Senior (Opto-) Mechanical Engineer

Your mission Your responsibilities What you bring Nice to have What characterizes you Why join planqc At planqc, we are building scalable quantum computers based on neutral atoms. Our machines trap single atoms with laser light and control them with high precision. Even the smallest mechanical or thermal disturbance can affect a quantum computation. This makes the mechanical and optomechanical hardware around the atoms a core part of system performance. As a (Senior) Opto-Mechanical Engineer, you will design mechanical, optomechanical and mechatronic components for our quantum computers. You take them from the first sketch through prototyping and testing to full maturity. You work with our experimental physicists to turn their requirements into stable, manufacturable designs. You also manage part production with our suppliers. The role sits in our mechanical engineering department, at the interface of physics, optics, electronics and software. It suits an experienced engineer who thinks across disciplines, enjoys hands on work in the lab and wants to learn how neutral atom quantum computers work. About us planqc builds neutral-atom quantum computers based on arrays of optically trapped atoms controlled with high-precision laser systems. Our platform combines technologies from optical lattice clocks, quantum gas microscopes and fast Rydberg gates into a scalable computing architecture. Founded in 2022 as a spin-off from MPQ and LMU Munich, we translate more than a decade of AMO research into deployable quantum systems. Our work spans vacuum and laser hardware, control electronics, firmware, system software and algorithm integration. We focus on turning complex experimental setups into stable, reproducible systems that operate in real computing environments. Behind this technology is a team that pushes technical boundaries, values open exchange and shared ownership. Physicists, engineers, software developers and business specialists work closely together, often across disciplinary limits. We believe progress comes from combining deep expertise with practical engineering and from giving people the responsibility and trust to shape their domain. As we grow across our locations in Garching, Ulm, and Innsbruck, we continue to build a company where people take ownership, learn from each other, and directly shape the systems we bring into operation.