Bristol, England, United Kingdom · On-site
Zero Point Motion is building a new generation of inertial sensors using silicon photonics and MEMS. We are developing sensors that can measure motion with far greater sensitivity, lower drift, and better immunity to ele…
Skills: 3D Printing, Soldering, Python, Lab Automation, Mechanical Fixturing
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Support the build, test, and day-to-day maintenance of the engineering lab, including creating mechanical fixtures and soldered assemblies. Develop Python scripts to automate measurements and maintain lab organization and safety standards.
Requires a practical, hands-on approach to engineering with the ability to use lab equipment and basic Python programming. Candidates should have a technical background such as a degree, apprenticeship, or equivalent experience in electronics, physics, or mechanical design.
Zero Point Motion is building a new generation of inertial sensors using silicon photonics and MEMS.
We are developing sensors that can measure motion with far greater sensitivity, lower drift, and better immunity to electrical noise than conventional approaches. Our technology has the potential to change how robots, vehicles, autonomous systems, industrial machines, and defence platforms understand movement in the physical world.
We are an early-stage, VC-backed deep-tech company based in Bristol. The team is small, ambitious, and highly technical. We are building something difficult from the ground up, which means the lab matters. The way we build, test, organise, automate, document, and maintain our setups directly shapes how quickly the company can move.
We are looking for someone who wants to be part of that journey.
We are hiring an Engineering Lab Technician to support the build, test, maintenance, and day-to-day running of our engineering lab.
This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys practical engineering. You will work across mechanical fixtures, 3D printed parts, soldered assemblies, test equipment, electrical setups, optical and sensor rigs, and Python-based automation.
Some of the work will be repetitive. Some of it will be detailed and delicate. Some of it will involve debugging things that do not work the first time. That is part of building real hardware.
The right person will enjoy making things work properly. They will be careful, reliable, curious, and willing to learn. They will take pride in doing practical work well, whether that means building a fixture, soldering a cable, automating a test, checking inventory, or helping an engineer get a setup running before a deadline.
This is a good role for someone who wants to grow inside a startup and become trusted as a central part of the engineering team.
You will help us build the practical foundation of the company: the lab systems, test setups, fixtures, tools, scripts, and routines that allow the engineering team to move faster.
You will not be sitting far away from the technology. You will be close to the hardware, close to the experiments, and close to the problems we are trying to solve.
Over time, we want this person to become someone who understands how the lab works, knows where things are, knows what needs improving, and can help the team turn ideas into working setups quickly and carefully.
You will help build, modify, and maintain test setups used by the engineering team. This may include mechanical fixtures, 3D printed parts, soldered cables, electrical test boards, optical mounts, sensor rigs, and general lab infrastructure.
You will also help improve these setups over time so they become easier to use, more reliable, and more repeatable.
Hardware development depends on practical tasks being finished properly and on time. You will help make sure fixtures, test setups, parts, measurements, scripts, and lab checks are ready when the team needs them.
This role will suit someone who likes the satisfaction of closing things out and keeping momentum going.
You will help diagnose practical problems with equipment, drivers, test scripts, connections, cables, boards, fixtures, and measurement setups.
We do not expect you to know everything already. We do expect you to enjoy working things out. A good technician is someone who can check the obvious things, read documentation, test assumptions, isolate the issue, and explain clearly what they have found.
Where we are doing the same task repeatedly, we want to make it easier, faster, and less error-prone.
You will help write Python scripts for measurement capture, data logging, instrument control, simple analysis, test routines, and lab workflow improvements.
You do not need to be a software engineer, but you should be comfortable using Python as a practical tool.
You will help maintain inventory, track components, check equipment, manage consumables, keep spares organised, and make sure the lab stays usable as the company grows.
A well-run lab gives the whole team more speed and confidence. This role is central to that.
You will help keep the lab safe, tidy, and well-managed. We can train the details of our health and safety procedures, but we are looking for someone with a careful and responsible attitude from day one.
You may be asked to:
Design and 3D print mechanical fixtures, brackets, mounts, jigs, and test aids
Solder wires, connectors, simple boards, and test assemblies
Use oscilloscopes, logic analysers, power supplies, signal generators, laser drivers, and other lab equipment
Set up and run repeatable electrical, mechanical, optical, or sensor tests
Debug equipment, scripts, drivers, loose connections, noisy signals, or unreliable measurements
Write Python scripts to automate measurements, logging, analysis, or instrument control
Help keep inventory records accurate and make sure critical parts are available
Maintain lab equipment and flag issues early
Support engineers during test campaigns, prototype builds, and measurement workflows
Document procedures so tests can be repeated by someone else
Suggest practical improvements to how the lab runs
We are looking for someone who is practical, careful, and motivated by real engineering work.
You should be someone who:
Likes working with your hands
Takes care with details
Can do repetitive tasks properly and consistently
Manages your time well
Takes deadlines seriously
Enjoys fixing things
Is comfortable learning independently
Communicates clearly when something is blocked
Documents work so that others can follow it
Wants to grow with the company as the lab and technology mature
You do not need to arrive as the finished article. You do need to bring the right attitude: hands-on, reliable, curious, and careful.
These would be helpful, but we can train the right person:
Photonics or optics awareness
Experience with MEMS, sensors, or semiconductor technology
Embedded hardware design
PCB design versus simple bring up
Experience in a startup, small engineering team, or fast-moving research group
We are open to different backgrounds.
You may have a degree, HNC/HND, apprenticeship, Masters, or equivalent hands-on experience in engineering, physics, electronics, mechanical design, robotics, instrumentation, or a related technical area.
What matters most is that you can work safely, carefully, and effectively in a real lab.
The lab becomes more organised, reliable, and easier to work in
Test setups are built, maintained, and improved on time
Repetitive work becomes more automated
Engineers can move faster because practical blockers are removed
Equipment issues are spotted early and handled properly
Measurements become more repeatable because procedures are clear
You become someone the team trusts to help turn ideas into working hardware
This is a chance to join a deep-tech company at an early and important stage.
You will be working on technology that sits across photonics, MEMS, sensors, robotics, navigation, autonomy, and defence. You will get exposure to difficult engineering problems and work closely with a team trying to build a new sensor architecture from the ground up.
For the right person, this role can grow. As the lab grows, the responsibility can grow too.
Sensors that redefine positioning and navigation 🎯
Zero Point Motion creates chipscale optical inertial sensors that are 100x more accurate than those available today to improve positioning and navigation for high volume markets. The company is headquartered in Bristol, UK and funded by deep tech venture capital firms. We're hiring for multiple roles - find out more here: https://www.zeropointmotion.com/joinus
Offices: 1 Cathedral Square, Bristol, BS1 5TA, GB
Sensors that redefine positioning and navigation 🎯
Zero Point Motion creates chipscale optical inertial sensors that are 100x more accurate than those available today to improve positioning and navigation for high volume markets. The company is headquartered in Bristol, UK and funded by deep tech venture capital firms. We're hiring for multiple roles - find out more here: https://www.zeropointmotion.com/joinus
Offices: 1 Cathedral Square, Bristol, BS1 5TA, GB
