Principal Cryogenic System Designer (Quantum Computing)

Location: Broomfield, Colorado, United States; on-site with approved remote work up to 2 days per week. Travel up to 25% may be required. Applicants must be U.S. Persons and may be subject to national-security restrictions.

Annual compensation: $192,000–$240,000 USD, inclusive of the bonus target.

Company

hirify.global develops next-generation quantum computing platforms and supporting cryogenic hardware.

What you will do

• Define the technical architecture and product roadmap for cryogenic systems supporting quantum computing platforms.
• Lead the design, analysis, prototyping, testing, validation, and production deployment of cryogenic systems and subsystems.
• Make engineering trade-offs involving thermal performance, vibration, reliability, manufacturability, cost, and scalability.
• Drive prototype builds, test campaigns, root-cause investigations, and performance characterization.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams of engineers, physicists, technicians, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.
• Develop industrialization strategies, manufacturing processes, supplier plans, and production scale-up initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• At least 10 years of experience in high-technology R&D or low-volume, high-complexity manufacturing.
• At least 3 years of experience designing or building cryogenic equipment.
• Must be a U.S. Person: U.S. citizen, permanent resident or green card holder, or a worker granted asylum or refugee status.
• Due to U.S. Government national-security requirements, candidates cannot be nationals of China or Russia unless they are also U.S. citizens.
• Experience with cryogenic system design, thermal management, heat transfer, vacuum systems, and precision mechanical engineering.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in engineering, physics, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience leading complex hardware programs from concept through production deployment.
• Experience designing and operating cryogenic test systems, laboratory experiments, and engineering prototypes.
• Knowledge of DFM, DFA, engineering change management, and product lifecycle management.
• Experience working with external suppliers and manufacturing partners on scalable production.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative on-site work environment focused on close technical cooperation.
• Opportunity to provide technical leadership, mentorship, and long-term technology strategy.
• Incentive-eligible compensation with a bonus target included in the posted range.
• Safety-sensitive roles require a pre-employment drug test.