Senior Optics Engineer | 1023

The role

You will design and validate optical subassemblies used in Quantinuum's quantum computers. You will also do R&D, prototype builds, system integration, and production readiness, and mentor junior engineers.

What you will do

• Complete technical projects supporting commercial and research subsystems for quantum computing
• Gather project requirements, define engineering tasks, and ensure their completion with the technical team
• Interact with internal and external customers to complete projects to their specifications
• Mentor team members on technical and scientific topics
• Integrate complex, high precision optical sub-assemblies into higher level systems and maintain them
• Set priorities and ensure optical systems meet technical specifications, performance and quality standards
• Carry out research and development, new product introduction, prototype builds, and optical characterization
• Develop documentation and support production readiness activities
• Mentor and guide junior engineers

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree minimum
• Minimum 6+ years of experience using and maintaining optical, opto-mechanical and/or laser systems (advanced degree counts)
• Strong background in optical system design and integration, laser characterization, optical metrology, precision alignment, opto-mechanical assembly, and engineering problem solving
• U.S. Person: U.S. citizen, permanent resident or green card holder, or worker granted asylum or refugee status
• Not a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless also a U.S. citizen

Nice to have

• Ph.D. or Master's in Optics, Physics, Engineering or related field
• Demonstrated experience bringing projects to completion
• Broad understanding of optical principles and practices
• Experience characterizing, stabilizing, and servoing diode, fiber, and/or Ti:Sapphire lasers
• Experience with Zemax and/or Solidworks/CAD
• Experience with data analysis from optical testing experiments
• Experience with engineering change documentation and working from assembly drawings, schematics, and wiring diagrams

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Equity opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements
• Employer-subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match and student loan repayment benefit
• Generous paid time off, sick leave, and 12 paid holidays annually
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discount programs

Before you apply

• U.S. Person status is required due to contractual requirements
• Nationals of the People's Republic of China or Russia are excluded unless also U.S. citizens
• Export control rules may require U.S. government authorization before a non-U.S. person can access controlled technology
• All applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test

About the company

Quantinuum is a quantum computing company delivering a full stack platform for real-world deployment. It has more than 800 employees and is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, with operations in the US, UK, Germany, Japan, and Singapore.