Advanced Optical Engineer - 972

The role

You will support R&D on optics and integrated photonics for trapped-ion quantum computers. You will lead the build and testing of metrology systems that validate optical components and inform production.

What you will do

• Lead the build and optimization of metrology systems to assemble, characterize, refine, validate, and improve metasurface, micro-optical, and integrated photonic components and systems
• Create new ways to create, deliver, and measure light to trapped ions
• Develop and use high-sensitivity measurement techniques to evaluate the optical output of optical and photonic devices
• Drive the development and design of metrology systems that validate technologies, methods, alignment, and suppliers
• Contribute technical expertise within a team of optical engineers, physicists, and opto-mechanical engineers
• Document and communicate procedures, results, and conclusions to teammates, collaborators, and stakeholders

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree minimum
• Minimum 5 years' experience (advanced degree inclusive) optical testing and alignment of components and systems
• Minimum 5 years' experience (advanced degree inclusive) building, aligning, debugging, and troubleshooting free-space optical, micro-optical, and/or photonic systems
• Minimum 1 year experience (advanced degree inclusive) using Python (or related language) to control hardware and for data acquisition and analysis
• Must be a U.S. Person: U.S. citizen, permanent resident or green card holder, or granted asylum or refugee status

Nice to have

• Master's in optics, applied physics, or instrumentation
• Deep understanding of several areas of optics and photonics, applied to hands-on projects
• Experience in at least 7 listed areas, including coherent optics with DOEs or metasurfaces, lasers from UV to IR, Zemax or Code V, CAD software, test and measurement equipment, fiber fusion splicing,
• Experience in a laboratory, production, or cleanroom environment with cleanliness and ESD awareness
• Experience translating optical designs and specifications into alignment and testing setups
• Experience working on a team and collaborating across disciplines
• Deep curiosity and interest in learning new things

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• Pre-employment drug test required for safety-sensitive positions
• U.S. Person status required due to contractual requirements
• Some positions may require U.S. government export authorization for candidates who are not U.S. persons

About the company

Quantinuum is a quantum computing company delivering a full stack platform, with more than 800 employees and headquarters in Broomfield, Colorado. It operates across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, and Singapore.