Quantum Integration Engineer

Your mission

At planqc, we are building scalable quantum computers based on neutral atoms, one of the most promising platforms for achieving real-world quantum advantage.

As a Quantum Integration Engineer, you will lead the assembly, integration, and commissioning of our quantum hardware systems, taking subsystems from design through to a stable, scalable, and fully operational whole. You will review subsystem requirements, ensure infrastructure readiness, and define the best practices that keep our systems reliable, well-documented, and ready to scale.

Working at the intersection of electronics, mechanics, and systems engineering, you bring deep, hands-on expertise in one or more of the following areas: RF and quantum hardware control electronics, 19-inch rack integration, and industry standards for power distribution, cooling infrastructure, and system safety. In close collaboration with interdisciplinary teams across hardware, electronics, mechanics, and software, you will help translate complex subsystem designs into reliable, production-grade quantum computing systems.

This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy hands-on system integration, rigorous documentation, and solving complex cross-disciplinary problems.

Your responsibilities

• Lead the assembly, integration, and commissioning of quantum hardware systems, including reviewing subsystem requirements, ensuring infrastructure readiness, maintaining documentation throughout all stages of the process, and planning for scalable system operation.
• Review and validate system designs, with a focus on subsystem interfaces and integration with external infrastructure.
• Define and implement best practices for system assembly, component testing, and rack integration.
• Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of complex issues across electronic, mechanical, and software domains.
• Plan and manage infrastructure component inventory based on project scope and system requirements.

What you bring

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field — or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Several years of hands-on experience integrating, testing, or commissioning complex technical or scientific systems in a lab, industrial, or engineering environment.
• Proven experience reviewing and validating system designs, with a focus on subsystem interfaces and integration with external infrastructure.
• Expertise in one or more of the following areas:
  • Quantum hardware control systems, including RF amplifiers, arbitrary waveform generators (AWGs), photodetectors (PDs), analog and digital electronics, signal distribution, timing, and synchronization architectures.
  • 19-inch rack integration, including equipment installation, wiring, cable management, power distribution, grounding, cooling, labeling, and maintainable system layouts.
  • Industry standards and best practices related to power distribution, control systems, water-cooling infrastructure, CE conformity requirements, and electrical safety."
• Ability to take ownership of complex technical systems and drive them forward independently.
• Strong problem-solving mindset and attention to detail.

Nice to have

• Programming experience (e.g. Python) for automation, testing, or documentation workflows.
• Experience with CAD tools for mechanical or rack layout planning.
• Experience transitioning research setups into more robust or scalable systems.
• Experience with quantum hardware or other complex experimental physics setups.
• Prior experience in an industrial or startup environment.

What characterizes you

• You enjoy bringing complex systems together and taking them from design to reliable operation.
• You take ownership and drive integration topics from planning through to commissioning.
• You are structured, detail-oriented, and value thorough documentation.
• You thrive in interdisciplinary teams and communicate effectively across domains.
• You are motivated by turning cutting-edge subsystems into robust, real-world technology.

Why join planqc

At planqc, you will work on one of the most promising quantum computing architectures alongside a highly driven and collaborative team spanning physics, engineering, and software.

We combine deep-tech research with an engineering mindset, turning scientific breakthroughs into scalable quantum systems.

Joining us means:

• Working on cutting-edge neutral atom quantum hardware
• Taking ownership of critical system integration challenges from day one
• Collaborating with an exceptional, international team across disciplines
• Contributing to a fast-growing quantum startup at a pivotal stage

In addition, we offer a competitive benefits package including professional development opportunities, conference participation, health benefits, company pension and much more!

If you're excited about bringing quantum hardware systems together and pushing the limits of system integration, we'd love to hear from you.

About us

planqc builds neutral-atom quantum computers based on arrays of optically trapped atoms controlled with high-precision laser systems. Our platform combines technologies from optical lattice clocks, quantum gas microscopes and fast Rydberg gates into a scalable computing architecture.

Founded in 2022 as a spin-off from MPQ and LMU Munich, we translate more than a decade of AMO research into deployable quantum systems. Our work spans vacuum and laser hardware, control electronics, firmware, system software and algorithm integration. We focus on turning complex experimental setups into stable, reproducible systems that operate in real computing environments.
Behind this technology is a team that pushes technical boundaries, values open exchange and shared ownership. Physicists, engineers, software developers and business specialists work closely together, often across disciplinary limits. We believe progress comes from combining deep expertise with practical engineering and from giving people the responsibility and trust to shape their domain.

As we grow across our locations in Garching, Ulm, and Innsbruck, we continue to build a company where people take ownership, learn from each other, and directly shape the systems we bring into operation.