Product Management

Full Time

Product Manager – Quantum Systems , you will own the product definition, roadmap, and delivery of Photonic’s Physical Qubit Layer, the foundation of our quantum computing technology stack. You will sit at the boundary between hardware engineering and the rest of the technology stack, defining clean interfaces up and down, building clear roadmaps, and keeping them aligned with the other layers so that every milestone lands on time. This role suits a hands‑on product manager who is comfortable in a highly R&D;‑focused environment, can make sound technical tradeoffs, and stays focused on hitting roadmap milestones. You will coordinate across multiple technical teams, create alignment where priorities compete, and work closely with the PMO to drive requirements to completion and report on progress. Act as the primary product interface to the hardware teams, building a deep working understanding of the technology so you can challenge assumptions, understand constraints, and make informed decisions.

Manage the product lifecycle from concept through validation and release, including release planning, readiness criteria, and milestone tracking.

Conduct market research and competitive analysis, tracking the quantum hardware landscape and emerging technologies to inform product positioning, requirements, and roadmap priorities.

Own go‑to‑market readiness for your products, including positioning, launch planning, and technical product collateral, and bring products to market in partnership with business development and marketing

Define, document, and maintain clean, well‑versioned interfaces between the Physical Qubit Layer and the layers above and below it, including the requirements and performance specifications each side depends on.

Ensure requirements are traceable, testable,



and agreed on by all stakeholders before development commitments are made.

Identify cross‑layer dependencies, conflicts, and risks early, and drive resolution with the owning teams.

Balance short‑term milestones against long‑lead development items, using technical data and stakeholder input to keep the roadmap realistic and ambitious.

Make timely technical and product tradeoffs, weighing performance, schedule, risk, and scope, while staying focused on hitting roadmap milestones.

Coordinate across several technical teams (such as hardware, device, fabrication, test, controls, and software) and build alignment around shared goals and priorities.

Define product and milestone metrics, and communicate progress, risks, and decisions clearly to engineering teams and leadership.

Work closely with the PMO to drive requirements to completion, track progress against milestones, and report on status, risks, and issues.

Support technical communication for internal and external audiences, including partners and customers, as needed.

5-8 years of product management experience, with a proven track record of taking products to market, from definition through launch and commercialization (not only contributing to development).

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, computer science, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).

Required: demonstrated experience taking a hardware or combined hardware and software product to market,



including defining go‑to‑market readiness and owning the product through launch.

Required: hands‑on experience conducting market research and competitive analysis, and using the results to shape product requirements, positioning, and roadmap priorities.

Required: hands‑on experience with combined hardware and software products, including defining requirements and interfaces that span both.

Direct experience working with hardware engineering teams and defining clean, well‑documented technical interfaces between system layers or subsystems.

Comfort operating in a highly R&D;‑focused environment, with the judgment to make technical tradeoffs under uncertainty while staying focused on roadmap milestones.

Experience coordinating multiple technical teams and creating alignment across groups with competing priorities.

Experience working with a PMO or program office to drive requirements to completion, track progress, and report on status and risks.

Experience with quantum computing hardware, particularly physical qubit technologies and the control and measurement systems that support them.

Familiarity with semiconductor or photonic device development, fabrication, characterization, or test.

Experience with qubit performance metrics (such as coherence, fidelity, and yield) and how they translate into system-level requirements.

Competitive salary, benefits (including life insurance, extended health, dental, long term disability, and a versatile spending account), and potential upside

We are also committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences, knowing that these very differences inspire innovation and build better teams.

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