Director Superconducting Technology Architect - Offsite, Maryland, United States of America, United States

Originally posted 1 October 2026 by the employer.

This role defines and advances foundry platforms for superconducting qubits.

About the role

This Director-level technical leadership role defines and advances foundry platforms for superconducting qubits, Josephson-junction digital logic, cryogenic control and readout, and related integration. The position integrates device, process, design, test, packaging, foundry operations, and program execution.

What you'll do

• Develop long-term roadmaps for superconducting qubits, SFQ-family digital logic, cryogenic control and readout, parametric amplifiers, interconnect, and packaging.
• Translate customer and system requirements into materials, process flows, device structures, design rules, PDK content, test vehicles, and acceptance criteria.
• Shape manufacturable qubit technologies spanning Josephson junctions, resonators, couplers, readout, low-loss materials and interfaces, coherence, fidelity, variability, and yield.
• Define scalable digital platforms, including RSFQ, ERSFQ/eSFQ, RQL, and AQFP, addressing junction uniformity, timing, wiring, inductance, power, memory, thermal budgets, and cryogenic I/O.
• Lead process integration, experiments, simulations, tape-outs, cryogenic characterization, technology transfer, qualification, and new-product introduction across superconducting logic, qubits, cryo-CMOS, multi-chip modules, TSVs, flip-chip, and heterogeneous integration.
• Build and govern internal and external development programs with customers, universities, research organizations, government laboratories, suppliers, and startups.

What you'll need

• MS or PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Materials Science, or a related discipline.
• 15+ years in semiconductor technology, superconducting electronics, quantum hardware, or advanced process integration, including leadership of complex technology programs.
• Deep expertise in Josephson-junction devices, superconducting qubits and/or digital logic, cryogenic operation, RF/microwave circuits, materials and interface loss, and device-to-system tradeoffs.
• Demonstrated success translating architectures into foundry processes and transferring technologies from research into fabrication, qualification, or manufacturing, with ownership of quality, schedule, budget, and customer deliverables.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering and program organizations and strategic collaborations.

Nice to have

• PhD with industrial experience in superconducting qubits, superconducting digital electronics, Josephson-junction fabrication, or cryogenic system integration.
• Experience with transmon-class qubits, microwave resonators, control/readout, parametric amplifiers, decoherence mechanisms, and cryogenic measurement.
• Experience with SFQ-family circuit design, simulation, layout, timing, and 3D electromagnetic modeling; familiarity with RQL.
• Knowledge of superconducting materials and junction processes, multi-chip modules, thermal or superconducting TSVs, flip-chip interconnect, heterogeneous integration, cryo-CMOS, cryocoolers, wafer-scale integration, and cryogenic packaging.
• Experience with proposal development, technical basis-of-estimate, integrated schedules, Agile execution, manufacturing systems, SPC, control plans, and customer or executive program reviews.

Skills: Superconducting, quantum, qubits, SFQ-family digital logic, Josephson junctions, cryogenic