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Amazon Web Services (AWS) · 5 days ago

Mechanical Engineer, Cryogenic Hardware

Pasadena, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$136K/yr - $213K/yr

4+ years exp

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking to hire a Research Scientist specializing in hardware design for cryogenic environments. The role focuses on developing novel cryogenic hardware solutions and driving designs through full product development cycles in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Agentic AIConsultingDevOpsInformation TechnologySoftwareWeb Development

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

High density novel packaging solutions for quantum processor units

Cryogenic mechanical design for novel cryogenic signal conditioning sub-assemblies

Cryogenic mechanical design for signal delivery systems

Simulation driven designs (shielding, filtering, etc.) to reduce sources of EMI within the qubit environment

Own end-to-end product development through requirements, design reports, design reviews, assembly/testing documentation, and final delivery

Participate in requirements, design, and test reviews and communicate with internal stakeholders

Work cross-functionally to help drive decisions using your unique technical background and skill set

Refine and define standards and processes for operational excellence

Work in a high-paced, startup-like environment where you are provided the resources to innovate quickly

Qualification

3D CAD (SolidWorks)ThermalStructural FEAHardware design for cryogenicsDesign for manufacturingMechanical engineering principlesAgile developmentRMATLABPythonWeb based dashboards

Required

PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of quantitative field research experience

Experience investigating the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to business problems and products

Experience analyzing both experimental and observational data sets

Expertise in 3D CAD (SolidWorks)

Expertise in thermal and structural FEA (Ansys/COMSOL)

Expertise in hardware design for cryogenic applications

Expertise in design for manufacturing

Expertise in mechanical engineering principles

Demonstrated driving designs through full product development cycles (requirements, conceptual design, detailed design, manufacturing, integration, and testing)

Strong background in both cryogenic mechanical engineering theory and implementation

Ability to work effectively within a cross-functional team environment

Preferred

Knowledge of R, MATLAB, Python or similar scripting language

Experience with agile development

Experience building web based dashboards using common frameworks

Benefits

Equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package

Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

Company

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing.

Founded in 2002

Seattle, Washington, USA

10001+ employees