Senior Mechanical Engineer

at  QCTRL

ABOUT US

Founded in 2017, Q-CTRL has grown to become the global leader in quantum control infrastructure software. As a product-led company, we bring together diverse teams such as product, design, engineering and research to help achieve our mission of making quantum technology useful. We believe that working in deep tech domains like quantum provides an opportunity to upskill whilst applying existing knowledge and practices to new markets.

IT WOULD BE FANTASTIC IF YOU HAVE THESE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE BUT NOT ESSENTIAL:

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• Experience with vacuum and/or optical systems.

• Local knowledge / contacts of local manufacturing services.
• FEA for structural / modal analysis.
• Previous experience with CASA / flight qualifying hardware.
• Work in a research environment.
• Familiarity with Inventor.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to develop quantum accelerometers, gravimeters, and magnetometers, as we move from a prototyping phase into developing products for market. You’ll bring your mechanical design expertise to develop the physical form of our sensors, design assembly processes, apply industry standards, and execute flight demonstrations of the resulting systems. You’ll work in close collaboration with our research scientists to assist scientific advancement and to make our technology work robustly in the field.
You will join a growing team focused on quantum sensing for defence and aerospace, and work with experts in fields such as cold-atom interferometry, magnetometry, and inertial navigation to develop state-of-the-art technology.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

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• Own the development, integration, and support of mechanical designs employed in Q-CTRL’s quantum sensors.

• Design mechanical structures for our precision sensing hardware, including optical mounting, electronics, vacuum systems and more.
• Ruggedisation of fieldable hardware.
• Be part of the team responsible for integration, test and validation of newly commissioned sensors.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team of engineers and scientists to deliver hardware and develop solutions to issues that arise during research and development in the lab.
• Work on critical quantum sensing field trials with key industry partners.
• Understand and apply industry standards when needed.