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Americas, United States, Broomfield
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Posted 138 days ago
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This Optical Engineer role in Broomfield, CO supports the development of quantum computing systems. The engineer will work with a team to test, assemble, and develop various optical and photonic components for creating and measuring light within these systems. They will also lead design projects to validate new technologies and deliver production solutions for next-generation quantum computers.
Key Responsibilities
Participate in a team supporting the development of commercial and research quantum computing systems.
Test, assemble, and develop metasurface components, lenses, micro-optical, and photonic systems for next-generation quantum computers.
Lead development and design projects to validate new technologies, methods, and suppliers for production solutions.
Required Skills
Bachelor's Degree minimum
Minimum 2+ years’ experience with optical testing and alignment of components and systems.
Nice-to-have Skills
Advanced degree (Ph.D. or Masters) in Optics, Applied Physics, or a related field
Experience with testing optical properties of components, lens systems and photonic assemblies
Experience translating optical designs, specifications, and drawings into alignment and testing setups and verification
Experience with coherent optics utilizing diffractive optics (DOEs) and/or metasurfaces
Experience with micro-optics, fiber optics, and/or photonic components
Experience debugging and troubleshooting optical and photonic systems
Experience with optical modeling software (Zemax preferred, Code V, LighTools, FRED)
Technology Tags
The job title is "Optical Engineer" and the responsibilities are heavily focused on optical systems and components.
The job description repeatedly mentions developing and testing photonic systems and components.
The role directly supports the "development of commercial and research systems for quantum computing."
The role involves creating, delivering, and measuring light in quantum computer systems, which falls under Quantum Optics.
The job explicitly requires experience with optical modeling software like Zemax for device design and simulation.
The job description mentions developing and testing micro-optical and metasurface components, which operate at micro and nano scales.
The engineer's work in creating, delivering, and measuring light is fundamental to quantum state control within quantum computing systems.
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