Product Development Engineer

 At Universal Quantum, we aim to make the world a better place by engineering the future of computing. Together, we are creating truly impactful quantum computers. Our machines will be capable of solving problems until now considered impossible, with applications ranging across a broad range of industries, including healthcare, materials and aerospace. We are looking to hire a Product Development Engineer within the Systems group to enable Quantum technologies. Passionate about helping create technologies which can change the world? We may be the right place for you, so get in touch! 

 
What You’ll Accomplish 

• Integration: Develop and execute system/subsystem test and integration activities. 

• Interface Definition: Develop and manage electrical, communication and physical interfaces across the system. 

• Testing & Validation: Develop and drive the integration and system-level test plans to verify functionality, performance, and reliability. 

• Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve integration issues, including hardware/software mismatches, communication errors, and performance bottlenecks. 

• Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Work closely with electronics engineers, digital engineers, RF engineers, optical, mechanical and software engineers, and physicists to ensure cohesive system integration. 

• Support Project Execution: Contribute to project planning and progress tracking, ensuring the timely delivery of integration milestones. 

• Risk and Feasibility Analysis: Participate in risk assessments, feasibility studies, and rapid prototyping to validate design concepts and integration strategies. 

• Expand Technical Breadth: Understanding quantum computer key subsystems, performance metrics, and environmental requirements. 

• Develop and Maintain Documentation: Create comprehensive documentation for system integration, test procedures, and verification results to support traceability and future development.

The 3 Most Critical Attributes We’ll Use to Compare Candidates 

• Extensive system integration experience of complex technologies. 

• Proven hands-on experience in managing complex systems from concept to delivery, including proficiency with Ansys, MatLab, LabVIEW, TestRail, and SysML. 

• Solid indirect leadership skills: bring an empathetic mindset, embed engineering best practices and support engineers & physicists.  

Must-have Skills 

• At least 10-15 years of practical experience in system engineering working with complex system integration challenges. 

• Experience with electrical, functional and mechanical testing of subsystems and assemblies. 

• Strong understanding of hardware, digital, embedded and mechanical design principles. 

• Strong experience in translating technical requirements into specifications. 

• Expertise in developing and executing test plans for complex systems. 

• Demonstrated success in bringing system designs to market. 

• Proficiency with Ansys, MatLab, Labview, TestRail, and SysML. 

• Experience working with suppliers and contractors. 

• Strong documentation skills. 

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a team player. 

• A minimum of a 2.1 BEng/BSc Degree in System Engineering or a related field. 

Nice-to-have Skills 

• Experience with Cryogenic and vacuum environments. 

• Experience in analogue design. 

• Familiarity with the vendor supply chain. 

• Pragmatic approach to decision-making and design choices. 

• Experience in team management. 

Please feel encouraged to apply even if you don't match all the requirements of our job description. We would love to receive your application, even if you think you're only a partial match to the profile we are looking for.

Competitive salary, equity options, an unlimited paid holiday allowance, flexible schedule, a 10% matching pension, a generous parental support policy, private health/dental insurance, personal development budget, group life insurance and relocation support.

We are committed to nurturing diversity and inclusion
At Universal Quantum, we're passionate about working with and for all kinds of minds. As a proud signatory of the Tech Talent Charter (TTC), we have made a number of formal commitments to help to hold ourselves accountable to both our team and peers. This includes pledging to collaborate and share best practices with others, to continuously develop plans to drive inclusion across our business, and to collect and share our diversity data annually. We welcome team members from all backgrounds, and work to create an environment where everyone can flourish freely.