Key Responsibilities: System Design & Development
Senior the mechanical design of complex hardware subsystems including cryostat internal architecture, custom components for signal chain and metal enclosures
Develop and maintain detailed 3D CAD models, drawings, and Bills of Materials (BOMs)
Drive end-to-end design of mechanical interfaces from room temperature down to the millikelvin regime
Design thermal anchoring and shielding systems optimized for mechanical stability and quantum coherence
Perform thermal, vibrational, and structural simulations using FEA tools to ensure performance and robustness
Build and validate mechanical/cryogenic prototypes in lab
Collaborate with quantum physics teams to ensure system-level functionality in live quantum experiments
Work closely with hardware, cryo, RF, and systems teams to deliver integrated, scalable quantum hardware platforms
Develop specifications for outsourced components and manage supplier relationships for critical assemblies such as vacuum flanges, cryo fixtures, and RF housings
Author assembly documentation, and maintain design traceability in PLM system
Required Qualifications
- M.S. degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent field
7+ years of industry experience in mechanical design and systems engineering
Proficiency with 3D CAD software (SolidWorks preferred)
Strong background in tolerance analysis and GD&T principles
Experience in thermal and structural modeling and simulation
Familiarity with documentation control, revision management, and PLM tools
Excellent cross-disciplinary communication and project collaboration skills
Demonstrated ability to develop and document assembly processes
Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with thermal-mechanical effects in cryogenic materials and multi-physics system design
Experience with RF packaging and electronic device integration in cryogenic or vacuum environments
Quality assurance experience including inspection methodologies and non-conformance resolution
Hands-on machining or fabrication experience to support rapid prototyping and design iteration
Skills Required
- M.S. degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent field
- 7+ years of industry experience in mechanical design and systems engineering
- Proficiency with 3D CAD software; SolidWorks preferred
- Strong background in tolerance analysis and GD&T principles
- Experience with thermal and structural modeling and simulation
- Familiarity with documentation control, revision management, and PLM tools
- Excellent cross-disciplinary communication and project collaboration skills
- Demonstrated ability to develop and document assembly processes
- Familiarity with thermal-mechanical effects in cryogenic materials and multiphysics system design
- Experience with RF packaging and electronic device integration in cryogenic or vacuum environments
- Quality assurance experience, including inspection methodologies and non-conformance resolution
- Hands-on machining or fabrication experience for rapid prototyping and design iteration
What We Do
Rigetti Computing is building the world’s most powerful computers to help solve humanity’s most pressing and important problems. These systems will perform computations that today’s fastest supercomputers are incapable of — unlocking entirely new classes of problems and offering a direct path to solutions. We believe quantum computing is going to significantly affect health care, how we treat disease, how we generate energy, and how we feed humanity. Our superconducting quantum computing systems are available over the cloud via Rigetti Quantum Cloud Services. We were founded in 2013 by Chad Rigetti. We are located in Berkeley and Fremont, California, and have employees based all over the world.
