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Field Engineer: Cryogenics & RF Hardware

Berkeley, CA or Fremont, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-03 → 2026-09-25

Core

Field engineer operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting cryogenic and RF hardware for deployed quantum computing systems at customer sites globally.

Role type

Field Engineer (Cryogenics & RF Hardware)

Builds

Quantum processors and cryogenic infrastructure for research and development

Domain

Quantum Computing / Cryogenics / RF Engineering

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Dilution refrigerator operation and debugging, Sub-Kelvin cryogenic system experience, Vacuum system assembly and maintenance, Helium leak detection, RF control system testing, Electro-mechanical assembly, Electronic test equipment proficiency (oscilloscopes, network analyzers), CAD/schematic interpretation

Preferred skills

Field deployment experience, International logistics knowledge, Python scripting, Statistical methods (DOE, Six Sigma)

Technologies

Dilution refrigerators, Scroll pumps, Turbo pumps, Cryo compressors, Network analyzers, Oscilloscopes, DMMs

Responsibilities

Test and debug custom RF control systems, Operate and monitor dilution refrigerators, Service cryogenic and vacuum systems, Perform helium leak detection and pump rebuilds, Assemble and install complex electro-mechanical assemblies, Execute validation testing for next-generation RF hardware, Support system uptime via on-call rotation, Prepare and package quantum chip assemblies, Collaborate with customer teams across regions, Manage international travel logistics

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC

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