Microsoft Quantum has assembled a talented and diverse international team to create the world’s first scalable quantum computer.  Microsoft’s full-stack approach involves exciting innovations at every level, from the physics at the quantum plane all the way up to global services. Microsoft Quantum program has opportunities to change the world of computing and help solve some of humankind’s currently unsolvable problems. The Quantum team is seeking a committed and driven Principal Hardware Program Manager.

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Responsibilities

The Quantum team is seeking a committed and driven Principal Hardware Program Manager to engage with external hardware partners to develop Quantum Computing hardware systems.

In collaboration with the Quantum technical teams, you will drive the development and engineering management of the external hardware partners. Responsibilities include the following: deliver upon program objectives, milestones, and documentation. You will lead and direct program reviews, own addressing engineering progress, identifying and closing the on issues, and selecting partners for future contracts.

Additionally, you will partner with the Architecture and Systems team to lead the systems engineering for scalability.

In this role you will be responsible for all the technical external and internal communication with the external hardware companies.

As part of the global Hardware Program Manager (HW PM) team, you will be representing the logical quantum computer program requirements and dependencies with other functional areas of the Quantum organization.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Delivering the logical quantum computer to meet business objectives.

• Drive the milestone deliverables. Program resource planning.  Dependencies mapping with teams.

• Create the program documentation and specifications to meet the program deliverables.

• Progress Reporting – Deliver reliable score-carding and reporting that provides program owners and leaders information to drive decisions across the organization.

• Partner with the Architecture and Systems team to lead the systems engineering of the logical quantum computer.

• Great partnerships

• With the external hardware companies program teams

• Internally with the technical teams

• Internally with the business management teams.

• Schedule – Create and drive a schedule and commitments based upon strategy, available resources, and demonstrated capacity of the team.

• Specifications – Manage the formulation, review, sharing, and execution of specifications.

• Infrastructure – Put in place tools and procedures which enable the team to efficiently meet the program objectives.

   

A successful first year in this position will feature:

• Leveraging your interpersonal and collaboration skills to meet program milestones.

• Build trusted working relationships with the external hardware providers.

• Ability to understand the system level technology and tradeoffs.

• Deliver development roadmap for the logical quantum computer.

• Ability to manage ambiguity and uncertainty, while driving clarity.

• High personal maturity and accountability for self and others, modeling Microsoft’s values.

Other

• Embody our Culture (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) and Values (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/culture)

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years’ experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development

• OR equivalent experience

• 6+ years’ experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.

• 6+ years’ experience in Atomic Molecular Optical systems.

• 3+ years’ experience in Technical and hands-on background, especially in laser/optical engineering, cryogenics, quantum computing, computer systems engineering, materials engineering.

Other Requirements

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

• Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations, potentially under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administration Regulations, the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export control regulations. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide proof of citizenship, U.S. permanent residency, or other protected status (e.g., under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3)) for assessment of eligibility to access the export-controlled information. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate’s citizenship will be verified with a valid passport. Lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees may verify status using other documents, where applicable.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Masters's Degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, or Physics or Materials Science with 3 years of work experience.

• Experience managing large development programs and cross-functional teams across multiple geographical locations.

• Experience planning, creating, and managing schedules and budget.

• Prior experience writing documents and specifications for program deliverables.

• Experience authoring proposals for technical development programs.

• Experience with large scale systems engineering.

• Able to travel (domestic and international).

• Able to communicate complex issues and trade-offs to development partners and management.

• Ability to write, speak and present information effectively and persuasively across communication settings.

Technical Program Management IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $158,500 - $276,600 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $202,800 - $304,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for this role until June 30, 2024.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .