Field Service Engineer

Responsibilities

• Act as the on-site Quantum Design technical representative, providing day-to-day engineering support.
• Install, commission, operate, upgrade, and maintain cryogenic systems throughout their lifecycle.
• Lead commissioning and performance optimization of dilution refrigerator systems.
• Diagnose and resolve complex system-level issues related to gas handling, instrumentation, vacuum systems, and control logic.
• Execute preventive, planned, and corrective maintenance activities.
• Maintain and troubleshoot high-performance vacuum systems, including helium leak detection and remediation.
• Ensure safe system operation in accordance with company and customer procedures.
• Document system status, service actions, and technical findings.
• Coordinate with internal engineering, production, and service teams.

Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two years of hands-on experience with advanced technical systems, including installation, commissioning, and maintenance.
• Experience troubleshooting across physical systems (e.g., vacuum controls or similar).
• Experience reading and interpreting technical documentation and engineering drawings.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in engineering, physics, or related field.
• Experience with cryogenic refrigerator systems low-temperature environments (including 4K / mK systems).
• Familiarity with dilution refrigerators, helium leak detection, high vacuum systems, RGAs, turbo-molecular pumps, and cryogenic handling equipment.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently in a customer-facing, onsite environment is critical.

Benefits

• This position’s work mode is onsite.

Pay

Salary Range: $95,000 - $125,000, yearly

Schedule

This position requires a full-time, onsite schedule in Santa Barbara, CA.