Jobs at IQM Quantum Computers

Manage quantum technology and R&D projects from planning through delivery. Coordinate engineering, product, finance, and external partners; track schedules, dependencies, budgets, risks, and deliverables; maintain project documentation in Jira and Confluence; prepare reports for German funding agencies; communicate technical progress to varied audiences; and improve scalable project management processes.

Develop and maintain QPU simulation software and related open-source and in-house tools. Responsibilities include Python software development, CI/CD and test framework maintenance, simulation data and interface coordination, code and design reviews, issue-based workflow management, and collaboration with internal teams, external stakeholders, and the open-source community. The role also involves learning and applying quantum physics, electromagnetics, and quantum processing unit simulation concepts.

Provides legal counsel on German corporate law, corporate governance, capital markets compliance, group entities, M&A, and commercial agreements. Supports shareholder and board matters, drafts and negotiates contracts, maintains legal templates and governance processes, coordinates cross-border stakeholders and external counsel, and delivers practical advice to a growing public quantum-computing company.

Legal Counsel will draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements for quantum computing products, cloud and on-premise offerings, research collaborations, and strategic partnerships. The role advises Sales and business teams on legal and regulatory matters, including procurement, export control, and competition law. It partners with Product, IP, Technology, and Security teams, improves contract processes, and manages legal workstreams across a global organization.

Build and deploy full-stack software for quantum-computing workflows, with a primary focus on frontend development. Develop interfaces for configuring, executing, monitoring, and visualizing computational workflows; contribute to backend APIs, data pipelines, and workflow execution logic. Debug cross-stack issues, support asynchronous job systems, follow CI/CD practices, and collaborate with researchers and engineers to deliver reliable production software.

Conduct market intelligence for quantum computing markets by maintaining accurate data, forecasting and sizing markets, managing economic impact models, monitoring intelligence databases, and developing analyst relationships. Translate complex business questions into reliable insights for sales, marketing, technology, and executive audiences using Excel models and PowerPoint presentations. Work independently in a fast-moving deep-tech environment while ensuring data quality, traceability, and methodological rigor.

Lead the ramp-up and scaling of quantum processor production, overseeing chip fabrication, micro-packaging, materials supply, staffing, production planning, yield, quality, safety, and delivery. Establish production metrics, control points, and continuous-improvement processes while partnering with engineering, R&D, procurement, project management, and delivery teams. Manage and develop a growing team, industrialize new processes, and ensure predictable throughput, quality, and schedule performance.

Lead government-funded R&D programs in Japan from initiation through audits, managing milestones, budgets, KPIs, risks, scope changes, reporting, consortium partners, and cross-functional teams. Serve as the primary contact for government agencies and evaluators, protect intellectual property, ensure funder compliance, and establish scalable project management practices. The role requires formal Japanese documentation and agency communication, business-level English, and coordination with global stakeholders.

Lead development and optimization of quantum chip fabrication processes through structured experiments. Design, execute, and analyze investigations of materials and process flows, assess feasibility and integration for QPU architectures, transition R&D into scalable production, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, mentor engineers and technicians, and document technical outputs including patents and reports.

Design, implement, simulate, and integrate VHDL FPGA IP for high-speed data processing. Benchmark and optimize throughput, latency, and resource usage. Align interfaces/protocols with hardware, firmware, and software teams. Contribute to tooling, verification, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to enable scalable quantum electronics.

Design, implement, simulate, and integrate FPGA IP blocks (VHDL) for high-speed, low-latency quantum control systems. Benchmark and optimize throughput/latency, align interfaces and protocols across teams, own IP blocks, mentor juniors, and drive continuous improvement and verification practices.

Develop, refine, and characterize single- and two-qubit gates for superconducting quantum processors. Create calibration and benchmarking routines, analyze gate fidelities, collaborate across hardware and software teams, contribute to quantum error correction efforts, and (at senior level) mentor junior engineers and lead technical initiatives.

Designs, implements, executes, and analyses quantum error correction experiments on superconducting quantum processors. Develops control‑software features, models error processes, evaluates QEC protocols and decoders, and collaborates across experimental, theoretical, and software teams to advance fault‑tolerant quantum computing.

Open application inviting candidates to submit contact details, CV, and a letter of interest. IQM will proactively review submissions and share profiles with hiring teams, contacting applicants only if a suitable match is found. Applications must be submitted through the website.

Operate and maintain IQM quantum computers across cloud, customer, and R&D environments. Execute calibration, perform on-site debugging and commissioning, analyze system performance, troubleshoot hardware-software integration, support L2 incident resolution, and provide structured feedback to R&D. Develop service documentation and laboratory best practices while collaborating with cross-functional teams and customers.

Develop, analyze, and implement quantum error-correcting codes and decoding algorithms for fault-tolerant quantum computing. Design fault-tolerant operations (e.g., lattice surgery), implement and optimize decoders in Python/C/C++/Rust (potential FPGA deployment), perform resource estimation and scalability analysis, collaborate with hardware and software teams, and publish research in scientific venues.

Lead product strategy and roadmaps for IQM Radiance and Spark, define and validate new product concepts and MVPs, prioritize investments, support go-to-market and customer engagements, align cross-functional teams, and develop scalable product management practices for complex on-premises quantum hardware systems.

Serve as the technical bridge between IQM and customers in South Korea: design and present solutions, run technical workshops, PoCs and demos, produce technical proposals for tenders, gather product feedback, support full sales cycle, represent IQM at events, and travel across APAC to drive adoption of quantum systems.

Hands-on calibration and benchmarking of superconducting QPUs: develop and optimize calibration protocols, analyze experimental data to find bottlenecks, iterate with design and fabrication teams, support automated tune-up software and QPU deployment, and collaborate across hardware and software teams to improve system-level performance.

Support and build IQM Japans administrative functions: coordinate between Japan and HQ, manage government-funded program documentation (NEDO), run office operations, handle finance and procurement admin, maintain auditable records, and create/process standard operating procedures to scale the local office.