Senior Mechanical Engineer
NU Quantum
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Nu Quantum is creating the Entanglement Fabric for quantum computing scale-out. Quantum computing can solve some of the world's biggest problems, but these applications require systems that are thousands of times more powerful than those available today.
Our networking architecture will unlock data centre-scale quantum computing by weaving together quantum processors to accelerate the path to fault-tolerance and transformational utility. Founded in 2018, Nu Quantum is a spin-out of the University Of Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory.
We are looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our highly collaborative team, to support the development of our novel quantum networking hardware. The successful candidate will be working with, and supported by, teams spanning mechanical, electronic, optical, nanofabrication, software and physics.
What you'll be doing:
- Supporting the design, manufacture, inspection and testing of prototypes.
- Design of assembly, test and alignment fixtures containing electronic, optical and mechanical elements.
- Lead technical workstreams, reporting to internal and external stakeholders
- Mentoring and development of team members.
- Integration of optical devices into opto-mechanical assemblies.
- Design of precision components, with tolerances in the µm range.
- Enabling user friendly designs and interfaces for the wider team.
- Developing systems suitable for use in ultra high vacuum (UHV) and cryogenic environments.
- Helping others in the company develop technical solutions with your expertise.