Job Title: Senior Technical Product Manager – quantum computing services 
Job Type: Full-time 
Job Location: Boston, MA 
Reports to: Vice President of Quantum Computing Services 

Summary 

QuEra is seeking a Senior Technical Product Manager to join the Quantum Computing Services team at our Boston headquarters. You will play a foundational role in shaping the company’s product strategy and processes and taking responsibility for the success of our products and services.  

The team’s mission is to transform neutral atom quantum computing technology into products and services offering cutting-edge quantum computing functionality, delivered both via the cloud and as managed on-premise solutions, and interfaced by users via a variety of in-house and third-party software. As the Senior TPM, you will partner closely with scientists, engineers, executives, and customers to define, communicate, and deliver the roadmap for quantum computing products and services. You will gather and synthesize both functional and non-functional requirements from customers, translating them into a clear and actionable product roadmap. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will ensure that development efforts are both feasible and timely, delivering solutions that meet customer needs. In addition, you will drive project and program management activities to align with key milestones, ensuring execution stays on track and goals are achieved.  
 
In-depth exploration and a solid grasp of application algorithms for NISQ and early FTQC will be essential in shaping product features and roadmap priorities. This role calls for comprehensive technical expertise across the quantum computing stack—including hardware, control systems, compilers, quantum error correction, and algorithmic software. Given the product’s early stage, advancing both the maturity and stability of the technology is paramount. Success will require the ability to navigate complex trade-offs, balancing the push for rapid feature development with the need to ensure system robustness and reliability. 

Initial Projects 

• Year 1-2: Define, deliver, and execute a roadmap of products and services built on QuEra’s Gemini-class platform, enabling customers to access and develop on QuEra’s first-generation gate-based systems. Manage scope and timelines to meet both functional and non-functional requirements, ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction. Through successful product development, demonstrate QuEra’s QPU as the leading choice for executing algorithms in select, high-impact use cases. Bloqade, QuEra’s open-source software for creating, simulating and executing quantum program, will be a core part of the offerings and will require product management in its own right, as part of the role’s scope. 

• Year 2-3: Extend this roadmap to QuEra’s next generation, QEC QPU platform, supporting continuous supply of qubits, and logical, error-corrected quantum computation. This roadmap needs to be aligned with our long-term technical roadmap for 2027 and 2029.  

In parallel, you will establish and operate a product management process to synthesize, negotiate, document, and track requirements across internal and external stakeholders. 

Responsibilities 

As Senior Technical Product Manager, you will be expected to lead and drive the following activities: 
 

• Define and articulate the product vision and roadmap for QuEra’s quantum computing services (cloud-based and on-premise), ensuring alignment with company strategy and customer needs. 

• Gather and synthesize requirements from physicists, engineers, application developers, and customers across hardware, software, and operational domains. 

• Translate technical requirements into actionable deliverables, including structured product specifications, prioritized backlogs, and feature timelines. 

• Collaborate with engineering and R&D teams to deliver against specifications and milestones, balancing competing priorities, resource constraints, and technical uncertainties. 

• Lead product launch planning and execution, including customer adoption strategies, success metrics, and go-to-market support for new systems and services. 

• Establish, operate, and continuously refine product management processes, ensuring effective communication, decision-making, and execution across the company. 
   

You will also be expected to contribute to the following: 
 

• Collaborate with application developers and scientific partners on pilot projects, benchmarking efforts, and use-case validation. 

• Incorporate customer feedback and market insights into technical development and roadmap prioritization. 

• Support quality assurance, system integration, and operational readiness, ensuring reliable delivery of products and services. 

• Contribute to business development activities, including customer demos, RFP responses, and strategic partnerships that expand QuEra’s market presence. 

 
 
Qualifications 

• Proven experience (7+ years) in product management or technical leadership roles, ideally in deep-tech fields (quantum computing, HPC, semiconductors, complex hardware/software systems). 

• Strong technical background with the ability to engage deeply across the quantum computing stack—from hardware and control systems to compilers, quantum error correction, and algorithmic software. 

• Advanced degree in physics, engineering, or computer science. 

• Demonstrated success building and managing roadmaps that bridge science, engineering, and business needs. 

• Ability to succinctly capture requirements and convert them into actionable specifications and structured backlogs. 

• Experience with software and/or hardware lifecycle management, from prototyping to deployment and support. 

