Quantum Laboratory Manager
at Microsoft
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- City
- Copenhagen
- Country
- Denmark
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Lead the day-to-day operation, readiness, and safety of Microsoft Quantum's fabrication, microscopy, and cleanroom labs in Lyngby, Denmark. Ensure laboratory tools, processes, and infrastructure run reliably, enforce contamination controls and SOPs, and evaluate new materials and process flows for safe adoption. Act as the primary operational interface with external vendors, service providers, and facilities partners while collaborating with safety and cross-functional teams to enable safe, scalable quantum hardware development.
Microsoft Quantum Fabrication & Microsystems is responsible for enabling safe, reliable, and scalable laboratory environments that support the development of advanced quantum hardware. The team ensures that fabrication, microscopy, and cleanroom tools operate at peak performance, that laboratory standards are consistently enforced, and that new materials and process capabilities can be introduced without risk to ongoing quantum hardware development.
Microsoft Quantum empowers scientists and engineers to solve the world’s most complex problems by realizing advanced computing platforms that integrate high‑performance computing, artificial intelligence, and quantum information technology. Through this mission, Microsoft Quantum aims to fundamentally change the future of computing and enable solutions to problems previously considered unsolvable.
Microsoft is committed to a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and growth mindset, where diverse perspectives are valued and innovation thrives.
The Quantum Laboratory Manager is responsible for the operational performance, readiness, and safe use of Microsoft Quantum’s fabrication, microscopy, and cleanroom laboratory environments in Lyngby, Denmark. The role ensures that laboratory tools, processes, and infrastructure operate reliably, that contamination controls and laboratory rules are enforced, and that new materials and process capabilities are introduced safely in support of quantum hardware development.
Responsibilities
Maintain high uptime, performance, and operational readiness across fabrication, microscopy, and cleanroom tools.
Coordinate preventive maintenance, downtime planning, troubleshooting activities, and vendor service engagements with engineering and maintenance teams.
Define, maintain, and enforce laboratory tool rules, contamination controls, approved materials lists, and standard operating procedures.
Evaluate tool readiness and compatibility for new materials, chemistries, and process flows, identifying risks and defining safe adoption pathways.
Serve as the primary operational interface with external vendors, service providers, and facilities partners.
Collaborate with Environmental Health and Safety partners to ensure compliance with chemical, material, and laboratory safety requirements.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related field.
Demonstrated experience working in fabrication, cleanroom, microscopy, semiconductor, scientific instrumentation, or ultra‑high vacuum laboratory environments.
Experience leveraging artificial intelligence tools to drive innovation, efficiency, performance modeling, analysis, research gathering, and task automation in an AI‑first environment.
Ability to evaluate agentic artificial intelligence solutions using measurable metrics, with appropriate human‑in‑the‑loop safeguards in alignment with Microsoft Responsible AI requirements.
Strong understanding of contamination control strategies, tool qualification, and laboratory operations standards.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience supporting semiconductor, quantum hardware, photonics, or advanced materials laboratories.
Demonstrated ability to work inclusively across multidisciplinary engineering, scientific, and operations teams.
Other Requirements: "MICROSOFT BACKGROUND CHECK: Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. "
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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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