# Sr. Program Manager of Execution & Staffing Operations > Infleqtion · Louisville, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-08-13 **Salary:** USD 165,000–210,000 **Workplace:** on_site **Department:** Quantum Sensing Solutions ## Description Infleqtion is seeking a **Sr.** _**Program Manager of Execution & Staffing Operations**_ **within the Quantum Sensing Solutions (QSS) group.** In this exciting and multi-faceted role, this leader will be responsible for growing a multidisciplinary technical organization, working across a rapidly growing portfolio of business areas to identify and resolve execution risks / issues in staffing operations, drive hiring & talent acquisition to meet execution demands, assist program managers in successful program start-up staffing operations on new awards, ensure best practices are put into execution for engineering performance management, and act as a multi-disciplinary functional manager.  This leader will be working across a diverse group of engineering and science disciplines including, but not limited to, mechanical, opto-mechanical, electrical, systems, controls, firmware/software, test, reliability, manufacturing engineering, and physicists. The successful candidate will combine broad technical judgment and expertise with exceptional organizational and people leadership, strong communication abilities with Program / Business Area leadership, keen sense of working through conflicting priorities, and an eye for talent acquisition. The role requires a leader who is equally comfortable engaging in technical design and program management / business area reviews, developing engineering leaders, allocating scarce technical resources across competing priorities, and partnering with program, product, operations, and business leadership to deliver against strategic objectives. **Key Responsibilities** ·       Own functional resource planning and allocation across multiple programs. ·       Drive technical hiring from requisition through hire across QSS business area by working with HR, recruiting, business area and program leaders. ·       Work with program and business leaders to align engineering capacity, capabilities, priorities, and schedules to currently executing program as well as against future pipeline of opportunities. ·       Identify capability gaps and develop appropriate build, hire, partner, or outsource strategies for meeting commitments. ·       Anticipate future engineering capability requirements and develop talent and infrastructure ahead of business demand. ·       Resolve cross-program resource conflicts and ensure critical technical efforts receive the expertise required for success. ·       Develop and monitor meaningful engineering performance indicators, including technical maturity, execution health, staffing, quality, and risk. ·       Build, lead, develop, and retain a high-performing multidisciplinary engineering organization. ·       Define the organizational structure, engineering capabilities, roles, and technical leadership required to support current and future business needs. ·       Recruit and develop exceptional engineers & scientists, technical leaders, engineering managers, and subject-matter experts. ·       Partner with business, program and technical leadership to translate strategic objectives into executable resourced plans throughout program and production lifecycle from proposal through end of life. ·       Work with QSS leadership to define and implement a staffing execution process and organization that is scalable to meet large future growth needs of the enterprise.   ·       Represent resource considerations in business and portfolio decisions, ensuring technical opportunities, constraints, risks, cost, and schedule implications are understood. ## Requirements ·       Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical discipline; advanced technical degree preferred. ·       8+ years as a leader or program manager in hardware applied research and development ·       8+ years as a functional leader of engineering and / or research scientist talent ·       5+ years in hiring for deep technical talent ·       Demonstrated ability to lead engineers and scientists working on technically challenging problems across numerous competing priorities and work deconfliction strategies. ·       Strong understanding of engineering development processes, including requirements, architecture, design, integration, verification, validation, and technical risk management. ·       Experience building and scaling deep technical teams to meet business demand forecast needs. ·       Strong resource-planning and organizational-development capabilities. ·       Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence senior technical, programmatic, and business stakeholders. **Desired Qualifications** ·       Master's degree or Ph.D. in an engineering or scientific discipline. ·       10+ years as a leader or program manager in hardware applied research and development in fast paced Aerospace & Defense &/or other United States Government R&D. ·       10+ years as a functional leader of engineering and / or research scientist talent in fast paced Aerospace & Defense &/or other United States Government R&D. ·       10+ years in hiring for deep technical talent in fast paced Aerospace & Defense &/or other United States Government R&D. ·       10+ years in driving operations for execution and staffing for 50+ people with a rapid growth trajectory with associated establishment of organizational structures, talent acquisition, and operational process to ensure continued scalability. ## Benefits - Salary Range: per year 165000 - 210000 - 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, short/long-term disability   - Employer-funded Health Savings Account   - Unlimited PTO   - 401(k) match   - Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance   - Flexible Savings Account   - Paid FMLA, Maternity/Paternity Leave   - Employee Assistance Program   - Student Loan Repayment  - Equity Program Notice to Recruitment Agencies: Infleqtion does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. 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