Glass Optical Engineer — Quantum Vapor Cell Specialist

QSENSATO SRL; Puglia; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

ESOP plan

Office in Bari

Job summary

QSENSATO s.r.l. seeks a skilled Glass Optical Engineer to join the prototyping team in Bari, Italy. You will design, microfabricate, and bond glass vapor cells and atomic-photonic chips, bridging optical design and fabrication with R&D scientists.

You will work closely with Prototyping Managers to optimize coatings, scale LWVCs, and contribute to patent activity, while operating within a multidisciplinary startup environment at the University of Bari’s Physics Department.

Qualifications

• Hands-on glass processing, cutting, lapping, and polishing tools.
• Experience with glass-to-glass and glass-to-silicon bonding protocols.
• Experience with glassblowing and vapor cell fabrication techniques is preferred.
• Familiarity with paraffin or alumina coatings for atomic cells is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design, microfabricate, and process glass vapor cells for quantum sensing.
• Perform glassblowing, etching, polishing, lapping, and micro-drilling for custom geometries.
• Execute bonding to create hermetically sealed micro-cell structures.
• Apply specialized coatings to preserve atomic spin polarization.
• Collaborate to scale LWVCs and multi-chamber arrays.
• Troubleshoot fabrication workflows and improve optical quality.
• Contribute to IP via patent filings and document processes.

Skills

Glass microfabrication

Optical engineering

Bonding techniques

Glass-to-glass bonding

Glass-to-silicon bonding

Thin-film coatings

Paraffin coating

Alumina coating

CAD software

Vapor cell fabrication

Education

Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Materials Science/ Optical Eng/ Physics/ Mechanical Eng

Tools

Inventor

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

QSENSATO s.r.l. seeks a skilled Glass Optical Engineer to join the prototyping team in Bari, Italy. You will design, microfabricate, and bond glass vapor cells and atomic-photonic chips, bridging optical design and fabrication with R&D scientists.

You will work closely with Prototyping Managers to optimize coatings, scale LWVCs, and contribute to patent activity, while operating within a multidisciplinary startup environment at the University of Bari’s Physics Department.