Advanced Optics Engineer - 699

Quantinuum • Broomfield, CO

5d • $124,000 - $165,000

About The Position

We are seeking an Advanced Optics Engineer in our Broomfield, CO, location.

By joining Quantinuum, you’ll be at the forefront of this transformative revolution, shaping the future of quantum computing, pushing the limits of technology, and making the impossible possible.
What’s in it for you?
A competitive salary and innovative, game-changing work
Flexible work schedule
Employer subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) match for student loan repayment benefit
Equity, 401k retirement savings plan + 12 Paid holidays and generous vacation + sick time
Paid parental leave
Employee discounts
Quantinuum is an equal opportunity employer. You will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status. Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree minimum
• Minimum 4+ years’ experience (advanced degree inclusive) using, measuring, and maintaining optical, opto-mechanical, and/or laser systems
• Minimum 2+ years of experience locking lasers to optical reference cavities, combs, and/or other frequency references including phase, frequency, and amplitude noise measurements, analysis, closed-loop system design and optimization for low noise performance
• Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status.
• Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.

Nice To Haves

• Ph.D. or Masters in Optics, Physics, Applied Physics, or related field preferred
• Experience collaborating with a team of scientists and engineers to complete well-defined projects as well as broader research initiatives
• Opto-Mechanical custom design including active components (such as Acousto-Optic modulators/Deflectors) including presentations to system stakeholders
• A demonstrated history of mentoring junior scientists and near-peer colleagues
• Broad understanding of optical principles and practices and intimate knowledge and experience applying this knowledge to projects
• Experience working with program management to track cost, schedule and technical milestones
• Experience with fiber-optic fusion splicing
• Experience with data analysis (measuring, plotting, analyzing, fitting and interpreting relevant data from optical testing experiments)
• Experience with engineering change documentation; ability to work from assembly drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, sketches and other written, visual and oral instructions
• Experience with lens design principles, scattered/stray light analysis and software tools such as Zemax, Code V, and/or Oslo
• Opto-mechanical design in CAD software such as Onshape, SolidWorks and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) experience

Responsibilities

• Closely collaborate with a team of optical scientists, engineers, and technicians supporting the development of advanced optical systems for commercial and research quantum computing.
• Assemble, integrate and test (AI&T), ship, and deploy optical systems including characterization of lasers, Acousto-Optic Modulators (AOM’s) and Electro-Optic Modulators (EOM’s), active optical components and optical systems.
• Generate test protocols, characterization reports, requirements documents reviews, requirements modification requests, quality inspection checklist reviews and quality inspection sign offs.
• Perform optical phase noise measurements and low phase noise laser system characterization and frequency/phase noise locking of lasers to reference cavities, combs, and/or other optical references including AI&T of low phase noise beamlines with recommendations for improvements
• Generate optical subsystem build and test procedures for new employee onboarding and interns for effective handoffs.
• The ideal candidate will be a substantial and consistent contributor to optical subsystem design revisions, design reviews, subsystem team meetings, new documentation, new procedures, and recommendations for design maturity and producibility.

Benefits

• Flexible work schedule
• Employer subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) match for student loan repayment benefit
• Equity, 401k retirement savings plan + 12 Paid holidays and generous vacation + sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level