Partnerships & Project Coordinator

**Your mission**:
**Your profile**:
**Your responsibilities**:

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- ** Proposal Support**: Help write funding proposals with technical input from internal experts and budgeting support from Finance
- ** Project Coordination**: Coordinate large-scale hardware-focused projects after funding is awarded, including tracking milestones, deliverables, and reporting obligations
- ** Project Liaison**: Serve as the main point of contact for funding agencies, consortium partners, and evaluators to ensure clear communication and smooth collaboration

**Necessary requirements**:

- Degree in science, engineering, public policy, or a related field
- Background in quantum technologies or another deeptech environment
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Excellent people skills: ability to build trust and collaborate with diverse internal and external stakeholders
- Strong writing skills, including the ability to explain complex topics clearly and accessibly
- Business fluent in both English and German
- Based in or willing to relocate to Munich; open to occasional travel

**Supplementary skills**:

- Experience coordinating publicly funded R&D projects
- Familiarity with EU and German funding programs (e.g. Horizon Europe, BMBF, DLR, IPCEI, NATO DIANA)
- Knowledge of proposal platforms and grant reporting procedures

This role can be structured as **full-time or part-time**

**Why us?**:
planqc, founded in 2022 by scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), is a pioneering quantum computing startup based in Garching near Munich. We specialize in developing highly scalable neutral-atom quantum computers, utilizing individual atoms as qubits.
Here’s why you’ll love being part of our journey:

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Cutting-Edge Innovation**: At planqc, you’ll work with state-of-the-art technology, using individual atoms as qubits to build highly scalable quantum computers. Our unique approach combines precision from the world’s best atomic clocks, quantum gas microscopes, and high-speed Rydberg gates. Together, we’re creating the fastest path to industry-relevant quantum advantage.
- ** Impactful Projects**: Join us as we develop groundbreaking quantum systems and software, including a 1,000-qubit computer for the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ), a bespoke quantum computer for the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and quantum algorithms for several DLR projects.
- ** Empowered by Excellence**: With notable advisors and board members like Hermann Hauser (founder of ARM) and Professor Ann-Kristin Achleitner, we’re guided by exceptional leadership. Our Series A funding of €50 million allows us to push boundaries and explore new horizons.
- ** Dynamic Work Culture**: We value innovation, collaboration, and growth. Our team of around 50 brilliant minds works from locations in Garching, Ulm, and Innsbruck, fostering an environment where creativity meets ambition.
- ** Recognition and Growth**: planqc’s achievements are celebrated globally. From winning the German Startup Award in 2023 to being named a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum in 2024, you’ll be part of a company that’s making history.
- ** Work-Life Synergy**: Whether it’s through team events, after-work socials, or opportunities to attend quantum conferences worldwide, you’ll find a supportive community that values both your professional and personal growth.

**About us**:
Our roots lie in decades of international research on neutral-atom quantum technologies. Building on the technology used in the world’s best atomic clocks combined with advanced quantum gas microscopes, and high-speed Rydberg gates, we’ve built a foundation for innovation that’s unmatched.
At the heart of planqc is a commitment to excellence, collaboration, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Whether you’re a quantum physicist, software engineer, or operations expert, you’ll find a place here to grow, contribute, and thrive.

**Together, we’re not just imagining the future — we’re building it.