Infleqtion

Junior Mechanical Engineer

Infleqtion

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Oxford • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Junior

Tech Stack

ERP

About the role

  • With support from our engineering team, the Junior / Associate Engineer will learn to take on the duties and responsibilities outlined below that include essential functions of the role. Depending on business needs, this role may perform a combination of some or all the following duties. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned.
  • - Work alongside physicists and engineers to capture and interpret mechanical design requirements for optical and ultra-high vacuum systems.
  • - Create CAD models, drawings, and documentation packages in accordance with company design guidelines and industry best practice.
  • - Use a combination of rapid prototyping and engineering analysis to guide design decisions, communicating findings to project leaders both verbally and through design documentation.
  • - Support research efforts by designing and assembling enclosures, jigs and fixtures using a combination of bought in components and basic machine tools.
  • - Work with the production team to assemble prototype and first off production systems, documenting feedback on DfM and DfA for future designs.
  • - Work with external suppliers to identify and procure appropriate custom and off-the-shelf components.

Requirements

  • Qualifications
  • - A bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechatronics, Physics or similar field(s), or equivalent vocational qualification(s).
  • Skills & Experience
  • - Experience with 3D CAD software (SolidWorks preferred).
  • - Proficiency in MS Office applications.
  • - Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • - Entrepreneurial drive, intellectual agility and personal eagerness to develop with the needs of the business.
  • - Passion for solving complex problems and challenges in a highly technical and scientific environment.
  • - Ability to work comfortably in a highly collaborative, cross-functional, team-oriented, and matrixed environment.
  • Though not essential, any of the following would also be desirable:
  • - 2 years industry experience in a relevant engineering role.
  • - Experience with free space or fibre optical system design, lasers or photonics.
  • - Experience with design for harsh dynamic environments (shock, vibration, temperature, humidity).
  • - Familiarity with magnetic field simulation and shielding.
  • - Experience in an ISO certified manufacturing environment using data management systems such as PDM, PLM or ERP.
Benefits
  • In addition to your base compensation, we offer a generous Total Rewards program which includes:
  • - Competitive salary
  • - Unlimited PTO
  • - Generous company 10% pension contribution regardless of employee contribution
  • - Cycle to work and Technology schemes
  • - Incentive Stock Option Plan
  • - BUPA Private Healthcare Insurance once probationary period is successfully completed

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
3D CAD softwareSolidWorksmechanical designoptical system designengineering analysisrapid prototypingDfMDfAmagnetic field simulationdata management systems
Soft skills
written communicationverbal communicationentrepreneurial driveintellectual agilityproblem-solvingcollaborationteam-orientedadaptabilityeagerness to developcross-functional teamwork