Senior New Product Introduction Engineer (f/m/d)
q.ant
Product
Stuttgart, Germany
Posted on Mar 28, 2026
Senior New Product Introduction Engineer (f/m/d)
Stuttgart
Full-time
Permanent employee
Your mission
The future of AI computing is light, not electrons. Q.ANT is building photonic processing systems that compute with light—delivering a scalable, energy-efficient alternative to transistor-based architectures for next-generation AI and HPC applications.
As Senior New Product Introduction Engineer, you will be the technical force driving the transition of our photonic computing systems from early-stage R&D to robust, production-ready units. You will be a foundational member of our operations team, building our capabilities from the ground up. Initially, your focus will be on integration and production processes; as our operations mature and technology stabilizes, you will identify opportunities to optimize lab setups and potentially contribute to system architecture.
As Senior New Product Introduction Engineer, you will be the technical force driving the transition of our photonic computing systems from early-stage R&D to robust, production-ready units. You will be a foundational member of our operations team, building our capabilities from the ground up. Initially, your focus will be on integration and production processes; as our operations mature and technology stabilizes, you will identify opportunities to optimize lab setups and potentially contribute to system architecture.
What You Will Do
- Build our operations capabilities from the ground up to support the assembly of Native Processing Servers, ensuring a seamless transfer from R&D to scalable production.
- Lead the hands-on assembly, testing, and debugging of high-frequency electronics and processor-based systems.
- Develop and refine production workflows, test procedures, and assembly standards to ensure repeatability and scalability.
- Optimize lab setups and equipment utilization to reduce testing overhead and costs, making data-driven decisions on resource allocation.
- Supervise freelancers and external contributors, ensuring they maintain high-level system understanding during assembly.
- Identify and resolve integration and performance bottlenecks, performing root-cause analysis across optical, electrical, and software boundaries.
- Create and maintain accurate test protocols, assembly instructions, and technical process documentation.
Your profile
- Education: Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Microsystems Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical field (PhD preferred).
- Experience: 5+ years of experience in high-performance system design and integration. Proven experience transitioning prototypes from early-stage development into manufacturable systems.
- Technical Expertise: You are a generalist with a "T-shaped" profile—possessing broad technical understanding across optical, electrical, and software domains, with depth in at least one.
- Tools & Lab Skills: Proficiency with standard lab equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, multimeters, optical measurement tools).
- Independence: High autonomy in planning and executing system integration, with a demonstrated ability to build processes in a startup or early-stage environment where unproven products are the norm.
- Languages: Fluent in English; German or another European language is a plus.
Why us?
- We hire for attitude and train for skills.
- We encourage self responsibility and accelerate professional development.
- We move fast and encourage experimentation.
- You have the opportunity to be part of developing breakthrough photonic computing technology and have a lasting impact on the future of computing.
- You can be part of a passionate international, highly skilled cross functional team.
- You will have access to the founders of the company.