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Join a world-class team of scientists, engineers, and business professionals to advance the state-of-the-art in quantum computing.\nWe are seeking a Supply Chain and Materials Manager to lead purchasing, supplier management, inventory, and logistics for neutral-atom quantum-computer builds. This role ensures that specialized optical, laser, vacuum, and electronic components are available and accepted when Manufacturing needs them.\nResponsibilities\nBuild and lead the purchasing, sourcing, materials, and logistics team, with clear ownership of supplier commitments and material readiness for concurrent builds.\nDevelop sourcing plans for precision optics, laser components, vacuum hardware, custom electronics, and cable assemblies; manage long-lead, single-source, and supplier-capacity risks.\nTranslate released bills of materials (BOMs) and build schedules into purchasing requirements, material allocations, and complete subsystem kits, including approved spares.\nManage quotations, purchase orders, delivery commitments, and supplier recovery plans within Finance approval controls; obtain Engineering approval for proposed substitutions.\nEstablish inventory, receiving, and traceability controls so production uses the correct parts and revisions, with nonconforming material held from use.\nCoordinate incoming inspection, supplier corrective actions, returns, and protected handling of fragile optics, clean assemblies, and controlled bonding materials.\nCollaborate with Finance and Planning & Configuration Control to design NetSuite purchasing and inventory workflows; maintain accurate transactions and material status.\nTrack supplier delivery, kit completeness, shortages, and inventory accuracy; resolve material constraints before they interrupt subsystem production or system integration.\nExperience & Education\nBachelors in supply chain management, operations, business, or a related field\n8+ years in technical procurement, supply chain, or materials management\n3+ years managing purchasing or materials teams\nExperience sourcing precision optical, laser, vacuum, or custom electronic assemblies for low-volume, high-complexity equipment.\nExperience establishing inventory and supplier controls while engineering designs are evolving; quantum-computing, photonics, or scientific-instrument manufacturing experience preferred.\nQualifications\nAbility to interpret technical purchasing requirements and work with engineers and suppliers on component specifications, configuration changes, and conformance documentation.\nStrong supplier negotiation, capacity-assessment, and recovery-planning skills for custom components and low-volume, high-complexity equipment.\nPractical knowledge of material planning, system-specific kitting, serial/lot traceability, controlled storage, and inventory reconciliation.\nExperience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) purchasing and inventory workflows; hands-on NetSuite experience preferred.\nClear communication and sound judgment when balancing prototype and repeat-build demand, supplier limitations, and Manufacturing need dates.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3265,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Supply Chain","Quantum Computing Hardware"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-02T06:25:52Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 5 · green card filings: 2","filings_12m":5,"filings_prev_12m":1,"green_card_filings_12m":2,"median_offered_wage_usd":150357,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-03T21:08:04+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":44,"reasons":["conf:10","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-03T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":165000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/atom-computing-supply-chain-and-materials-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/atom-computing-supply-chain-and-materials-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-04T02:51:15Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4317,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":683,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-05T00:00:00Z"}}}