• Proven success in project and program management, balancing scope, timelines, and resources while navigating technical and organizational ambiguity. 

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with both technical experts and business stakeholders. 

• Willingness to travel periodically to customer and machine locations worldwide. 

Preferred: 

• Proficiency with product management tools (e.g., Atlassian suite, Aha!) and agile methodologies. 

• Direct experience in quantum computing research, product development, or application algorithms (NISQ and early FTQC). 

• Familiarity with cloud-based services, managed infrastructure offerings, and enterprise adoption of emerging technologies. 

• Experience supporting customer-facing activities such as pilot projects, benchmarking, RFPs, and strategic partnerships. 

• Demonstrated ability to establish and scale product management processes within a growing organization 

We consistently monitor external market data and update base salary ranges accordingly.  We determine base compensation decisions on several factors, including as geographic placement, role-specific knowledge, skills, and/or experience.  In addition to our base salary offerings, we also provide equity grants for all new hires.

QuEra is committed to cultivating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We highly value diversity in our current and future employees and do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Summary

QuEra Computing is seeking a Senior Technical Product Manager – SDK and User Engagement to own the product strategy, delivery, and adoption of the developer tooling that researchers and developers use to run high‑impact experiments and applications on QuEra’s neutral‑atom quantum computers. You’ll operate at the intersection of quantum R&D, scientific software engineering, and an external developer community, translating capabilities across quantum‑classical hybrid workflows, circuit‑level programming, qubit/atom shuttling, and pulse‑level control into an SDK that is coherent, usable, and trusted.

This is a foundational product role in a fast-growing area. You’ll drive the end-to-end developer journey: from “time‑to‑first‑experiment” and documentation quality, to stable APIs and predictable release processes, to community engagement and open-source governance. Working closely with R&D and engineering teams, you’ll turn emerging research results (including advances in neutral‑atom platforms and quantum error correction) into concrete product requirements, representative examples, and developer-ready interfaces—balancing rapid innovation with robustness, reliability, and long-term maintainability.

Responsibilities

• Own the SDK product vision and roadmap
  • Define and communicate the product vision, positioning, and roadmap for QuEra’s SDK and developer-facing software stack.
  • Align priorities across company strategy, hardware/service constraints, internal stakeholders, and external developer needs.
• Translate science and R&D into software requirements
  • Convert quantum concepts, system capabilities, and new R&D outcomes into actionable product specifications (PRDs), Request for Comments (RFCs), and well-scoped deliverables.
  • Identify representative use cases, minimal reproducible examples, and benchmarking targets to validate requirements and guide implementation.
• Collect structured user feedback and drive prioritization
  • Collect structured feedback from customers and users on usability, UI, workflows, recurring pain points, and operational friction.
  • Synthesize insights into roadmap updates and requirements. Partner with software teams to ensure feedback is actionable, prioritized, and reflected in backlogs and release plans.
• Drive developer experience and steward an open-source community
  • Partner with software engineers and scientists to improve usability across the SDK: APIs, workflows, error messages, onboarding, tutorials, and reference examples.
  • Establish open-source triage and governance practices: issue taxonomy, labeling, prioritization, contribution guidelines, and community processes.
• Ensure quality, reliability, and operational readiness
  • Support QA, integration readiness, and operational considerations so SDK releases work reliably with hardware services (cloud and/or managed environments).
  • Drive versioning, deprecation policy, change logs, migration guides, and release communications to maintain trust with the community.
  • Help balance early-stage innovation with stability—setting expectations clearly when features are experimental vs. production-ready.

Qualifications

• M.S. in Computer Science, Physics, or a related field, with 5+ years of experience in technical product management, developer tools, scientific software, HPC, or adjacent domains.
• Proven ability to work deeply with engineering and research teams—comfortable operating in ambiguity and making sound trade-offs across scope, schedule, and technical risk.
• Strong understanding or hands-on experience in modern software engineering practices (API design, backwards compatibility, testing, CI/CD fundamentals, documentation, and lifecycle discipline).
• Ability to learn new quantum algorithms and translate them into clear requirements and minimal examples.
• Working knowledge of compiler concepts (e.g., intermediate representations, compiler transforms, optimization strategies) and a clear understanding of compile-time vs. runtime trade-offs.
• Excellent communication and technical writing skills; strong at reframing “XY problems” into clear, actionable requirements.
• Proficiency with product management tools and agile execution (e.g. GitHub and Jira); demonstrated cross-functional delivery and project/program leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in quantum computing, quantum information, computer science or engineering (or related area) with demonstrated exposure to software development cycles (especially SDKs, compilers, or scientific tooling).
• 3–5+ years of hands-on technical development or research experience in scientific software, compilers, infrastructure, or tooling.
• Experience engaging and growing an open-source community (triage, contributor workflows, governance, and public roadmap practices).
• Demonstrated systems/low-level programming experience (e.g., Rust, C++) and/or compiler engineering experience (including contributions to widely used open-source compilers or developer toolchains).
• Strong track record of translating emerging research into pragmatic product requirements and developer-ready deliverables.
• Proven technical communication through public artifacts (e.g., blog posts, tutorials, documentation sets, workshops, talks, or example repositories).

