Cyro-Mechanical Lab Engineer

HCL Technologies Limited; Redmond; In loco; AUD 90.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

HCL Technologies Limited is seeking a hands-on cryo-mechanical lab engineer to execute dilution fridge upgrades, retrofit integrations, and sustaining improvements across quantum hardware systems.

You will work in active lab environments, ensuring precise mechanical upgrades, rigorous documentation, and collaboration with cryogenic, packaging, facilities, and test engineers. Travel up to 50% may be required for upgrade activities.

Competenze

• Experience with cryogenic systems and cryostat hardware.
• Ability to interpret and follow upgrade procedures written for lab campaigns.
• Strong attention to detail in mechanical assembly and integration.
• Comfort with documenting build records, deviations, and lessons learned.

Mansioni

• Install and rework cryo-mechanical hardware for fridge upgrades.
• Execute upgrade procedures and capture build records, changes and lessons learned.
• Support bring-up and validation of upgraded fridge configurations.
• Operate lab tools with ESD and safety compliance; maintain clean, organized spaces.
• Track materials used, results, and escalate issues with supporting data.

Conoscenze

Cryogenic systems

Cryogenic engineering

Vacuum hardware

Precision assembly

Hardware integration

Fridge upgrades

Lab safety

Documentation

Descrizione del lavoro

We are seeking a hands-on cryo-mechanical lab engineer to support dilution refrigerator upgrades, retrofit integration, and sustaining improvements across quantum hardware systems. This role is focused on executing well-documented mechanical upgrades in active lab environments, improving repeatability of fridge configuration changes, and collaborating closely with cryogenic systems, packaging, facilities, and test engineers.

Key Responsibilities

Cryo-mechanical fridge upgrades

• Install and rework cryo-mechanical hardware associated with fridge upgrades, including mechanical interfaces, shields, plates, brackets, harness routing supports, vacuum components, and integration fixtures.
• Execute defined fridge upgrade procedures and capture build records, configuration changes, deviations, and lessons learned for future upgrade campaigns.
• Support early bring-up and validation of upgraded fridge configurations under engineering guidance, including mechanical fit checks, thermal anchoring reviews, leak-check readiness, and cooldown preparation.

Lab Operations

• Operate lab tools and equipment in accordance with ESD and safety requirements
• Maintain clean, organized lab workspaces
• Track work performed, materials used, and results
• Identify mechanical fit, thermalization, vacuum, routing, contamination, or configuration issues during upgrade execution and **escalate** with supporting data.
• Capture photos, measurements, torque records, configuration notes, and observations to support upgrade debug, engineering review, and future procedure improvements.
• Work closely with internal engineers while owning day‑to‑day execution

Skills & Experience Required

Critical Skills

• Cryogenic Systems / Cryogenic Engineering
• Rapid Cooling / Ultra-Low Temperature Systems (Helium or Liquid Nitrogen based)
• Semiconductor Equipment / Hardware Integration
• Dilution Refrigerators / Cryostats (highly preferred)
• Direct experience working in a cryogenic, vacuum, hardware integration, or research lab environment.
• Comfort with precision assembly, rework, or similar physical lab work
• Ability to follow, redline, and improve written upgrade procedures while preserving configuration control and engineering intent.
• Ability to travel up to 50% for fridge upgrade activities, including trips lasting up to two weeks at a time.

Technical Background

• Familiarity with cryogenic systems, vacuum hardware, precision mechanical assemblies, thermal interfaces, instrumentation routing, or related hardware.
• Strong attention to detail and quality

Nice to Have

• Experience with dilution refrigerators, cryostats, vacuum systems, leak checking, thermal anchoring, low-temperature wiring, or cooldown preparation.
• Exposure to quantum hardware systems where cryogenic reliability, mechanical integration, and thermal performance affect system readiness.