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Monarch Quantum, Inc.MI

Sr. Director Technical Program Manager

Monarch Quantum is a San Diego-based integrated photonics company building Quantum Light Engines™ - scalable, integrated photonics systems that power quantum computing, sensing, and communications applications.

Monarch Quantum, Inc.

Employee count: 51-200

Salary: 185k-255k USD

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Join our fast-paced and passionate team as a Senior Director Technical Program Manager.

As we scale, you will be instrumental in building our foundation from the ground up. This is a dynamic, hands‑on role for a self‑starter who thrives in a fluid startup environment. You’ll have the opportunity to work on cutting‑edge technologies, work closely with leadership, and develop and implement best practices that support our mission and growth.

Key Responsibilities

  • Leads all phases of assigned programs from initiation through delivery with full responsibility for scope, schedule and financial margins.
  • Regularly briefs leadership team on programmatic financials and execution status.
  • Establish predictable execution by acting as the link between cross‑functional engineering teams, customers, finance, supply chain and leadership. Identifies technical risks early and works with cross‑functional team to implement mitigation strategies. Anticipates and capitalizes on opportunities.
  • Leads contract negotiations and acts as the customer primary point of contact through effective communication and presentation skills, business acumen, understanding of technical capabilities and alignment on strategic business goals.
  • Responsible for ensuring the execution team is tracking to all customer, internal and regulatory requirements.
  • Successfully leads and grows team members across the organization in a way that fosters trust, recognizes and celebrates others, and reinforces the company values.

Requirements

Experience

  • Degree in Engineering or a related field.
  • 18 years or more of relevant experience (including pursuit of relevant higher education); ideally within a startup or technology company.

Skills

  • Proven record of successfully leading the execution of a complex development program from proposal through production.
  • Proficient in the following technical areas outside of program management: systems engineering, test engineering, optics, quality engineering, system integration and product development lifecycle.

Startup Mindset

  • You’re creative, flexible, and eager to wear multiple hats.
  • You’re passionate about building systems from the ground up and comfortable with ambiguity and change.

Benefits

The expected annual salary range for this position is $185,000-$255,000.

As a full-time employee, you will be eligible for Monarch’s comprehensive benefits package, which includes:

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
  • Fidelity 401(k) plan with 4% employer matching.
  • 20 paid time off (PTO) days per year.
  • 13 paid company holidays.
  • 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off).

Monarch Quantum is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status or any other characteristics protected under applicable federal, state and local laws.

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Salary: 185k-255k USD

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About Monarch Quantum, Inc.

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Quantum technology promises to transform humanity's ability to process information, simulate nature, and sense reality at speeds and scales previously unimaginable - revolutionizing drug discovery, climate modeling, energy storage, financial optimization, and artificial intelligence. Yet today's quantum systems face a foundational bottleneck: the lack of reliable, high-precision, commercially scalable photonics systems. Current quantum hardware teams struggle with rooms filled with fragile laboratory lasers, optics, modulators, and countless connecting wires, making integration painfully slow and expensive.

Monarch Quantum exists to solve this problem. We build integrated photonics systems - Quantum Light Engines™ - that consolidate hundreds of discrete optical components into compact, factory-aligned, ruggedized subsystems. By uniting chip-scale lasers, modulators, detectors, fiber optics, low-noise electronics, and control systems into turn-key modular platforms, we enable quantum systems integrators to bypass the time-consuming process of custom laser development. Our mission is to make high-precision, integrated photonics as dependable and repeatable as any other component in the stack, so our customers can focus on quantum innovation instead of rebuilding laser benches - accelerating the path from lab prototype to deployed quantum systems and delivering quantum at scale.

Employee benefits

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9/80 Work Schedule

Flexible 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off.

401(k) with employer match

Fidelity 401(k) retirement plan with 4% employer matching contributions.

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Comprehensive health insurance coverage for medical, dental, and vision care.

Paid Time Off

20 paid time off (PTO) days per year in addition to 13 paid company holidays.

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