Lead Systems Engineer

Q-CTRL

📍 Australia, New South Wales, Australia

Full time Engineers Posted March 01, 2026

Job Description

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 Systems Engineer to help establish and lead the Systems Engineering team within our Sensing division based in Sydney, Australia.  This is an exciting opportunity to define the systems role in the development of new quantum sensor prototypes and products, contributing to our growing efforts to deliver software-ruggedised quantum gravimeters, accelerometers, and magnetometers for GPS-denied navigation application...