Senior Materials and Process Engineer

Infleqtion•Louisville, CO

1d•$110,000 - $125,000

About The Position

This role will support the conception and maturation of a variety of quantum products, including the development and testing of specialized processes: glass substrate processing, glass and dissimilar material bonding, silicon wafer processing and testing, thin film characterization, laser processing and electrical integration. The materials engineer’s role will include a combination of self-directed and collaborative efforts with a team of physicists, engineers, technicians, and business personnel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials science or materials engineering, engineering physics, or similar
At least 4 years of experience in an industry or academic environment working on materials processing, product design, product development and testing
Experienced with adhesive/epoxy selection and testing, ideally for low outgassing applications
Experienced with some microscale and/or nanoscale processing (e.g., MEMS design and testing, wet bench etching, cleaning, and processing)
Experienced with several materials characterization and elemental analysis techniques including high resolution microscopy, SEM, EDS, XPS, SIMS, XRD and X-ray CT scanning
Experienced with laser systems and laser safety, and ideally optics and opto-mechanics
Experienced with vacuum processing and UHV systems, designing and troubleshooting them (including helium leak checking or bomb testing)
Proficient with physical vapor deposition technologies, including ion beam and/or magnetron sputtering
Proficient with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and/or multi-physics modeling (e.g., COMSOL)
Proficient with DOE/SPC/CIP techniques and software such as JMP and/or MiniTab
Proficient with Solidworks or similar 3D CAD software, including drawing tolerancing (GD&T)
Proficient in MS Office and SharePoint
Good verbal and written communication skills, able to effectively share information with technical and non-technical staff
Good collaboration skills, able to work in a team environment where engagement and participation are an expected part of successful job performance.
This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Please note that any offer for employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations without sponsorship for an export license.

Responsibilities

Develop materials bonding and fabrication techniques for construction of vacuum cells, vapor cells, and quantum components
Collaborate with physicists and optical, electrical, mechanical, and software engineers to define mechanical and optomechanical system requirements
Produce engineering documentation, including technical drawings, mechanical assembly packages, work instructions and standard operating procedures
Support root cause analysis or failure mode investigations
Validate processes through design of experiments, hands-on testing and statistical analysis
Other duties or projects as assigned