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Join a world-class team of scientists, engineering, and business professionals to advance the state-of-the-art in quantum computing.\nWe're looking for a Mechanical Engineer to join our Opto-Mechanical Engineering team to focus on designing the physical systems that house, protect, and connect our Control Systems and associated electronic products - from enclosures and chassis to thermal management and cabling. You'll work closely with electrical, firmware, and systems engineers to turn functional requirements into manufacturable, reliable hardware, primarily for 19\" rack-mount and other pluggable instrumentation form factors.\nThis is a hands-on mechanical design role covering the full product lifecycle: concept, CAD modeling, analysis, prototyping, and production support.\nThis position is located in Boulder, Colorado, and will report to the Opto-Mechanical Engineering Manager.\nResponsibilities\nDesign enclosures, heat sinks, shields, cabling, chassis, and front panels for rack-mount and pluggable instrumentation products\nCreate and maintain detailed CAD models, assemblies, and drawings\nPerform thermal and airflow analysis to ensure components stay within operating temperature limits under real-world conditions\nDesigning in sheet metal, extrusions, and machined parts as well as rapid prototyping (3D printing and other quick turn methods)\nAssist with connector and cable analysis and design; assess board and front panel space requirements and density, cable routing and restrictions, etc\nConduct tolerance studies (GD&T-based) to ensure fit, function, and manufacturability across assemblies\nCollaborate with electrical engineers to integrate PCBs, power supplies, and wiring into mechanical packaging\nSupport design reviews, prototyping, testing, and validation (thermal, structural, EMI/EMC as applicable)\nWork with manufacturing, suppliers, and operations to ensure designs transition smoothly from prototype to production\nExperience & Education\nBS in Mechanical Engineering\n5+ years of mechanical engineering design experience relatable to instrument design\nRequired Qualifications\nProficiency with CAD and simulation tools; SolidWorks and Ansys (e.g., Icepak, Mechanical, Fluent) preferred, though familiarity with similar CAD/FEA/CFD tools will also be considered\nExperience working with mechanical fixtures for PCBs (supports, integration fixtures, multi-board design with FMC or other board-to-board mating interfaces, heat sinks, shields, connectors, etc)\nSolid understanding of thermal management for electronics: heat sink design, airflow/CFD analysis, and component-level cooling\nMechanical drawing and GD&T per ASME Y14.5M, tolerance stack analysis\nExperience with sheet metal design, fabrication methods, and cable/harness design\nAbility to work cross-functionally with electrical and systems engineers to balance mechanical, thermal, and electrical constraints\nRobust packaging of sensitive systems for shipping or extreme environments\nComfortable moving between early-stage concept work and detailed production-ready design\nDesired Qualifications\nFamiliarity with pluggable instrumentation standards such as MicroTCA, PXI, VPX, or similar and modular PCB form factors, such as FMC\nExperience with RF shielding, EMI/EMC design considerations\nExperience with electronics test fixture design\nExposure to test & measurement or precision instrumentation products\nExperience supporting products through sustainment/value engineering after initial release\nFamiliarity with PLM and PDM tools","description_format":"text","description_chars":3695,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Quantum Computing Hardware"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-29T00:54:14Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 5 · green card filings: 2","filings_12m":5,"filings_prev_12m":1,"green_card_filings_12m":2,"median_offered_wage_usd":150357,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-03T21:08:04+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":4,"expected_fill_days":44,"reasons":["conf:10","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-03T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":180000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/atom-computing-senior-mechanical-engineer-instrumentation-hardware-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/atom-computing-senior-mechanical-engineer-instrumentation-hardware-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-04T00:11:07Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":133,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4867,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-05T00:00:00Z"}}}