Senior Mechanical Technician — Hardware Engineering

Entangled Future; Boston (MA); Hybride; USD 90 000 - 135 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

QuEra Computing in Boston, MA is seeking a Senior Mechanical Technician to be the hands-on backbone of our Hardware Engineering team. You will fabricate, assemble, test, and troubleshoot the mechanical and fluid systems inside our quantum computers, turning tribal knowledge into repeatable procedures and fixtures for contract manufacturers.

This senior, high-autonomy role collaborates with mechanical, electrical, and optical engineers and physicists on live machines, ensuring builds are

Qualifications

• 7+ years as a mechanical technician or mechanical assembler in a precision hardware environment.
• Able to hold ±0.010" on a mill when needed.
• Hands-on experience with fluid systems — fittings, tubing, manifolds, pumps or chillers — and with pressure and leak testing.
• Comfortable around optics/electronics: cleanliness, ESD, and “measure twice” habits.
• Able to lift 50 lb and spend most of the day on your feet in a lab.
• Clear written and verbal communication; you document what you did and tell people what you found.

Responsabilités

• Build and integrate mechanical subassemblies for our machines: electronics racks, enclosures and frames, cold plates and liquid-cooling manifolds, cable management, and opto‑mechanical module hardware.
• Perform precision assembly to documented procedures with torque specs, cleanliness, fastener control, and serialization.
• Support installation and rework on operating machines, coordinating with scientists and engineers.

Outils

Manual/CNC‑assist mill

Saws

Drill press

Hand tools

Layout/inspection tools

Description du poste

Senior Mechanical Technician — Hardware Engineering at QuEra Computing, Boston, MA, USA. A senior-level full time position in the QPU Hardware Engineering team, listed under hardware engineering.

The role

We're hiring a Senior Mechanical Technician to be the hands-on backbone of our Hardware Engineering team. You'll fabricate, assemble, test, and troubleshoot the mechanical and fluid systems inside our quantum computers — and you'll help us turn tribal knowledge into procedures and fixtures that contract manufacturers can execute.

This is a senior, high-autonomy role. You'll work directly with mechanical, electrical, and optical engineers and with physicists on live machines. You'll be a first call when something needs to be built or fixed right now, and be a driver in making our builds measurable, repeatable, and safe.

Machine and module assembly

• Build and integrate mechanical subassemblies for our machines: electronics racks, enclosures and frames, cold plates and liquid-cooling manifolds, cable management, and opto-mechanical module hardware.
• Perform precision assembly to documented procedures — torque specs, cleanliness requirements, fastener control, serialization.
• Support installation and rework on operating machines, coordinating carefully with the scientists and engineers who run them.

Test, inspection, and troubleshooting

• Execute pressure and leak tests, flow checks, and mechanical inspections; record results and flag anything out of spec.
• Diagnose mechanical and fluid-system problems on the floor and drive them to a fix, escalating design issues to engineering with clear evidence.
• Support root‑cause investigations with hands‑on teardown, measurement, and recreation of failure modes.

Fabrication and prototyping

• Run and own the mechanical development room and machine shop: manual/CNC‑assist mill, saws, drill press, hand tools, and layout/inspection equipment.
• Machine fixtures, brackets, adapters, and one‑off parts from engineering drawings or sketches; make sound judgment calls on tolerances, materials, and finish.
• Keep the shop organized, tooled, stocked, and safe; train engineers and co‑ops on safe tool use.

Requirements

• 7+ years as a mechanical technician or mechanical assembler in a precision hardware environment (data center, telecom, scientific instruments, semiconductor equipment, aerospace, optics, medical devices, or similar).
• Comfortable on mill; able to hold ±0.010\" when needed
• Hands‑on experience with fluid systems — fittings, tubing, manifolds, pumps or chillers — and with pressure and leak testing.
• Comfortable working around sensitive optics and electronics: cleanliness, ESD, and \"measure twice\" habits.
• Able to lift 50 lb, work on ladders and under tables, and spend most of the day on your feet in a lab.
• Clear written and verbal communication; you document what you did and tell people what you found.

Nice to Have

• Soldering and cable construction
• CNC programming (conversational or CAM) and experience standing up a small shop.
• Basic CAD (SolidWorks or Inventor) to model fixtures or fix a drawing.
• Experience writing work instructions or SOPs, or training others to a procedure.
• Familiarity with vacuum hardware, opto‑mechanics, or cleanroom practice.
• Experience supporting a transition to contract manufacturing (FAI, supplier visits, process qualification).
• Welding, brazing, or sheet‑metal fabrication.