Mechanical Engineer

QphoX is looking for a  Mechanical Engineer  to join us in developing and building our quantum modem. In order to achieve our mission, we are looking for enthusiastic candidates with engineering skills and resourcefulness.
Joining a dynamic team with a rich diversity of backgrounds and nationalities, you'll be at the forefront of developing the next generation of devices aimed at elevating their performance to new heights. With access to cutting-edge methodologies and state-of-the-art tools, you'll play a key role in shaping the future of our technology.
You will be involved in:
Helping us design, develop, and build supporting hardware for our microwave to optical transducers and opto-electronic hardware
Collecting and setting requirements, as well as brainstorming potential solutions
Rapid prototyping to demonstrate key concepts and to inform design changes
Managing projects and communicating results to cross functional teams
Overall maintenance of our products
Working in a diverse and multi-disciplinary team of engineers and scientists
Learning about photonics and their control methods
Skills and knowledge you will bring to QphoX:
BSc/MSc with practical experience
Previous experience with CAD software e.g Autodesk Inventor, Fusion 360, etc
Previous experience with 3D printing
Design for manufacturing and design for testing knowledge
Experience designing hardware for scalability and robustness
Programming with Python for data acquisition, measurement and/or analysis
Strong background in particularly (but not limited to) sectors such as mechatronics, telecommunications or robotics
At least 5 years of proven experience
Ability to work collaboratively with other engineers, scientists and technicians with a wide range of expertise
Good organizational and planning skills to achieve set goals on time
Passion for learning new tools and techniques
Supplementary skills set:
Understanding of microwave and/or photonics engineering principles
Experience using schematic capture and PCB design software such as Altium
Working knowledge of control systems and signal processing
Working with Python software to interact with the embedded hardware
Programming with C / C++ experience
Our Ideal Candidate:  You are excited and passionate about scientific work. You are self-motivated and independent on your projects and have a sense of your responsibilities while being able to learn new tools and techniques. You would be excited to work at the intersection between hardware design, electronics, experimental physics, and measurements.
Teamwork is an essential value of our company, hence fitting into the team is crucial. Finally, they would have to feel positive working in fast-paced learning environment.
We strongly encourage people of any underrepresented group to apply as we are committed to diversity and work to build an inclusive environment where all people, regardless of gender, race, religion, or background, can thrive.
Benefits and other perks of working with us:
Employment stock ownership plan
End-year performance-based bonus
25 days of holidays on a full-time basis
Opportunities to network and connect

About us:

At QphoX we strive to be an inclusive place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, to learn, to live their passion and do their best work.
We are dedicated to promoting equality, creating a safe environment for everyone, and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, age, socioeconomic background and all the other fascinating characteristics that make us different. We truly think diversity is a strength and working in a diverse environment, and being exposed to a variety of perspectives makes us stronger as a team and better human beings.

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