in safety-sensitive positions will be required to submit to a pre-employment drug test.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own quality engineering activities for complex mechanical, electrical, optical, opto-mechanical, vacuum, cryogenic, and photonics hardware through development and production.
• Develop and improve QMS processes, procedures, records, and audit evidence that support configuration control, product traceability, and scalable hardware production
• Translate drawings, specifications, critical-to-quality characteristics, and system requirements into inspection plans, acceptance criteria, control plans, and objective evidence of conformity.
• Partner with design and manufacturing engineers during design reviews, build readiness reviews, and hardware releases to improve manufacturability, inspectability, testability, reliability, and traceability.
• Provide hands-on support for receiving inspection, in-process inspection, first article inspection, prototype builds, integration, test, and production troubleshooting.
• Lead structured investigation of nonconforming hardware using containment, material review, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive action, and effectiveness verification.
• Apply risk-based quality methods such as design and process FMEA, control plans, inspection sampling, measurement system analysis, and mistake-proofing.
• Analyze yield, defect, escape, rework, reliability, and process-capability data to identify risk, prioritize improvement work, and verify sustained results.
• Work with suppliers and material management to define quality requirements, resolve supplier issues, improve incoming quality, and ensure hardware arrives ready for use.

YOU MUST HAVE:

• Bachelor's Degree minimum
• Minimum 5+ years of quality, manufacturing, product, or reliability engineering experience supporting complex hardware.
• Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status
• Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.

WE VALUE:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical field
• Experience with nonconformance management, material review, root cause analysis, and corrective action for hardware or manufacturing processes.
• Experience supporting hardware across multiple lifecycle stages, including development builds, qualification or verification, production release, and sustaining improvement.
• Experience using data to evaluate product quality or process performance and communicate technically sound recommendations.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, tolerances, and GD&T and converting them into practical inspection or acceptance methods.
• Hands-on experience with precision mechanical assemblies, electronics, optics, lasers, photonics, vacuum systems, cryogenic systems, or similarly complex equipment.
• Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
• Experience with quality inspections and vendor management
• Experience with reliability testing of optical components and opto-mechanical systems
• Experience with data analytics for hardware performance
• Ability to build strong relationships and effectively partner with others
• Excellent organization, communication, and documentation skills
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently with minimal supervision

$120,000 - $161,000 a year

Compensation & Benefits:

The pay range for this role is $120,000- $161,000 annually. Actual compensation within this range may vary based on the candidate's skills, educational background, professional experience, and unique qualifications for the role.

Quantinuum is a leading quantum computing company delivering a full stack platform designed to make quantum computing deployable in real-world environments. With active engagements spanning pharmaceuticals, material science, financial services, government, industrial sectors, and leading academic and research institutions worldwide, we are helping organizations unlock the transformative potential of quantum computing.

Our global team of more than 800 employees includes many of the world's leading scientists, engineers, and researchers, with more than 70% of our technology team holding advanced degrees at the Master's or PhD level. Headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, Quantinuum operates across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, and Singapore.

By joining Quantinuum, you'll help shape the future of quantum computing, pushing the limits of technology, and making the impossible possible.

What's in it for you?

We believe our people are our greatest strength and offer a comprehensive rewards package that supports your professional growth, well-being, and long-term success.

• Competitive compensation and the opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology
• Flexible work arrangements that support work-life balance
• Employer-subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match and student loan repayment benefit
• Equity opportunities
• Generous paid time off, sick leave, and 12 paid holidays annually
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discount programs

Equal Opportunity Employer

Quantinuum is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where all employees and applicants are treated with respect and provided equal opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, ancestry, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal. For more information about Quantinuum, please visit our website.

We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know use the Lets talk contact form.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis, there is no application deadline for this position.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us. We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know use the Lets talk contact form.