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What you’ll be doing:

Hardware Assembly & System Integration: Build, configure, and modify complex prototypes, seamlessly integrating electrical, electronic, mechanical, and optical subsystems into complete quantum sensing products.
Testing & Hardware Characterization: Set up, calibrate, and operate test instrumentation to execute functional, performance, reliability, and environmental validation against defined criteria.
Diagnostics & Root-Cause Troubleshooting: Investigate integration defects, unexpected behaviors, and anomalies, collaborating with R&D engineers and scientists to isolate root causes and verify corrective actions.
Process Documentation & Configuration Tracking: Draft and refine work instructions, assembly guides, and test protocols while maintaining meticulous records of build configurations, test data, and modifications.
Design for Manufacturability (DFM) Feedback: Evaluate early-stage builds to identify assembly bottlenecks, suggesting practical design and tooling improvements to make scaling and production more robust.
Lab Infrastructure & Operations: Help stand up, organize, and maintain a safe, efficient NPI lab—building custom test fixtures, managing cabling, and ensuring equipment is prepped for testing, field trials, and demos.

Ideally you’ll have:

Hands-on Technical Background & Qualifications: Relevant technical qualifications (e.g., Certificate III/IV, Diploma, or trade background) or equivalent practical experience assembling, integrating, and maintaining complex electromechanical, optical, or instrumentation systems.
Proactive & Builder Mindset: A positive, self-driven attitude with an eagerness to learn novel technologies, embrace ambiguity, and take initiative to improve tools, workflows, and lab setups.
Data-Driven Diagnostic & Troubleshooting Skills: A methodical, evidence-based approach to investigating anomalies—using measured data and observations to identify root causes rather than relying on guesswork.
Test & Instrumentation Literacy: Practical experience operating standard lab tools (e.g., oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, DAQ systems) to run structured validation tests and accurately capture performance metrics.
Engineering Literacy & Quality Focus: Comfort interpreting schematics, wiring diagrams, and CAD drawings, backed by a commitment to maintaining meticulous build records and clear technical documentation.
Collaborative Communication: Strong interpersonal skills to partner effectively across engineering and research disciplines, knowing how to clearly articulate findings and when to escalate technical risks.

It would be fantastic if you have these skills/experience but not essential:

Specialised Optics or Photonics Experience: Familiarity working with optical setups, lasers, fiber optics, or precision mechanical alignment in a clean or controlled lab environment.
Rapid Prototyping & Fabrication Craft: Practical bench skills beyond standard assembly—such as high-reliability soldering (IPC standards), custom wiring harness fabrication, 3D printing, or light workshop machining.
Test Automation & Scripting Basics: Experience using Python, LabVIEW, or shell scripts to automate data collection, interface with lab instrumentation, or speed up repetitive test cycles.