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Americas, United States, Broomfield

Posted 122 days ago

Optical Engineer - 524

🏢 Quantinuum

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Role Type

🛠️ Engineer / Developer

Role Focus

🏗️ Build Systems

Seniority

🌿 Experienced
🌳 Senior / Lead

Employer Type

🏢 Industry

Visa / Relocation Details

  • Candidates must be a U.S. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, green card holder, or worker granted asylum or refugee status.
  • Candidates must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless they are also a U.S. citizen, due to national security requirements.

This role seeks an Optical Engineer to support the development of quantum computing systems in Broomfield, CO. The engineer will work within a team of scientists and engineers to design, test, and assemble advanced optical, micro-optical, and photonic components, including metasurfaces. A key focus is leading development and design projects to validate new technologies and methods for production solutions in next-generation quantum computers.

Key Responsibilities

Participate in a team of physicists, optical, and opto-mechanical engineers supporting the development of commercial and research systems for quantum computing.

Test, assemble, and develop metasurface components, lenses, micro-optical, and photonic systems to create, deliver, and measure light in next-generation quantum computer systems.

Lead development and design projects that validate technologies, methods, alignment, and suppliers, leading to robust production solutions.

Required Skills

Bachelor’s Degree minimum.

Minimum 6 years of experience (advanced degree inclusive) with optical design of refractive, reflective, diffractive, photonics components and systems.

Must meet U.S. Person status requirements (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or green card holder) due to contractual requirements.

Nice-to-have Skills

Ph.D. or Masters degree in Optics, Applied Physics, or a related field.

Experience with tolerancing and analysis of optical systems.

Experience with coherent optics utilizing diffractive optics (DOEs) 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).

Experience with CAD software.

Technology Tags

Quantum Computing

The entire job is focused on developing commercial and research systems for quantum computing.

Quantum Optics

The core function is designing and testing optical systems for quantum computers, linking light and quantum systems.

Photonics

The role heavily focuses on designing, developing, and troubleshooting photonic systems and components.

Classical optics

The role explicitly requires experience with classical optical design using refractive and reflective components.

Micro & nano

Experience is required in developing and testing micro-optical components and metasurfaces.

Optical modeling software

The candidate must have experience with optical modeling software such as Zemax, Code V, LighTools, and FRED.

CAD software

Experience with CAD software is listed as a valuable asset for engineering design projects.