Electronics Engineer

Matchbox; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Q-CTRL is seeking an Electronics Engineer to design, build, and field-validate a range of quantum sensors for aerospace, defence, and geophysical uses. You will architect and ruggedise bench-top prototypes for field operation and eventual productisation, while ensuring technical quality, performance and reliability.

You will lead and mentor a hardware team, applying strong analogue and mixed-signal expertise to bring designs from prototype toward production, with potential RF and optoelectronic

Qualifications

• Experience delivering high-quality analogue and mixed-signal designs.
• Experience taking designs from prototype to production and certification.
• RF and optoelectronic experience is desirable.
• Ability to collaborate with scientists and engineers in R&D.
• Strong background in hardware development for field use.

Responsibilities

• Architect, miniaturise, and ruggedise bench-top prototypes for field use and productisation.
• Deliver complex hardware prototypes with focus on quality, performance and reliability.
• Lead and mentor hardware engineers and technicians within the sensing team.
• Act as domain expert in analogue and mixed-signal design.

Skills

Analogue design

Mixed-signal design

Mentoring hardware engineers

Prototype to production

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Physics or Engineering

Job description

# Electronics EngineerQ-CTRLOn-site • SydneyFull-Time / Permanent## Role OverviewAbout the teamThe Sensing R&D team at Q-CTRL transforms quantum research into deployable technologies that address real-world problems. We design, build, and field-validate an array of quantum sensors that support our key products, including Ironstone Opal - our solution for GPS-denied navigation.You don’t need a background in quantum to make an impact here. We value strong engineering fundamentals, a product mindset, and a drive to solve the hardest engineering problems in quantum sensing today.What you'll be doing* Your role will focus on demonstrating quantum sensing for Aerospace, Defence, geophysical exploration and Earth observation.* Your primary goal will be architecting, miniaturising, and ruggedising bench-top prototypes for operation in the field and eventual productisation.* You will manage the delivery of complex hardware prototypes, taking responsibility for the technical quality, performance, and reliability of the hardware.* As an individual contributor, you will be a domain expert in analogue and mixed signal design.* As a senior member of the sensing hardware team, you will be leading and mentoring hardware engineers and technicians.* Other duties within the Employee's skills and experience, or with reasonable training.Ideally you'll have* A Bachelors, Masters or PhD in Physics, Engineering or equivalent industry experience.* A demonstrated track-record of delivering high-quality analogue and mixed signal designs at a Staff level. Note that as we have several open roles, we will also consider applicants at a Senior level.* RF and optoelectronic experience is highly desirable, though not essential.* R&D experience working concurrently with scientists and engineers.* Experience taking designs from prototype to production, including design for manufacture and product certification.* A strong desire to work with a world-leading team and a company that is fundamentally building the future of the quantum technology industry