NPI Technician - Quantum Hardware Assembly & Testing

Q-CTRL; Sydney; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Q-CTRL is seeking an NPI Technician in Sydney to transform cutting-edge sensing technologies into robust, market-ready products. You will join the new NPI team, help define procedures, and work with engineering, research scientists, and the NPI Team Lead to design workspace, establish assembly/test protocols, and scale hardware from prototypes to production.

You will assemble, integrate, characterize, and troubleshoot complex subsystems, build repeatable processes, document workflows, and

Qualifications

• Relevant technical qualifications (e.g., Certificate III/IV, Diploma, or trade background) or equivalent practical experience assembling, integrating, and maintaining complex electromechanical, optical, or instrumentation systems.
• Proactive & builder mindset: a positive, self-driven attitude with eagerness to learn novel technologies, embrace ambiguity, and improve tools, workflows, and lab setups.
• Data-driven diagnostic & troubleshooting skills: methodical, evidence-based approach using data to identify root causes.
• Test & instrumentation literacy: experience operating standard lab tools to run validation tests and capture performance metrics.
• Engineering literacy & quality focus: ability to interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, and CAD drawings with meticulous build records.
• Collaborative communication: strong interpersonal skills to partner across engineering and research disciplines and elevate technical risks.

Responsibilities

• Hardware Assembly & System Integration: Build, configure, and modify complex prototypes, integrating subsystems into quantum sensing products.
• Testing & Hardware Characterization: Set up, calibrate, and operate test instrumentation for functional, performance, reliability, and environmental validation.
• Diagnostics & Root-Cause Troubleshooting: Investigate defects and anomalies with R&D to verify corrective actions.
• Process Documentation & Configuration Tracking: Draft and refine work instructions, assembly guides, and test protocols with meticulous records.
• DFM Feedback: Identify bottlenecks and suggest design/tools improvements to enable scalable production.
• Lab Infrastructure & Operations: Stand up and maintain a safe, efficient NPI lab with fixtures, cabling, and testing readiness.

Skills

Hands-on technical

Proactive mindset

Data-driven troubleshooting

Test & instrumentation literacy

Engineering literacy & quality

Collaborative communication

Education

Certificate III/IV or Diploma or trade background

Tools

Oscilloscopes

DMMs

Power supplies

DAQ systems

Job description

Q-CTRL is seeking an NPI Technician in Sydney to transform cutting-edge sensing technologies into robust, market-ready products. You will join the new NPI team, help define procedures, and work with engineering, research scientists, and the NPI Team Lead to design workspace, establish assembly/test protocols, and scale hardware from prototypes to production.

You will assemble, integrate, characterize, and troubleshoot complex subsystems, build repeatable processes, document workflows, and