QuEra is committed to cultivating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We highly value diversity in our current and future employees and do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

• Deeply study academic and industry papers on quantum-classical hybrid workflows, quantum HPC/AI Data center integration, and the accelerations of AI for Science/Quantum discovery via quantum computing.
• Identify high-value use cases (e.g., quantum chemistry, materials discovery, cryptoanalysis, optimization) relevant to HPC and AI centers
• Translate theoretical research into practical product requirements — what integration, APIs, or software layers are needed to run these use cases.
• Collaborate with research teams to maintain technical credibility when engaging HPC customers or partners.
• Co-design solutions with lighthouse customers to verify the feasibility

• Use the HPC value chain framework (hardware → integration → data center → middleware → workloads → services) to:
• Map current players (AWS, HPE, NVIDIA, etc.) and their quantum readiness.
• Identify where quantum computing fits within this chain (e.g., as accelerator hardware, a cloud service, or a hybrid scheduler layer).
• Define which layers QuEra should own vs. partner — e.g.:
• Own: Quantum hardware, quantum control stack.
• Partner: Data center operations, cloud orchestration, middleware, hybrid execution APIs.

• Gather technical and operational requirements from HPC and AI center operators:
• Power, cooling, networking, physical integration.
• Scheduler integration (Slurm, PBS, AWS Batch, Kubernetes).
• Security, compliance, and monitoring needs.
• Define product specifications for Quantum-Classical Integration Interfaces (QCII) — the APIs, SDKs, and orchestration layers that enable hybrid workloads.

• Build a partner map for each value chain layer:
• Hardware partners: compute (NVIDIA, AMD, ARM), interconnect (Infiniband), storage (DDN, AWS FSx).
• Cloud/HPC providers: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, HPE Cray, NVIDIA DGX Cloud.
• System Integrators: Dell, HPE
• Middleware/software partners: Slurm
• Application/industry partners
• Lead technical discussions and joint proof-of-concept programs with selected partners.
• Evaluate integration options — e.g., on-prem quantum node vs. cloud-connected quantum service.

• Define a phased integration roadmap for quantum into HPC centers and AI data center:
• Simulation stage: Run QuEra simulators on HPC clusters.
• Hybrid orchestration stage: Enable joint scheduling of classical + quantum workloads.
• Native quantum accelerator stage: Deploy QuEra hardware within HPC/AI center or connect over high-speed link.
• Balance build/partner decisions at each stage, ensuring scalability and differentiation.

• Act as the bridge between technical R&D, engineering, business development, and external partners.
• Create clear documentation (requirements docs, partner briefs, integration specs).
• Communicate effectively with HPC operators and enterprise customers (translating quantum complexity into operational language).

• A complete map of the HPC/AI ecosystem relevant to quantum integration.
• Clear technical and operational requirements for deploying QuEra hardware in HPC centers.
• At least 2–3 strategic technical partnerships (e.g., with AWS, HPE, or NVIDIA).
• Defined build-vs-partner strategy for each value chain layer.
• Delivery of hybrid quantum-classical prototype or proof-of-concept within HPC environment.

The approximate base salary range for this position is $170,000-250,000.

QuEra is committed to cultivating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We highly value diversity in our current and future employees and do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About Us

We are building quantum computing systems that push the boundary of what is physically possible. Doing so requires a rare combination of scientific depth, engineering rigor, and operational maturity.

Our Quantum Control Platform sits at the heart of this effort, translating physics breakthroughs into executable engineering across hardware, software, optics, embedded systems, and automation. As we scale, we are looking for a Senior Technical Product Manager to serve as the operational backbone between our quantum physics research team and our multi-disciplinary engineering organization.

