# Junior Mechanical CAD Engineer / Designer

We are seeking a Junior Mechanical CAD Engineer / Designer to join Equal1’s cryogenic cooler and system integration team. In this role, you will create mechanical components from concept through assembly and system testing. Components will include CNC-machined parts, vacuum-brazed assemblies, cryogenic turbo-compressor designs, Joule-Thomson counterflow heat exchangers for He-4 and He-3 cycles, and magnetic field generation and control structures. The role requires strong 3D CAD capability, practical design-for-manufacture knowledge, and a hands-on approach to building and testing cryostat systems. Main Duties and Responsibilities Create 3D CAD models, assemblies, and technical drawings for cryogenic cooler and system integration components. Design CNC-machined parts, vacuum-brazed assemblies, cryogenic compressor components, heat exchangers, and magnetic field control structures. Apply design-for-manufacture and assembly principles, including machining processes, sheet metal fabrication, tolerances, and ease of assembly. Work with internal teams, suppliers, and machinists to support fabrication, design iteration, and manufacturability reviews. Support hands-on assembly, integr

- **Id**: 744395
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/equal1-junior-mechanical-cad-engineer-designer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Jose, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-07-05T16:41:31Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-07-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T19:34:22Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 126
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2140
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Quantum Science & Computing, Quantum Computing Hardware

## Company

- **Id**: 673702
- **Name**: Equal1
- **Domain**: equal1.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/equal1>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Ashby

### Truth index

- **Grade**: C
- **Score**: 56
- **Open postings**: 11
- **Ghost share**: 0.727
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 65000
- **Max usd**: 118000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 4343

## Trust

- **Level**: ghost
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: stale, company_stale
- **Days open**: 125

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: master
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-11T13:42:13Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 4
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.154
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 125
- **Expected fill days**: 28
- **Reasons**: conf:2, stale_co, ghost, win:tail, crowd:junior
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

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