Business Development Manager (Quantum Computing)

Location: College Park, Maryland, US; hybrid. Regular travel to DoD laboratories, customer sites, and partner meetings may be required, likely up to 30%.

Salary: $175,000–$250,000 per year, depending on experience.

Company

hirify.global develops quantum error correction technology and advanced computing solutions for quantum hardware providers and government agencies.

What you will do

• Identify, qualify, shape, and close U.S. Department of Defense opportunities, including direct sales, funded programs, and partnered solutions.
• Own the DoD opportunity pipeline, capture strategy, teaming approach, proposal planning, and customer engagement strategy.
• Build relationships with DoD science and technology organizations, laboratories, defense primes, systems integrators, and industry partners.
• Lead white papers, RFIs, RFP responses, proposal compliance activities, source-selection support, and customer-facing materials.
• Work with technical teams and external partners to develop secure, scalable, mission-relevant quantum computing solutions.
• Connect quantum error correction and advanced computing capabilities with DoD priorities, research roadmaps, and funding mechanisms.

Requirements

• Technical background in quantum computing, advanced computing, physics, engineering, or a related field; an M.S. or Ph.D. is preferred, with comparable experience considered.
• Experience writing white papers, RFIs, proposals, and capture materials for U.S. government customers, ideally DoD agencies, laboratories, or program offices.
• Experience building relationships with DoD science and technology organizations, defense primes, systems integrators, and industry partners.
• Knowledge of DoD procurement, contracting, capture processes, proposal compliance, partner channels, and source-selection procedures.
• Ability to translate technical capabilities into persuasive solutions for government programs and mission-driven customers.
• Ability to meet applicable U.S. government customer, contract, export-control, and site-access requirements; U.S. citizenship may be required for some programs or engagements.

Nice to have

• Existing relationships with DoD science and technology organizations or experience with federal research programs.
• Experience with DARPA contracts or in a quantum computing or advanced computing laboratory.
• Experience developing joint solutions, consortium proposals, or multi-party research programs.

Culture & Benefits

• Annual bonus plan, private medical insurance, life insurance, and 401(k) contributions.
• Equity participation and generous paid time off with enhanced family leave.
• Diverse working environment with experts in software, hardware development, quantum information theory, physics, and mathematics.
• Learning events, training opportunities, and conference budgets.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume and cover letter explaining the application motivation and relevant skills.
• Applications are reviewed as received, with interviews scheduled on an ongoing basis.