Lead Integration Engineer

Q-CTRL

Q-CTRL

Huntsville, AL, USA

Posted on Apr 22, 2026
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About the team
The Sensing Engineering team at Q-CTRL transforms quantum research into deployable technologies that address real-world problems. We design, build, and field-validate an array of quantum sensors that support our key products, including Ironestone Opal - our solution for GPS-denied navigation.
You don’t need a background in quantum to make an impact here. We value strong engineering fundamentals, a product mindset, and a drive to solve the hardest engineering problems in quantum sensing today.
About the role
We are seeking a Lead Integration Engineer to establish and lead the Integration Engineering team within our Sensing division, based in Huntsville, Alabama. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the integration function in the development of new quantum sensor prototypes and products, supporting our growing efforts to deliver software-ruggedized quantum gravimeters, accelerometers, and magnetometers for GPS-denied navigation applications.

As the Lead Integration Engineer, you will be responsible for the engineering strategy and execution of Q-CTRL’s quantum navigation products, ensuring that complex hardware and software subsystems function seamlessly together. You will define engineering standards, processes, and documentation to enable scalable development and ensure systems meet performance and reliability targets.

This is a hands-on role that combines technical leadership with team management, including planning, execution, oversight, and mentorship. You will work closely with engineers and scientists to integrate subsystems across electronics, optics, mechanics, and software, and support validation of complete systems in both laboratory and field environments. The ideal candidate is an experienced engineer with a strong background in relevant industries such as aerospace or other mission-critical fields, and a passion for building technology that delivers real-world impact.

What you’ll be doing:

    • Lead the Huntsville integration engineering team to deliver reliable, field-ready systems for UAS and other platforms.

    • This role combines team leadership and hands-on engineering across hardware, software and systems.

    • Work closely with Project Managers, Principal Engineers, Technical Leads, and teams in Sydney to integrate and deploy systems on target platforms.

    • Plan and execute integration activities and field trials, including equipment preparation, test execution, and data capture

    • Plan and document integration builds, test configurations, results, and anomalies to support traceability and repeatability.

    • Establish and improve integration and deployment practices, processes, tools, and testing approaches to support repeatable and efficient execution.

    • Lead the team to ensure equipment, consumables, and laboratory environments are maintained to support safe and effective operations.

    • Other duties within the Employee’s skills and experience, or with reasonable training.

Ideally you’ll have:

  • A Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field of engineering. Aerospace industry experience and recognized qualifications will be highly regarded.

  • Proven experience leading systems engineering, integration, and validation of complex hardware/software systems, ideally within aerospace, defense, or advanced sensing domains.

  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills and experience working with a variety of stakeholders including technical, commercial, and operational staff including external partners and customers.

  • Experience leading field trials and flight testing autonomously.

  • Knowledge of aerospace quality systems, certification and qualification processes.

  • Knowledge of documentation and configuration management practices, and experience using collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence.

This position may require access to information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be 'U.S. persons' as defined in 22 CFR §120.62
About Q-CTRL
Q-CTRL is the global leader in AI-powered quantum control infrastructure software. We build the tools that make quantum technology useful, solving the hardest challenges in quantum computing and quantum sensing to deliver real-world impact.
Founded in 2017, we operate globally with offices in Sydney, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berlin, and Oxford. Our teams bring together technical and multi-disciplinary expertise across the product lifecycle, and we’re hiring talent to help scale every part of the business. We work quickly to turn cutting-edge science into deployable technology.
In 2024 we raised US$113 million in Series B funding, the largest aggregate investment for a quantum software company. Six months later we delivered the first commercial quantum advantage with Ironstone Opal, our field-validated quantum navigation solution for defense and industry.
At Q-CTRL, we prioritize outcomes over hours. We offer flexibility, equity potential, and competitive benefits that reflect our high-performance culture. If you’re ready to help shape the future of quantum, we’d love to hear from you!
Please be advised that our communications will only come from the @q-ctrl.com domain. All our active job postings are available on our company website.
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