Technical Program Manager (Manufacturing)

Job Description

Job Title: Principal Technical Program Manager (Quantum Manufacturing). Location: Kongens Lyngby, Copenhagen, Denmark

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the complete production lifecycle from wafer processing to measurement and data collection
• Coordinate fabrication, packaging, and cryogenic measurement teams to ensure smooth production workflows
• Manage the master production schedule while monitoring progress, resolving bottlenecks, and communicating risks and recovery plans
• Balance manufacturing capacity across production, process development, and research activities;
• Plan maintenance schedules to minimize production interruptions
• Monitor production KPIs including throughput, cycle time, equipment uptime, and schedule adherence
• Collaborate with quality, yield, and process engineering teams to improve manufacturing performance using production data
• Coordinate technology transfers, split-lot management, and wafer disposition using structured stage-gate processes
• Support the transition from research and development to reliable low-volume manufacturing;
• Promote collaboration and continuous operational improvement across engineering teams

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Operations Management, or a related discipline
• Significant experience in manufacturing, production operations, hardware development, supply chain, or similar technical environments
• Experience leading complex cross-functional engineering and operational programs
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills;
• Ability to work effectively in fast-changing environments and establish new operational processes
• Must meet Microsoft security screening and export control requirements, including background and citizenship verification where applicable
• Experience using AI-driven productivity tools to improve engineering efficiency

Preferred:

• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing, fabrication operations, or hardware production environments
• Experience managing end-to-end production across fabrication, packaging, and testing processes
• Experience supporting pilot-line or low-volume manufacturing operations;
• Strong analytical skills with experience in yield analysis, cycle time tracking, and statistical process control (SPC)
• Experience implementing manufacturing readiness or stage-gate frameworks
• Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), ERP systems, or fab scheduling tools
• Experience with production scheduling, work-in-progress (WIP) management, and capacity planning
• Experience leading new process introduction (NPI) and technology transfer activities;
• Technical understanding of quantum computing, photonics, semiconductor physics, or related deep-tech fields
• Experience managing distributed engineering teams across multiple countries and time zones

Benefits And Compensation:

• Annual base salary: DKK 912,400 to DKK 1,559,800
• Eligible for additional benefits and compensation based on company policies
• Opportunity to contribute to the development of the world's first scalable fault-tolerant quantum computer
• Work with multidisciplinary teams across quantum physics, engineering, manufacturing, and software

Other Information:

• Hybrid work schedule with three days per week in the office
• Travel requirement of less than 25%
• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled
• Employment requires successful completion of Microsoft security screening and export control verification