Hiring: Senior Applications Lead - Defense Company: PsiQuantum Location: Washington, DC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-17 11:36:47 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : Defense Industry, Security Clearance About the job Required Skills: •The ideal candidate brings deep experience in the U.S. defense, national security, intelligence, aerospace, or adjacent government technology ecosystem, combined with strong scientific judgment and the ability to develop fluency in quantum computing. This role is expected to be U.S.-based, ideally in the Washington, D.C. area. •Serve as a senior applications lead for PsiQuantum’s defense and national security efforts, identifying and shaping high-value use cases for fault-tolerant quantum computing. •Partner closely with Business Development on customer engagement, strategic account development, conference participation, proposal shaping, and senior stakeholder conversations. •Engage credibly with senior officials, defense primes, national laboratories, FFRDCs, service research organizations, and other strategic partners. •Translate defense and national security priorities into application opportunities, including mission relevance, technical feasibility, potential quantum advantage, adoption pathway, and strategic value. •Develop customer-facing narratives, briefings, white papers, proposals, and other materials that connect PsiQuantum’s roadmap to defense-relevant challenges. •Interface directly with Applications, Algorithms, and Software teams to assess feasibility, define project scope, identify risks, and develop paths toward customer-facing work. •Act as a project owner for selected defense and national security engagements, including project charters, milestones, deliverables, stakeholder alignment, and communication. Qualifications: •Demonstrated capacity to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance required; active clearance (TS/SCI) preferred. Compensation: •$164,000 - $192,700 / year •Full-time roles are eligible for equity and benefits Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!