Head of Systems Engineering

At Universal Quantum, we are building the next generation of quantum computers - machines capable of solving problems once thought impossible. Our technology has the potential to transform industries from healthcare to aerospace, materials science, and beyond. As we scale from breakthrough R ensure risks, non-conformances, failure investigations, and corrective actions are managed to closure. Programme delivery: Maintain system-level plans, dependencies, technical risks, and performance measures so programmes achieve agreed scope, schedule, cost, quality, and performance objectives. Team leadership: Build, lead, and mentor multidisciplinary systems engineering and integration teams; set objectives and KPIs, develop capability, support recruitment, and establish clear accountability. Cross‑functional execution: Create effective working relationships across research, engineering, product, programme, quality, supply chain, and customer‑facing teams, ensuring timely decisions and transparent communication. Integration, verification, and validation: Contribute to the definition of the verification and test strategyfor integrated assembly and systems. Quality, safety, and compliance: Ensure systems meet applicable reliability, safety, regulatory, contractual, and quality requirements, with evidence appropriate to each programme. Strategy and roadmap: Contribute to technical strategy and product roadmaps, identifying opportunities to improve system performance, modularity, manufacturability, serviceability, and scalability. To be successful in this role, you must have: Degree in Systems Engineering, Physics, Electronics, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent industry experience. Significant experience leading systems engineering activities across complex multidisciplinary hardware and software products. Experience leading and developing multidisciplinary engineering teams within a scaling organisation. Strong experience owning requirements, system architecture, interfaces, integration, verification, validation, and system acceptance. Deep understanding of systems engineering methodologies, lifecycle models, risk management, design reviews, configuration management, and requirements management tools. Proven ability to align global stakeholders across research, engineering, product, and programme functions. Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels of the organisation. Strong systems‑thinking capability and experience making sound decisions in technically challenging and ambiguous environments. It would also be desirable, if you have: Experience within quantum computing or another deep‑technology environment. Experience in semiconductors, photonics, cryogenics, ultra‑high vacuum systems, precision electronics, or control systems. Experience transitioning advanced technologies from R