Cyro Mechanical Lab Engineer

HCLTech is looking for a highly talented and self- motivated Cyro Mechanical Lab Engineer to join it in advancing the technological world through innovation and creativity.

Job Title: Cyro Mechanical Lab Engineer

Job ID: 177556

Position Type: Full-time with HCLTech

Location: Redmond ,WA

Role/Responsibilities:

We are seeking a hands-on cryo-mechanical lab engineer to support dilution refrigerator upgrades, retrofit integration, and sustaining improvements across quantum hardware systems. This role is focused on executing well-documented mechanical upgrades in active lab environments, improving repeatability of fridge configuration changes, and collaborating closely with cryogenic systems, packaging, facilities, and test engineers.

Key Responsibilities

Cryo-mechanical fridge upgrades

• Install and rework cryo-mechanical hardware associated with fridge upgrades, including mechanical interfaces, shields, plates, brackets, harness routing supports, vacuum components, and integration fixtures.
• Execute defined fridge upgrade procedures and capture build records, configuration changes, deviations, and lessons learned for future upgrade campaigns.
• Support early bring-up and validation of upgraded fridge configurations under engineering guidance, including mechanical fit checks, thermal anchoring reviews, leak-check readiness, and cooldown preparation.

Lab Operations

• Operate lab tools and equipment in accordance with ESD and safety requirements
• Maintain clean, organized lab workspaces
• Track work performed, materials used, and results
• Debug & Collaboration
• Identify mechanical fit, thermalization, vacuum, routing, contamination, or configuration issues during upgrade execution and escalate with supporting data.
• Capture photos, measurements, torque records, configuration notes, and observations to support upgrade debug, engineering review, and future procedure improvements.
• Work closely with internal engineers while owning day to day execution

Skills & Experience Required

• Hands On Lab Experience
• Direct experience working in a cryogenic, vacuum, hardware integration, or research lab environment.
• Comfort with precision assembly, rework, or similar physical lab work
• Ability to follow, redline, and improve written upgrade procedures while preserving configuration control and engineering intent.
• Ability to travel up to 50% for fridge upgrade activities, including trips lasting up to two weeks at a time.

Technical Background

• Familiarity with cryogenic systems, vacuum hardware, precision mechanical assemblies, thermal interfaces, instrumentation routing, or related hardware.
• Experience supporting early stage or low volume development efforts
• Strong attention to detail and quality

Nice to Have

• Experience with dilution refrigerators, cryostats, vacuum systems, leak checking, thermal anchoring, low-temperature wiring, or cooldown preparation.
• Exposure to quantum hardware systems where cryogenic reliability, mechanical integration, and thermal performance affect system readiness.

Pay and Benefits

Pay Range Minimum: $60 per hour

Pay Range Maximum: $70 per hour

HCL is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical disability or genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with federal, state, and/or local law. Should any applicant have concerns about discrimination in the hiring process, they should provide a detailed report of those concerns to View email address on click.appcast.io for investigation.

Compensation and Benefits

A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their work location, skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year.

How You’ll Grow

At HCLTech, we offer continuous opportunities for you to find your spark and grow with us. We want you to be happy and satisfied with your role and to really learn what type of work sparks your brilliance the best. Throughout your time with us, we offer transparent communication with senior-level employees, learning and career development programs at every level, and opportunities to experiment in different roles or even pivot industries. We believe that you should be in control of your career with unlimited opportunities to find the role that fits you best.