Senior Assembly Technician — Quantum Lab Operations

Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC); Reading; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) is seeking a Senior Assembly Technician to keep our cryogenic labs, workshops and data centres running safely and smoothly. You’ll lead the management of complex equipment, implement safe operating practices and own technical spaces to high standards across multiple sites.

You will work independently across labs and engage with vendors, engineers and safety protocols while supporting on-call and international travel to deployed systems as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience keeping labs and workshops safe and compliant.
• Ability to lead risk assessments and own technical spaces.

Responsibilities

• Take the lead in organising and scheduling key laboratory equipment, including cryogenic dilution refrigerators, ensuring labs are ready for experiments.
• Build, maintain and improve safe operating processes and systems of work.
• Manage relationships with vendors, coordinating service visits and keeping critical systems running.
• Keep cryolabs and workshops safe, clean and fully operational, resolving issues quickly.
• Own health & safety across environments, documenting standards and incidents.
• Support and deliver H&S training for teams in technical environments.
• Maintain and troubleshoot equipment, provide first-response ownership during shifts and on-call.
• Ensure work orders from engineers are completed on time to keep projects moving.
• Keep labs stocked and resourced with regular stock checks and equipment requests.
• Contribute to building and maintaining computers, assembling hardware and mechanical/electrical builds.

Skills

Lab equipment scheduling

Risk assessment

Health & Safety

Equipment maintenance

Vendor management

Stock control

Independent work

Tools

Cryogenic dilution refrigerators

Compressors

Chillers

Oxygen detection systems

Job description

Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) is seeking a Senior Assembly Technician to keep our cryogenic labs, workshops and data centres running safely and smoothly. You’ll lead the management of complex equipment, implement safe operating practices and own technical spaces to high standards across multiple sites.

You will work independently across labs and engage with vendors, engineers and safety protocols while supporting on-call and international travel to deployed systems as needed.