Lead Optics Engineer - 937

The role

You will lead a team of optical engineers who design, build, test and maintain optical and laser subassemblies for quantum computers. You will also mentor junior engineers and make sure optical systems meet technical specifications, quality standards and reliability needs.

What you will do

• Lead a team of optical engineers supporting commercial and research subsystems for quantum computing.
• Gather project requirements, turn them into action plans, and make sure tasks are finished on time with proper priorities.
• Mentor team members on technical and scientific topics.
• Provide technical expertise for laser and optical projects to maximize performance, scalability and robustness.
• Support prototype development, sustaining engineering and continuous improvement.
• Integrate complex, high precision optical sub-assemblies into higher level systems and maintain them.
• Develop, execute and document optical test plans, characterization procedures, work instructions and SOPs.
• Maintain engineering documentation, test reports, design records and engineering change documentation.
• Collaborate with optical, mechanical, electrical, systems engineering teams and scientists to transition new optical technologies into production.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience (advanced degree included) using and maintaining optical, opto-mechanical and/or laser systems.
• Strong background in optical system design and integration, laser characterization, optical metrology, precision alignment, opto-mechanical assembly and engineering problem solving.

Nice to have

• Ph.D. or Master's in Optics, Physics, Applied Physics or a related field.
• Experience leading a team of engineers on well-defined projects and broader research initiatives.
• Hands-on experience designing, integrating, aligning, characterizing and testing optical and laser systems in labs or manufacturing.
• Knowledge of optical and electrical lab equipment, including lasers, fiber optics, acousto-optic and electro-optic modulators, and spectrum and phase noise analyzers.
• Proven ability to mentor and guide junior engineers.
• Experience characterizing, stabilizing and servicing diode, fiber and/or Ti:Sapphire lasers.
• Experience with Zemax and/or Solidworks/CAD for optical and optomechanical design.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams and technicians.
• Experience with data analysis from optical testing experiments.
• Experience creating and maintaining engineering documentation, SOPs and test plans.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and the chance 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 a year.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee discount programs.

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. Person: a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, green card holder, or someone granted asylum or refugee status.
• Must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless also a U.S. citizen.
• Applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test.
• Some U.S. positions may require export license authorization before access to controlled technology.

About the company

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