Join the founding team developing the connectivity layer for future quantum technologies — at the intersection of quantum optics, hardware engineering and scalable infrastructure.
Lead Systems Engineer — Quantum Network Node
You are the technical owner of the whole machine. You make cavity, atoms, lasers, photonics, electronics and software work as one system, and you lead the team that builds it.
Responsibilities
- Own the system architecture: requirements, interfaces and error budgets for rates, fidelity and uptime
- Lead integration of the first in-house node and its transfer to a rack-based design
- Plan and track technical milestones; run design reviews through to design freeze
- Coordinate and mentor engineers across physics, photonics, electronics and software
- Set up documentation, configuration control and lab safety; act as technical lead in customer pilots
- You report to the CTO
Requirements
- PhD in AMO physics
- 6+ years building and operating complex cold-atom or quantum-optics experiments end-to-end (PhD and postdoc count)
- Hands-on breadth across UHV, laser systems and stabilization, optics, experimental control, optical tweezers, and Rydberg physics
- Proven ownership of a full apparatus or sub-project, including guiding others
- Systems-level thinking and clear communication with both physicists and engineers
Nice to have
- Cavity QED, Yb or Sr atoms
How to apply
Send your CV and a short cover letter to info@qmunicate.de, with the position title in the subject line. We review applications on a rolling basis – let’s qmunicate.
What we offer
- A founding-team role with real ownership of a first-of-its-kind machine
- A new quantum-optics lab in the Munich area
- Competitive salary and employee equity (VSOP)
- Close ties to the European quantum ecosystem; conference and training budget
- English as working language
See the full job advert on the QMunicate website.