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About The Position

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on experience as a technician in a hardware development, manufacturing, or laboratory environment.
• Demonstrated experience with precision mechanical assembly, including working with small fasteners, fluid/vacuum fittings, and sensitive electromechanical components.
• Experience operating and interpreting results from standard lab and test equipment (multimeters, leak detectors, vacuum gauges, oscilloscopes, etc.).
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to workmanship quality.
• Ability to read and work from engineering drawings, schematics, assembly procedures, and BOMs.
• Clear and organized written communication skills for test data recording, build notes, and discrepancy reporting.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment where priorities evolve and ambiguity is part of the job.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with cryogenic systems, vacuum systems, or dilution refrigerators (even partial or adjacent experience like liquid nitrogen or liquid helium handling).
• Familiarity with cleanroom or cleanroom-adjacent handling procedures for sensitive optical, electrical, or vacuum components.
• Experience in scientific instrumentation, aerospace, semiconductor, or advanced manufacturing environments.
• Exposure to RF/microwave connectors, cabling, and handling procedures.
• Associate's degree or technical certification in a relevant field (Mechanical Technology, Electromechanical Technology, Engineering Technology, or similar). Equivalent hands-on experience is equally valued.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and integrate cryogenic hardware prototypes, including next-generation dilution refrigerators and associated components.
• Follow and contribute to work instructions, assembly procedures, and build travelers to ensure consistent, high-quality builds.
• Perform precision mechanical assembly tasks, including torque-to-spec fastening, leak-tight plumbing connections, and careful handling of sensitive cryogenic and vacuum components.
• Prepare and manage hardware kits and bill-of-materials (BOM) staging for build activities.
• Execute functional and acceptance tests on assembled hardware prototypes.
• Operate test equipment such as leak detectors, vacuum gauges, multimeters, oscilloscopes, and data acquisition systems.
• Collect, record, and organize test data clearly and traceably, flagging anomalies or out-of-spec results to the engineering/product team.
• Support cooldown and warm-up cycles on dilution refrigerator systems, monitoring system behavior and logging relevant parameters.
• Provide hands-on feedback on design for assembly (DFA) and design for manufacturability (DFM), identifying practical build and test challenges.
• Assist in root cause investigations of hardware failures or test escapes, participating in teardown and failure analysis.
• Support the development and refinement of assembly procedures, test scripts, and inspection checklists.
• Help identify and implement process improvements to enhance build efficiency, quality, or repeatability.
• Work closely with mechanical engineers, cryogenic SMEs, and product leadership to execute build and test plans aligned with the product development roadmap.
• Participate in design reviews, build readiness reviews, and production handoff discussions.
• Collaborate with supply chain and operations to receive, inspect, and manage incoming hardware and consumables.
• Support customer system installations and on-site commissioning activities as required.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity participation.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits.
• A collaborative, transparent, and high-performance team culture.
• Direct exposure to world-class cryogenic engineering and quantum hardware development.
• Opportunity to grow with a rapidly scaling company from the ground floor.