You are Here
“You are Here”– a cartoon that illustrates the challenge quantum technology companies have in hiring talent.
One of the core principles of quantum mechanics suggests that particles can exist in two separate locations at once.
While this is great for enhancing computing power, it does not work for humans trying to understand where they are.
The Quantum industry has raised $3Bn over the last 2 years and has seen a flurry of technology companies raising capital from SPACs. This has resulted in a competitive race for top talent and lots of poaching within the industry.
According to Samantha Edmondson, head of talent at Universal Quantum, “I think the challenge for us is, if we go to hire a classical engineer, they don’t have the physics background; if we hire a physicist, they’re not used to working with classical hardware engineering – analog design is new to them.”
Beyond engineering talent, the next challenge is finding product marketing and sales executives who can both understand the technology and sell to large enterprise and government customers.
