Infleqtion
Staff Mechanical Systems IPT Lead
Louisville, Colorado · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related technical field.
About the job
Leads mechanical systems engineering for a quantum gravity gradiometer payload, driving design closure from requirements and trades through released drawings, procurement readiness, build support, and test feedback.
What you'll do
- Lead the mechanical systems IPT and coordinate mechanical interfaces, requirements, design reviews, and technical closure across teams and suppliers.
- Own mechanical product definition through CAD, analysis, drawings, procurement readiness, assembly support, and test feedback.
- Guide design practices, manage mechanical risks, mentor engineers, and provide schedule and planning inputs.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related technical field.
- 8+ years of mechanical engineering experience on complex aerospace, precision instrumentation, opto-mechanical, vacuum, or electromechanical systems.
- Aerospace hardware experience, including flight, flight-relevant, environmental-test, or similarly high-reliability hardware.
- Experience leading cross-functional mechanical design closure from requirements through released drawings and build support.
Nice to have
- Experience with space payloads, NASA/JPL programs, environmental qualification, or flight-relevant hardware.
- Experience with opto-mechanical or quantum instrumentation, technical team leadership, or FEA and related analysis.
Pay
185000-210000 USD per year (base salary)
Tools
SolidWorks, PDM/PLM, GD&T, DFMA, FEA
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