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Installation of on-premises units are already planned for Singapore and Oracle.\nThis role offers the opportunity to work remotely from an approved location. The successful candidate may be based at any US Quantinuum office or work remotely where business requirements allow, while traveling extensively to Quantinuum facilities and customer locations worldwide in support of quantum system deployments. To develop deep familiarity with Helios hardware and software, the candidate will participate in system integration, validation, commissioning, and shipment-readiness activities across Quantinuum sites, both in person and remotely as required.\nAs a key member of the deployment organization, they will then focus on critical installation, commissioning, validation, and acceptance activities at customer facilities, serving as a technical authority for quantum system performance during deployment. Working alongside experts in atomic physics, hardware, software, controls, lasers, cryogenics, and systems engineering, they will help deliver some of the world's most advanced quantum computers into operational customer environments.\nBeyond Helios, the candidate will play an important role in shaping Quantinuum's future on-premises quantum computing offerings by contributing deployment experience, field feedback, and technical expertise to the design, execution, serviceability, and scalability of next-generation systems.\nThis role includes extensive international travel supporting major customer deployments and business-critical installations worldwide. Deployment assignments may involve extended on-site presence, typically ranging from several weeks to multiple months, with remote or office-based work between deployments. Outside active deployment windows, travel is expected to be approximately 25%, depending on program needs, training, customer support, and future installation planning.\nAll applicants for placement in safety-sensitive positions will be required to submit to a pre-employment drug test.\nKey Responsibilities:\nPrepare Helios systems for shipment, relocation, installation, bring-up, validation, and customer acceptance. \nServe as the deployment team's subject matter expert for atomic physics, trapped-ion operations, and qubit performance, providing technical leadership during critical integration and validation activities. \nOwn deployment success criteria related to quantum system performance, validation, verification, and customer acceptance testing. \nDiagnose and resolve complex issues spanning quantum hardware, controls, software, optics, vacuum systems, electronics, and supporting infrastructure. \nLead technical decision-making during high-pressure integration and validation 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