Microsoft
Quantum Technical Program Manager
$120K–$304K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- Required: 4+ years in a listed technical field and 2+ years managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects. Preferred: 10+ years managing complex hardware portfolios.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; advanced degree preferred.
About the job
Leads end-to-end delivery of next-generation quantum hardware systems, coordinating research, engineering, suppliers, and partners to achieve scalable, production-ready solutions.
What you'll do
- Manage hardware programs from concept and design through prototyping, validation, scaling, and delivery; maintain roadmaps, milestones, schedules, and risk plans.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams and external suppliers or partners, and gather customer feedback to improve hardware and processes.
- Oversee Agile delivery, mitigate risks, and communicate program status, milestones, dependencies, and impact to stakeholders.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of experience in engineering, product or technical program management, data analysis, or product development, or equivalent experience.
- 2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
- Provide citizenship or eligible status documentation for export-control access assessment; citizenship will be verified with a valid passport, with other documents accepted for certain statuses where applicable.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree in a relevant field or equivalent applied experience in quantum or cryogenic hardware programs; extensive complex hardware portfolio management experience and/or direct quantum hardware experience.
- Experience applying AI to engineering and lab workflows, including agents or copilots, and evaluating agentic solutions with metrics and human-in-the-loop safeguards.
Pay
USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary); USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year (base salary); USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year (base salary)
Tools
Azure Quantum, Agile, ASICs, FPGAs, BIOS, cryoelectronics, quantum error correction, generative AI
AI focus
Preferred work includes using AI for performance modeling, analysis, research gathering, and task automation; building agents or copilots for lab workflows; and evaluating agentic solutions with measurable metrics and human-in-the-loop safeguards.
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