This is not a traditional software product role. You will operate at the intersection of complex hardware development and modern agile delivery, making them work together in a physics-constrained environment.

The Role

Requirements Translation & Traceability

You will work directly with quantum physicists to extract scientific intent — goals such as enabling a logical non-Clifford gate, achieving specific QPU-level performance milestones, or meeting target fidelity thresholds — and translate them into structured, executable engineering requirements.

You will:

• Build full traceable requirement hierarchies from top-level physics goals down to subsystem specifications
• Cover domains including control electronics, embedded systems, optics, calibration workflows, and automation
• Define clear acceptance criteria and validation plans at every level
• Ensure no critical requirement lives informally in someone’s head
• Your work will create clarity where complexity currently dominates.

Documentation Discipline & Governance

You will own and elevate the requirements process, not just participate in it.

This includes:

• Defining standardized requirement templates
• Establishing definition-of-ready and definition-of-done criteria
• Implementing milestone readiness frameworks
• Institutionalizing documentation governance within Jira and Confluence
• Ensuring proper decomposition, traceability, ownership, and auditability

You will introduce structure without bureaucracy — building systems that accelerate execution rather than slow it down.

Agile Delivery Partnership

Engineering owns delivery. You will be their strongest product partner.

You will:

• Structure requirements so they are consumable by agile hardware and software teams
• Decompose physics goals into Jira epics and stories while preserving validation rigor
• Participate fluently in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives
• Operate effectively in hybrid delivery environments where hardware constraints meet agile cadence

You understand where agile breaks in hardware environments — and how to adapt it without becoming dogmatic or reverting to rigid sequential processes.

Stakeholder Alignment & Process Maturity

You will align scientists, hardware engineers, and software engineers around shared execution frameworks.

This role requires:

• Translating between research language and engineering execution models in real time
• Surfacing unstated assumptions in scientific requirements
• Challenging habits constructively
• Raising the overall maturity of technical product management across the organization

You lead through credibility and demonstrated value — not mandate.

What We’re Looking For

• 8–15+ years of experience in technical product management within deep-tech, hardware-centric, multi-disciplinary environments
• Background in industries where precision and traceability are non-negotiable, such as:
• Photonics and optical systems (e.g., Coherent, Lumentum, II-VI)
• Lidar and sensing (e.g., Luminar, Ouster)
• Defense and aerospace with photonics or directed energy programs
• Scientific instrumentation (e.g., Thorlabs, Newport)
• Semiconductor capital equipment (e.g., ASML, Applied Materials)
• Fusion energy, advanced aerospace, or modern defense companies (e.g., SpaceX, Anduril, Joby)

You have:

• Personally built requirements governance frameworks, not just operated within them
• Demonstrated end-to-end requirement traceability from high-level goals to subsystem specifications
• Defined acceptance criteria and validation plans across complex systems
• Deep fluency in Jira and Confluence
• Experience with dedicated requirements management tools such as Jama or Aha
• Strong technical grounding in physics, electrical engineering, optics, or related fields
• The ability to engage meaningfully with PhD-level scientists and systems engineers

You are:

• A mature, credible operator who earns trust quickly
• Comfortable introducing process discipline in high-intellect environments
• Comfortable working in ambiguity while building structure
• On-site in Boston and thrive in fast, whiteboard-heavy collaboration

Nice to Have

• Direct experience with quantum computing hardware or quantum software stacks
• Familiarity with neutral atom systems
• Experience with optical system integration, laser control, or free-space beam control
• Familiarity with calibration workflows, qubit characterization, or QPU benchmarking
• Experience building or scaling a technical product management function

What Success Looks Like in Year One

• A fully traceable requirement hierarchy from physics goals to subsystem specifications
• Engineering teams executing against documented requirements with clear acceptance criteria
• Governance frameworks embedded in Jira and Confluence and operating sustainably
• Measurable improvement in organizational requirements maturity
• Scientists and engineers describing the requirements process as a source of clarity, not overhead

If you thrive at the intersection of frontier science and disciplined engineering execution — and want to help build quantum systems that redefine what computation can do — we would love to talk.

As QuEra scales from individual machine development to a cohesive platform, this role will ensure that requirements are clearly specified, validation protocols are established, and system builds proceed predictably. By bringing structure, visibility, and technical coherence to our process, this person will enable teams to deliver high-performance machines efficiently, collaboratively, and with minimal rework.

