Thermo-Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Thermo-Mechanical Engineer. Location: Daresbury, England, United Kingdom

Responsibilities:

• Design cryogenic assemblies and cryostat subsystems to improve thermal efficiency and reduce equipment costs
• Develop solutions using Design for Manufacture (DfM) principles and cost engineering practices
• Perform engineering calculations and finite element analyses to support hardware development
• Design test setups and conduct experiments to validate thermo-mechanical models;
• Produce manufacturing and assembly drawings for hardware components
• Collaborate with systems engineering teams to transition prototypes into production-ready designs
• Work with supply chain partners to optimize manufacturing cost, quality, and delivery schedules
• Analyze cryogenic performance versus system cost to improve overall machine efficiency;
• Support full lifecycle mechanical engineering activities from concept through deployment
• Travel approximately 10% of the time to company headquarters and global suppliers

Qualifications:

• Degree in Engineering or a related discipline
• At least 8 years of experience in a similar engineering role within a scientific or advanced technology environment
• Strong knowledge of cryogenic systems, mechanical engineering, and thermal design
• Experience with project management or systems engineering activities
• Experience with Design for Manufacture and cost engineering methodologies;
• Experience developing thermo-mechanical test procedures and experimental setups
• Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Strong problem-solving abilities

Preferred:

• Experience designing cryogenic systems and associated hardware
• Experience operating cryogenic systems in laboratory or production environments
• Experience creating manufacturing drawings and technical documentation
• Strong mechanical design and analysis expertise, including GD&T;
• Experience generating and maintaining bills of materials (BOMs)
• Experience creating and maintaining specification trees
• Experience performing tolerance analysis and evaluating impacts on thermo-mechanical performance

Benefits And Other Information:

• Opportunity to contribute to the development of large-scale quantum computing infrastructure
• Work on cutting-edge silicon photonics and cryogenic technologies;
• Collaborate with global engineering, manufacturing, and systems teams
• Career growth opportunities across multiple experience levels
• Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion