Team Lead - Hardware in Haywards Heath

At Universal Quantum we are creating the impossible. Together we are creating truly impactful quantum computers. We are looking to hire a Team Lead – Hardware within the Electronics Group to realize the electronic solution of our Quantum Computer. Passionate about helping create technologies which can change the world? We may be the right place for you, so get in touch!

What You’ll Accomplish:

• Technical decision maker on the complex integrated electronics solution of our Quantum Computer.
• Design, build and test electronics solutions using analogue and digital circuit design together with industry standard CAD packages and test equipment.
• Develop your experience in a broad range of electronic engineering subject areas.
• Encourage multidisciplinary collaboration of your team with mechanical engineers, software engineers, physicists, quantum hardware engineers, and external suppliers to ensure an integrated solution.
• Mentor senior and junior team members on electronics idea creation, design, build and test and working collaboratively as a team.
• Work with Program Managers to provide estimates of your team’s work to allow cohesive schedules to be met and report on those projects progress.
• Communicate risks and issues early and comprehensively, and proactively identify and closure the resolution.
• Manage commercials and engagements with suppliers.

The 3 Most Critical Attributes We’ll Use to Compare Candidates:

• Experience in taking responsibility for the full electronics solution design and manufacturing life cycle.
• Ability to view tasks as part of a wider system and understand how decisions and actions influence other parts of the work.
• Strong leadership skills: bring an empathetic mindset, embed engineering best practices, support the team, cultivate teamwork and cross-functional collaboration to deliver on innovative solutions on time and within budget.

Must-have Skills:

• Minimum 15+ years' experience in high-performance Electronics Design, including Digital, Analogue and Embedded.
• Excellent knowledge of electronic circuit theory and good EM field theory, including noise analysis and physical device knowledge.
• Strong engineering planning skills and experience working with Jira.
• PCB schematic and layout using CAD tools, good manufacturing process knowledge and excellent verification/debugging skills using electronic test equipment.
• Familiarity with digital system integration using HDL and high-level programming languages.
• Knowledge of mechanical engineering challenges and thermal awareness.
• Knowledge of spectrum analysers, oscilloscopes, VNA, etc.
• Experience of working with suppliers and contractors.
• Demonstrate a strong discipline for thorough documentation and QMS processes.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and be a team player.
• Team management experience.
• At least 2.1 BEng/BSc Degree in Electronics Engineering or a related discipline.

Nice-to-have Skills:

• A background in one of RF engineering, Research, Metrology, or instrumentation.
• Understanding of signal integrity, high-speed digital, and EMC.
• Experience of C and/or scripting languages, e.g. Python, MATLAB.
• Experience with LabVIEW.
• Pragmatic approach to decision-making and design choices.
• Experience in FPGAs and embedded software engineering for real-time systems.

Please feel encouraged to apply even if you don't match all the requirements of our job description. We would love to receive your application even if you think you’re only a partial match.

Competitive salary, equity options, an unlimited paid holiday allowance, flexible schedule, a 10% matching pension, a generous parental support policy, private health/dental insurance, personal development budget, group life insurance and relocation support.

We are committed to nurturing diversity and inclusion. At Universal Quantum, we’re passionate about working with and for all kinds of minds. As a proud signatory of the Tech Talent Charter (TTC), we have made a number of formal commitments to help to hold ourselves accountable to both our team and peers. This includes pledging to collaborate and share best practices with others, to continuously develop plans to drive inclusion across our business, and to collect and share our diversity data annually. We welcome team members from all backgrounds, and work to create an environment where everyone can flourish freely.