{"id":466813,"url":"https://alion.io/job/quera-computing-mechanical-engineer","title":"Mechanical Engineer","company":{"id":179594,"name":"QuEra Computing","domain":"quera.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/quera-computing","size_band":"11-50","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":78,"open_postings":72,"ghost_share":0.375,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":58,"computed_at":"2026-10-31T05:58:55Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Tsukuba, Japan"],"countries":["JP"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"CAPA","optional":false},{"name":"FMEA","optional":false},{"name":"MBSE","optional":false},{"name":"Statistical Process Control","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-04-16T13:47:21Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-06","last_verified_at":"2026-10-31T05:09:39Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":197,"trust":{"level":"ghost","repost_count":0,"flags":["stale","company_stale"],"days_open":197},"description":"Position overview\nQuEra Computing Japan is advancing the development of neutral-atom quantum computing systems in collaboration with global engineering teams. We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join our growing Japan team.\nThis is a deliberately broad, hands-on role for someone who likes being close to the hardware. You will do mechanical design as well as hands-on work on the quantum computer - inspecting, assembling, installing, troubleshooting, and fixing - and the local technical point of contact for the Japanese suppliers and contract manufacturers who build our parts.\nWe are looking for a practical generalist rather than a specialist: comfortable in CAD in the morning, on a machine with a multimeter in the afternoon, and on a call with a supplier about a drawing tolerance the next day. If you want narrow, deep design work, this is not that role. If you want to own the physical reality of a quantum computer on the ground in Japan, it is.\nKey responsibilities\nMechanical design and documentation\nCreate 3D CAD models and 2D drawings using Autodesk Inventor, managed in Autodesk Vault.\nDesign parts, brackets, enclosures, and assemblies with forethought toward manufacturing and assembly (DfM/DfA), applying GD&T appropriately.\nSpecify, procure, and prepare prototypes; assist with testing and validation.\nProduce and maintain technical documentation - design requirements and specifications, drawings, assembly instructions, and test reports.\nWork with cross-functional and interdisciplinary teams to ensure designs meet performance and manufacturability requirements.\nMachine support and site reliability\nKeep deployed systems running: inspection, assembly, installation, and preventive maintenance of quantum computer modules.\nIdentify performance issues, determine root cause, propose correction options with tradeoffs, and implement the fix.\nDuring testing, development, and deployment phases, surface issues early and review problems and proposed solutions with the US team.\nPerform hands-on technical work as needed - wiring, soldering, basic electrical measurement and troubleshooting with a multimeter, assembly, cleaning, and general lab support. We are a startup and everyone touches hardware.\nImprove serviceability and reliability of the systems over time, feeding lessons learned back into design.\nSupplier and contract manufacturer interface\nAct as the local technical interface between QuEra engineering and Japanese suppliers and contract manufacturers - alignment on specifications, manufacturability, and timelines.\nSupport the identification, qualification, and onboarding of Japanese suppliers, in partnership with the US Supply Base Engineering and Supply Chain teams.\nEnsure supplier documentation packages are complete and current: 3D models, drawings, assembly procedures, test procedures, test reports.\nSupport design, procurement, and assembly of parts and enclosures by third-party vendors.\nPerform incoming part acceptance inspection and drive resolution when parts don't conform.\nLead or support root cause analysis and corrective action for supplier-related quality issues.\nHelp identify high-risk items and acceptable alternate components; support the US team's risk mitigation planning.\nSupport Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and supplier transitions with minimal disruption to builds.\nSupport supplier readiness during new product introduction (NPI).\nWays of working\nContribute to a culture of engineering best practices - documentation, configuration control, and disciplined change management.\nCommunicate clearly across a distributed, cross-timezone team.\nQualifications\nRequired\nBachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.\nApproximately 5 years of professional experience in mechanical design, with meaningful hands-on build, installation, or field-service exposure.\nProficiency in 3D CAD (Autodesk Inventor preferred) and experience with PDM software (Autodesk Vault preferred).\nStrong understanding of mechanical design principles, materials, and manufacturing processes - machining, sheet metal, and mechanical assembly.\nDemonstrated experience working with machine shops and contract manufacturers.\nPractical electrical skills: soldering, wiring, and basic troubleshooting with a multimeter.\nWorking knowledge of GD&T and DfM/DfA.\nFamiliarity with product lifecycle management and configuration management processes.\n Business-level Japanese and English. Japanese is required for supplier and contract-manufacturer work; English is required for daily collaboration with the US engineering team.\nWillingness to travel domestically to supplier and customer sites, and internationally to the US as needed.\nSelf-motivated, strong problem-solving skills, and a genuine team player.\nPreferred\nExperience with supplier quality tools and methods (FMEA, 8D, CAPA, PPAP, SPC) - familiarity is valued; certification is not expected.\nExperience in thermal management and liquid cooling design.\nExperience with opto-mechanical system design, optics, or lasers.\nExperience with power electronics systems and infrastructure.\nExperience with prototype fabrication and testing.\nExperience with precision metrology or high-performance test equipment.\nWorking knowledge of PLM/ERP/MRP systems.\nExposure to lean manufacturing principles.\nFamiliarity with MBSE concepts.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5335,"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":[{"language":"Japanese","level":"All levels","optional":false},{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Quantum Science & Computing","Quantum Computing Hardware"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-06T12:19:24Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":8,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.3,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":197,"expected_fill_days":58,"reasons":["conf:0","velocity","ghost","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-10-31T05:58:55Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/quera-computing-mechanical-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/quera-computing-mechanical-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-31T06:24:39Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":9452,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-01T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":179594},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=179594"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fquera-computing-mechanical-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fquera-computing-mechanical-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fquera-computing-mechanical-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/quera-computing-mechanical-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fquera-computing-mechanical-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":466813}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"quera.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":466813},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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