Oxford Quantum Circuits

Develops superconducting quantum computers and services

Senior Technician

Equipment MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeReading, UKNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Experience in technical or industrial environments.
Experience implementing safe working practices, leading risk assessments, and taking ownership of technical spaces.
Ability to deliver technical work independently across laboratories, workshops, and data centres.
Ability to work on-site full time and handle the physical nature of the role.
Valid driving licence to travel between locations.
Willingness to participate in an on-call rota.
Ability to travel internationally to work on deployed systems, sometimes at short notice.
Ability to solve problems thoughtfully, communicate clearly, and persist through challenges.
Creativity, influence, good listening, decisiveness, and assertiveness to collaborate across teams and keep projects moving.

Responsibilities

Organise and schedule laboratory equipment, including cryogenic dilution refrigerators, to ensure quantum laboratories are ready for experiments.
Build, maintain, and improve safe operating processes, including risk assessments and systems of work.
Manage relationships with specialist vendors, coordinate service visits, and maintain compressors, chillers, and oxygen detection systems.
Keep cryolabs and workshops safe, clean, and operational, and resolve issues quickly.
Own health and safety across technical environments, document standards, log incidents, and ensure compliance with internal and external audits.
Support and deliver health and safety training.
Maintain and troubleshoot equipment, take first-response ownership of technical issues during shifts and on-call, and escalate complex challenges when needed.
Ensure engineers’ work orders are completed accurately and on time.
Keep laboratories stocked and resourced by coordinating with purchasing teams and technicians through stock checks and equipment requests.
Contribute to building and maintaining quantum computers by assembling hardware, supporting mechanical and electrical builds, and ensuring systems remain stable and ready for operation.
Perform precise vacuum work, careful electrical measurements, and accurate mechanical assembly using scientific equipment and cooling systems.

Desired Qualifications

Experience leading technician teams.
Experience supporting project management.
Experience managing multiple sites globally.
Experience driving a van.

Senior Technician

Oxford Quantum Circuits · Reading, United Kingdom · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-15

Workplace: on_site

Department: Engineering Operations

Description

At OQC we design and build some of the world’s most advanced quantum computers. Our Senior Technicians play a pivotal role in keeping the heartbeat of our technical facilities and equipment strong. You’ll ensure our cryogenic systems, workshops and experimental spaces run flawlessly, creating a safe, seamless and well-supported environment that empowers our quantum teams to push the frontiers of technology.

We’re looking for someone who has grown their career in technical or industrial environments and knows how to keep complex labs and workshops running safely and smoothly. You’ll have experience implementing safe working practices, leading risk assessments and taking ownership of technical spaces to ensure they operate at the highest standards. You'll be comfortable and capable of delivering technical work independently across our labs, workshops and data centres.

If you’ve led technician teams, supported project management or managed multiple sites globally, that’s a real bonus - bringing extra confidence and leadership to our operation.

As a Senior Technician you will:

Take the lead in organising and scheduling key laboratory equipment, including cryogenic dilution refrigerators, ensuring our quantum labs are always ready for cutting-edge experiments.
Build, maintain and continually improve safe operating processes, from risk assessments to full systems of work, shaping how our technical spaces run.
Manage relationships with specialist vendors, coordinating service visits and keeping critical systems—compressors, chillers, oxygen detection—running at peak performance.
Keep our cryolabs and workshops safe, clean and fully operational, solving issues quickly so engineers can focus on pushing quantum boundaries.
Own health & safety across technical environments, documenting standards, logging incidents and ensuring compliance with internal and external audits.
Support and deliver H&S training, helping teams work confidently and safely in highly technical environments.
Maintain and troubleshoot equipment, taking first-response ownership of technical issues during shifts and on-call, and escalating complex challenges when needed.
Ensure work orders from engineers are completed accurately and on time, helping to keep projects moving smoothly.
Keep the labs well-stocked and resourced, coordinating with the purchasing teams and technicians through regular stock checks and equipment requests.
Contribute to the build and maintenance of our computers—assembling hardware, supporting mechanical and electrical builds and ensuring all systems remain steady, stable and ready for operation.

We build complex systems that rely on precise vacuum work, careful electrical measurements, and accurate mechanical assembly. You’ll be hands-on with scientific equipment and cooling systems, helping create the stable environments our processors need. What matters most is how you work—solving problems thoughtfully, communicating clearly, and staying persistent when challenges arise. Creativity, influence, and good listening help you collaborate across teams, while decisiveness and assertiveness keep projects moving in a fast, technical environment.

The right candidate will be able to work on-site full time, is comfortable with the physical nature of the role, and holds a valid driving licence to travel between locations, ideally with experience driving a van, though this is a bonus rather than a requirement. They should also be willing to take part in an on-call rota to support operational needs. The role will also require international travel to work on deployed systems, sometimes at short notice.

Join us and play a key role in powering the next generation of quantum technology.

🌐 Learn more about our benefits and positive work culture here: https://oqc.tech/company/careers-at-oqc/

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About the Company

Oxford Quantum Circuits

Develops superconducting quantum computers and services

Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) is a UK quantum computing company that builds superconducting quantum systems using its Coaxmon architecture and offers Quantum Computing as a Service through cloud access and colocated data centers. Its products work by using superconducting qubits implemented with the Coaxmon design, allowing users to run quantum programs remotely via a cloud interface or at partner data centers, with plans for larger TITAN systems aimed at fault-tolerant computing. What sets OQC apart from competitors is its specific Coaxmon architecture and its focus on scaling up infrastructure across international locations, backed by a large Series C funding round and strategic investors, to push toward practical, fault-tolerant quantum computing. The company’s goal is to expand its global infrastructure and develop next-generation TITAN quantum systems to achieve fault-tolerant quantum computing at scale.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Series C
Total funding: $503.8M
Headquarters: Shinfield, United Kingdom
Founded: 2017

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