Optical Engineer - Quantum Systems, Flexible & Equity

Universal Quantum; Haywards Heath; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful equity participation

Flexible holiday allowance

Flexible working

10% matching pension

Parental support policy

Private health / dental insurance &amp

group life insurance

£2,000 annual personal development bud

Relocation support

Job summary

Universal Quantum in the United Kingdom is seeking an Optical Engineer to join the Hardware Engineering Group and help drive the development of quantum computing systems.

You will design, assemble, align, and test optical and laser subsystems for trapped-ion experiments, integrate high-precision optics into full systems, and develop robust testing methods to improve performance and reliability within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Around 10 years of optical engineering experience in R&D, product development or high-precision environments.
• Expertise in free-space alignment, fibre components, beam delivery and opto-mechanical assemblies.
• Experience with laser systems, optical instrumentation and lab test equipment.
• Ability to define optical requirements, create test plans, document results and perform root-cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design, assemble, align, troubleshoot, and characterize optical and laser subsystems for complex quantum systems.
• Integrate high-precision optical and opto-mechanical sub-assemblies into larger systems and maintain them.
• Develop and apply optical test methods; analyze data to improve robustness, alignment stability, throughput and performance.

Skills

Optical engineering

Geometrical optics

Gaussian beams

Polarization

Optical coatings

Beam shaping

Stray-light control

Diffraction

Interference

Laser systems

Education

Degree in Optical Engineering

Tools

Zemax/OpticStudio

Code V

LightTools

TracePro

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Universal Quantum in the United Kingdom is seeking an Optical Engineer to join the Hardware Engineering Group and help drive the development of quantum computing systems.

You will design, assemble, align, and test optical and laser subsystems for trapped-ion experiments, integrate high-precision optics into full systems, and develop robust testing methods to improve performance and reliability within a multidisciplinary team.