Opto-Mechanical Engineer for Scalable Quantum Hardware

Front Door Defense; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Infleqtion is seeking an Opto-mechanical Engineer to design precision opto-mechanical subsystems that underpin scalable, high-performance quantum hardware. You will collaborate with physicists and engineers in a lab-focused environment.

Responsibilities include designing integration for lasers, optics, vacuum components, and detectors, applying high-fidelity simulations, and ensuring manufacturability from prototype to production.

Qualifications

• Experience designing opto-mechanical subsystems for precision hardware.
• Ability to analyze trade-offs and constraints in opto-mechanical systems.
• Familiarity with design-for-manufacturing and design-for-assembly principles.

Responsibilities

• Design and integrate opto-mechanical subsystems for lasers and optics.
• Collaborate with physicists and cross-disciplinary teams through the hardware lifecycle.
• Perform root-cause investigations and corrective actions in the lab.

Skills

Opto-mechanical design

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Design for manufacturing

Root cause analysis

High-speed detectors knowledge

Tools

FEA (finite element analysis)

Lab instrumentation

Job description

Infleqtion is seeking an Opto-mechanical Engineer to design precision opto-mechanical subsystems that underpin scalable, high-performance quantum hardware. You will collaborate with physicists and engineers in a lab-focused environment.

Responsibilities include designing integration for lasers, optics, vacuum components, and detectors, applying high-fidelity simulations, and ensuring manufacturability from prototype to production.