Q-Block Computing

Q-Block Computing

Technical Lead — Orchestration Control

Ottawa, ON · Full-time

No sponsorship$120k-$175kDetected 16 days ago
Node.jsDistributed SystemsCybersecurityFPGAEmbedded SystemsSystems EngineeringElectrical EngineeringSensorsResearchLeadershipCommunicationPublic Speaking

About the role

  • It is a senior leadership position with responsibility for the technical integrity of a system that has to work end-to-end, not just in parts.
  • The successful candidate has depth across embedded firmware, real-time systems, networking, and application-layer software, and the judgment to make architectural decisions that hold up across all of those domains at once.
  • They have shipped production hardware-software systems, have led engineers through the full arc from architecture to delivery, and know how to balance near-term delivery pressure against long-term architectural integrity without sacrificing either.

Responsibilities

  • Define and own the technical architecture of the orchestration control stack spanning real-time firmware, middleware, networking, and application layers.
  • Define and maintain the integration test strategy for the full control stack; own system-level acceptance criteria and the evidence behind them.
  • Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing engineering team; conduct architecture reviews, design critiques, and technical retrospectives that raise the standard of work across the group.
  • Manage technical risk identification, mitigation, and escalation; lead root-cause analysis on system-level failures and ensure corrective actions are real rather than cosmetic.
  • Collaborate with scientists, hardware engineers, and software teams to translate advanced and often ambiguous requirements into structured, executable control-system specifications.
  • The company develops quantum timing, quantum-secure communications, and quantum computing platforms engineered for the performance, reliability, and environmental resilience that mission-critical applications demand - systems designed to be deployed, maintained, and trusted by operators who cannot afford ambiguity about whether the technology works.
  • Commercialization and science reinforce each other by design.
  • About this role: The Technical Lead - Orchestration Control is the principal technical authority for the real-time control stack that drives Q-Block's quantum hardware platforms.
  • The role owns the architecture, roadmap, and delivery of the orchestration layer that unifies firmware, infrastructure, and systems engineering into a coherent, deterministic, scalable control plane.
  • The role reports to senior leadership and works closely with scientists, hardware engineers, software engineers, and external partners.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering Physics, Physics, or a closely related field
  • 10+ years of professional experience in embedded systems, real-time control, or distributed systems engineering, with at least 4 years in a technical leadership role.
  • Demonstrated experience shipping production hardware-software systems, not exclusively research prototypes.
  • comfort presenting to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Required qualifications Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering Physics, Physics, or a closely related field; Master's or Ph.D. is an asset.

Nice to have

  • Experience architecting distributed control or data acquisition systems with strict timing requirements across multiple nodes and chassis.
  • Hands-on familiarity with precision timing and frequency-reference systems, PTP, hardware-assisted synchronization, or comparable deterministic timing infrastructure.
  • Experience integrating FPGA-based real-time processing into broader control architectures.
  • Experience with HPC clustering, MPI-based orchestration, or comparable large-scale distributed computing environments.
  • Track record of translating ambiguous research-stage requirements into structured engineering roadmaps with realistic risk and milestone plans.
  • Experience in quantum technology, photonics, RF systems, radar, defense, aerospace, or scientific instrumentation.
  • Experience working in regulated, security-sensitive, or defense-oriented engineering environments, including the documentation and process discipline those environments require.
  • Experience recruiting and scaling technical teams in a deep-tech hardware company.

Compensation

  • $120,000 - $175,000 CAD per year; competitive salaries will be negotiated commensurate with experience - this range is a guideline About Q-Block Computing: Q-Block Computing builds quantum systems that operate in the real world.

Benefits

  • The long-term vision is deeper than any single platform.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Security and compliance requirements Must be eligible to obtain and maintain Government of Canada security clearance, if required for assigned projects
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