Senior Hardware Integration Technician Hardware

Front Door Defense; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity potential

Competitive benefits

Flexible culture

Job summary

Q-CTRL in Huntsville, AL seeks a Senior Hardware Integration Technician to lead hands-on integration of UAV sensing and navigation platforms. You will work with hardware, systems, and software engineers across the US and globally to assemble, wire, install sensors and computing hardware, perform checkout, and prepare equipment for lab, field, and flight operations.

As platforms mature, you will improve build practices, documentation, configuration control, and installation repeatability while

Qualifications

• Holds an associate degree or technical certification in electronics, avionics, or related field.
• Hands-on experience integrating, troubleshooting, and maintaining electronic systems.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and technical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, install, integrate, modify, and maintain electronic hardware on UAS and test platforms.
• Fabricate wiring harnesses, cables, connectors, mounts and enclosures using drawings.
• Support hardware bring-up, troubleshooting, testing, and field demonstrations.
• Use multimeters, oscilloscopes, and power supplies to resolve issues.
• Maintain flight-ready hardware with inspections, repairs, and documentation.
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure reliable system integration and testing.
• Travel periodically for flight tests, field deployments, and customer demos.

Skills

Hardware integration

Troubleshooting

Wiring harness

Schematic reading

UAS avionics

Linux familiarity

Independent work

Education

Associate degree or technical cert

Hands-on electronics experience

Tools

Multimeters

Oscilloscopes

Power supplies

Soldering

CAN/Ethernet

GPS/GNSS

Job description

Senior Hardware Integration Technician

Lead hands-on hardware integration for UAV sensing and navigation platforms

Location: Huntsville, Alabama

About The Role

Senior Hardware Integration Technician

The Sensing Engineering 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. We value strong engineering fundamentals, a product mindset, and a drive to solve the hardest engineering problems in quantum sensing today.

About the Role

At Q-CTRL, we're developing advanced navigation and quantum sensing technologies designed to operate in real-world environments. We're looking for a Senior Hardware Integration Technician to play a hands-on role in bringing these systems to life across UAS and other test platforms. You'll work closely with hardware, systems, and software engineers across the US and globally to assemble and integrate sensing and navigation systems, fabricate wiring and harnesses, install sensors and computing hardware, perform system checkout, troubleshoot hardware issues, and prepare equipment for laboratory, field, and flight operations. As our platforms mature, you'll help improve build practices, documentation, configuration control, and installation repeatability while supporting cutting-edge defense and aerospace programs at the intersection of hardware, software, and real-world operations.

What you'll be doing

• Perform hands-on assembly, installation, integration, modification, and maintenance of electronic hardware, sensors, computing systems, wiring, and associated equipment on UAS and other test platforms.
• Fabricate and modify wiring harnesses, cables, connectors, mounts, and enclosures using engineering drawings, schematics, and work instructions.
• Support hardware bring-up, troubleshooting, testing, and field demonstrations.
• Use electronic test equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, and power supplies to troubleshoot and resolve integration issues.
• Maintain flight-ready and test-ready hardware, including inspections, repairs, configuration tracking, and documentation.
• Work closely with other engineers to support reliable system integration and testing.
• Travel periodically to support flight tests, field deployments, and customer demonstrations.

Ideally you'll have:

• An Associate degree, technical certification, or equivalent hands-on experience in electronics, avionics, electrical technology, mechatronics, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience integrating, troubleshooting, and maintaining electronic or electromechanical systems.
• Strong skills in wiring, soldering, harness fabrication, and reading electrical schematics and technical drawings.
• Experience integrating sensors, computers, communications equipment, and power systems.
• Experience with electronic test equipment and hardware troubleshooting.
• UAS, aviation, avionics, robotics, or autonomous systems experience is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with single-board computers, UAS avionics/autopilots, Linux, serial communications, CAN, Ethernet, GPS/GNSS, IMUs, or RF systems is a plus.
• Experience supporting flight testing, field trials, or customer demonstrations is highly desirable.
• Ability to work independently in lab and field environments with a focus on safe, quality execution.

This position may require access to information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be 'U.S. persons' as defined in 22 CFR §120.62

Q-CTRL is the global leader in AI-powered quantum control infrastructure software. We build the tools that make quantum technology useful, solving the hardest challenges in quantum computing and quantum sensing to deliver real-world impact.

Founded in 2017, we operate globally with offices in Sydney, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Huntsville, Berlin, and Oxford. Our teams bring together technical and multi-disciplinary expertise across the product lifecycle, and we're hiring talent to help scale every part of the business. We work quickly to turn cutting-edge science into deployable technology.

In 2024 we raised US$113 million in Series B funding, the largest aggregate investment for a quantum software company. Six months later we delivered the first commercial quantum advantage with Ironstone Opal, our field-validated quantum navigation solution for defense and industry.

At Q-CTRL, we prioritize outcomes over hours.

• flexibility, equity potential, and competitive benefits that reflect our high-performance culture.

If you're ready to help shape the future of quantum, we'd love to hear from you!