Join Our Team!
We are looking for a new team member, a Production and Field Service Engineer, to join our customer fulfillment team to focus on producing our Quantum optics/Quantum network devices for our growing international customer base and a variety of research and development projects. Electrical and Software engineers are on board to support you and use your feedback to make the tools you need to get the job done.
Are you passionate about quantum optics, photonics, and technology, and do you want to contribute to new ground-breaking tech? Do you work independently, love working hands-on, and adapt easily to rapidly changing priorities? Above all, are you a team player, and excited to work in a mixed team of hardware engineers, software engineers, and scientists?
Key Responsibilities
You will be responsible for producing our quantum devices, which include not just assembling the devices but bringing the devices to a fully functional state, ready to ship to the customer. Youll be characterizing individual optical components often at the quantum level and integrating them into complex setups, requiring full system characterization. Think of basic scripting for running long-term measurement setups (programmatically and automatically). Youll be responsible for learning the assembly process, characterization steps, and configuration possibilities. Once youve built expertise, youll have some ownership of improving these processes.
Your role also entails on-site customer work i.e., travel. Once comfortable with all the complexities of quantum network devices, youll be responsible for on-site installations and the deployment and configuration of the quantum network. These locations may include secure data centers, backbone telecom facilities, government installations, etc.
As our quantum devices are installed around the world, youll use your particular expertise to assist the team in diagnostics of issues, and potentially field servicing of technical equipment. Be ready to travel maybe to the far corners of the world for field service visits, installations, and training.
Your role also entails supporting existing customers. Being able to collaborate with customers staff and supporting them in their use cases is important. That means being comfortable communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You need to be comfortable with customer-facing activities and communicate in a professional manner.
Your Profile
We expect that the successful applicant will not satisfy all the above points, but has expertise in key areas and significant knowledge in most areas.
Who is Q*Bird
Q*Bird is on a mission to enable quantum connectivity by developing the hardware and software needed for the quantum Internet. We design, build, test, and produce systems for the next generation of secure communication. Our work accelerates quantum Internet adoption by building networking systems, supporting network infrastructure, and collaborating with industry and academia.
Our devices are the result of advancements across multiple disciplinesfrom optical systems and high-end hardware platforms to robust embedded software and innovative networking protocols. This means our team is a vibrant mix of experts with backgrounds in physics, engineering, software development, academic research, and real-world industry experience.
Over the past year, weve experienced remarkable growth, scaling from 14 to 22 team members, and were on track to reach 30 by the end of 2025. With a clear vision for the future and ongoing momentum, Q*Bird is on a continuous