Salary: $170,000-250,000QuEra is committed to cultivating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We highly value diversity in our current and future employees and do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Job Title: Senior Technical Program Manager 
Job Type: Full-time 
Job Location: Boston, MA 
Reports to: Vice President of Quantum Computing Services 

Summary 

QuEra is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead program management activities around product and service delivery of QuEra’s quantum computers, starting with Aquila and Gemini, and extending to future generations of QuEra systems. 

This role is execution-oriented and inherently cross-functional, coordinating work across hardware and software engineering, research and operations. The role includes limited product management responsibilities, scoped to requirements collection and feedback, and is expected to work collaboratively with future dedicated product management hires. 

This role is designed to fulfill these goals, and to evolve as the company grows and the needs change: 

• Ensure reliable delivery and operation of gate-based quantum computers, 

• Establish a structured feedback loop from customers and users back into engineering, and align customer projects for success, 

• Support the product development work on QuEra’s systems towards industrial-grade, TRL=9 platforms, through disciplined program execution, 

• Enable progress tracking and transparent communication across all stakeholders. 

Year 1 focus 

The main focus in year 1 will be to support the success of QuEra’s overall AIST program which consists of 4 threads centered around our first gate-based system Gemini: 

1. [Product] Launching two product lines on top of the on-prem Gemini machine at AIST: Gemini-QEC, a platform for error correction researchers, and Gemini-NISQ, a platform for NISQ-era application developers. Initial product launches will be followed by planned upgrades and feature releases in quick succession. 
2. [Customers & Projects] Enabling the success of concrete customers and customer projects on the Gemini machine at AIST, which divide into preview projects (leading up to each product/feature release and leveraging close collaboration with the machine team), and GA projects (following each product/feature release and utilizing the generally available capabilities). Customer success in this context will depend on a fine balance of customer experience, data quality, and timely execution of project phases. 
3. [Integration] Completing system integration with access/distribution partners, in two modalities: HPC integration, and cloud integration. 
4. [Development] Achieving milestones in the NEDO program focused on developing the hardware and software systems towards industrial-grade quantum computers by 2030. This development work is not independent of, but rather on the critical path for 1-3. 

Key responsibilities 

1. Product: 

• Translate high-level product goals and technical roadmap into executable plans, milestones, and dependencies. 

• Track risks, schedules, and cross-team deliverables to ensure on-time, high-quality product launches. 

2. Customers and Projects

• Act as the program coordination point for customer co-design and onboarding efforts. 

• Ensure customer expectations, constraints, and feedback are clearly communicated and tracked. 

• Support technical teams by managing structure, timelines, and communication. 

3. Integration

• Act as the program coordination point for integration activities, including alignment efforts and end-to-end tests. 

• Collect and synthesize requirements from integration partners and stakeholders, spanning functional and non-functional requirements (e.g. API payload vs API security).  

4. Development

• Align timelines, requirements and dependencies, with awareness of product, business and operational constraints. 

• Track progress and support documentation efforts. 

• Support reporting efforts for external stakeholders (e.g. NEDO program management). 

• Contribute to QuEra’s readiness for scaling gate-based quantum computing beyond Gemini, including operational and organizational considerations. 

To achieve a balanced success in 1-4 above, the role will take responsibility for managing machine time across activities, machine use agreements, and regulatory requirements (e.g. data privacy, network security, etc.). 

Qualification & Profile 

Required: 

• Engineering background (e.g., semiconductor, systems engineering, advanced computing infrastructure). 

• Experience in technical program management, system delivery, or execution of complex technical products. 

• Strong ability to coordinate across multiple teams and external stakeholders. 

• Comfort in customer-facing, execution-oriented roles. 

• Strong communication, documentation, and organizational skills. 

Preferred: 

• Experience with on-premise deployments and security/network-constrained environments. 

• Exposure to quantum computing, HPC, or advanced computing platforms. 

• Experience working with government, national lab, or research customers. 

• Demonstrated ability to learn new technical domains quickly.

The approximate base salary range for this position is $170,000-250,000

We consistently monitor external market data and update base salary ranges accordingly.  We determine base compensation decisions on several factors, including as geographic placement, role-specific knowledge, skills, and/or experience.  In addition to our base salary offerings, we also provide equity grants for all new hires.

QuEra is committed to cultivating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We highly value diversity in our current and future employees and do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.