{"id":1091313,"url":"https://alion.io/job/infleqtion-technical-sales-manager-quantum-products","title":"Technical Sales Manager, Quantum Products","company":{"id":6532,"name":"Infleqtion","domain":"infleqtion.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/infleqtion","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workable","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":82,"open_postings":7,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.714,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":53,"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Louisville, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":82000,"max_usd":196000,"period":"year","method":"role_country_seniority_unknown","sample_n":4486},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-21T14:19:09Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-21","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T18:34:32Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"Infleqtion is a global quantum technology company delivering products and systems that turn quantum science into practical, deployable solutions. Our commercial products support researchers, engineers, government laboratories, and industry customers working at the leading edge of atomic, molecular, and optical physics, quantum sensing, precision timing, and neutral atom quantum technologies.\nWe are seeking a Sales Manager to help expand adoption of Infleqtion’s commercial product portfolio, including Quantum Cores and related enabling technologies. This role is ideal for someone with a strong physics background who is excited to combine technical depth with business development, sales execution, customer engagement, and operational ownership.\nPosition Summary\nThe Sales Manager, Commercial Quantum Products will be responsible for helping identify, qualify, develop, and close sales opportunities for Infleqtion’s commercial quantum hardware products. This person will work closely with Business Development, Product, Engineering, Production, Contracts, and Finance teams to support the full customer journey, from early technical discussions through quoting, supplier registration, order execution, and delivery.\nThe ideal candidate has a degree or professional experience in physics, preferably atomic, molecular, and optical physics, cold atom systems, quantum optics, photonics, or a closely related field. They should also demonstrate either prior business, sales, or customer-facing experience, or clear evidence of a strong interest in business development, technical sales, and commercial strategy.\nThis is a highly cross-functional role requiring technical fluency, customer orientation, strong communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage both commercial and operational processes.\nKey Responsibilities\nSales and Customer Engagement\nSupport sales of Infleqtion’s commercial quantum products, including Quantum Cores and related systems, components, and custom offerings. \nIdentify and qualify prospective customers across academic, government, national laboratory, and commercial markets. \nEngage with researchers, technical buyers, program managers, procurement teams, and business stakeholders to understand customer needs and match them to Infleqtion solutions. \nCommunicate complex physics and product concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. \nPrepare and deliver product presentations, technical overviews, quotations, and proposal content. \nTrack opportunities, customer interactions, and pipeline status in company CRM and business systems. \nSupport negotiations, purchase order review, and handoff from opportunity capture to order execution. \nTechnical and Product Expertise\nDevelop a strong working understanding of Infleqtion’s commercial product portfolio, including how Quantum Cores and related products enable AMO physics, cold atom experimentation, quantum sensing, timing, and computing applications. \nTranslate customer technical requirements into clear internal inputs for Product, Engineering, and Production teams. \nServe as a technically credible interface between customers and Infleqtion’s internal subject matter experts. \nHelp identify product-market fit, recurring customer needs, and opportunities for product improvement or new offerings. \nBusiness Operations and Process Development\nLead or support customer supplier registration processes, including portal setup, documentation submission, compliance forms, and vendor qualification requirements. \nHelp define, document, and improve business processes for quoting, order intake, customer communication, production handoff, and delivery tracking. \nCoordinate with Contracts, Finance, Export Control, Quality, and Operations teams to support smooth commercial transactions. \nDevelop reusable templates, checklists, and workflows that improve speed, consistency, and accuracy across the sales process. \nProject Management and Order Execution\nProject manage custom commercial orders from purchase order acceptance through production, delivery, and customer closeout. \nCoordinate with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Customer Success teams to track milestones, risks, dependencies, and customer commitments. \nProvide clear status updates to internal stakeholders and customers. \nHelp resolve issues related to scope, schedule, documentation, configuration, and delivery requirements. \nEnsure customer expectations are clearly captured, communicated, and managed throughout the order lifecycle. \nRequirements\nBachelor’s degree or higher in physics, applied physics, engineering physics, optics, photonics, or a closely related technical field. \nStrong understanding of physics concepts, with the ability and desire to learn advanced quantum and AMO physics topics. \nDemonstrated ability to communicate complex technical information clearly and effectively. \nEvidence of business, sales, entrepreneurship, customer engagement, program management, or commercial interest. \nStrong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple opportunities, tasks, and stakeholders simultaneously. \nExcellent written and verbal communication skills. \nAbility to work cross-functionally with technical, commercial, operational, and administrative teams. \nStrong attention to detail and comfort working with documentation, customer portals, procurement systems, and internal business processes. \nInterest in helping commercialize advanced quantum technologies. \nPreferred Qualifications\nAdvanced degree in physics, AMO physics, quantum optics, photonics, atomic physics, or a related field. \nExperience with cold atom systems, lasers, vacuum systems, optical tables, timing systems, quantum sensors, or quantum computing hardware. \nPrior experience in technical sales, business development, product management, applications engineering, program management, or customer-facing technical support. \nExperience selling or supporting scientific instruments, laboratory equipment, photonics products, quantum technology, or other highly technical hardware. \nFamiliarity with university, government, national laboratory, or commercial R&D procurement processes. \nExperience with CRM systems, ERP systems, customer supplier portals, or structured sales operations. \nExperience managing custom hardware orders or coordinating technical production projects. \nComfort working in a fast-moving environment where products, processes, and markets are evolving. \nBenefits\nSalary Range: per year 125000-160000\n100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, short/long-term disability \nEmployer-funded Health Savings Account \nUnlimited PTO \n401(k) match \nCompany-paid Life and AD&D Insurance \nFlexible Savings Account \nPaid FMLA, Maternity/Paternity Leave \nEmployee Assistance Program \nStudent Loan Repayment \nEquity Program\nNotice to Recruitment Agencies:\nInfleqtion does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. 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