Quantum Laser Engineer — Precision Optics & Systems

Atom Computing; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Unlimited PTO

401K company matching

Life insurance

Job summary

Atom Computing, Inc. in Boulder, CO, is seeking a Laser Engineer for our Quantum Engineering Department.

You will work hands-on with precision laser and optical systems, align, characterize, and optimize hardware, then translate work into repeatable designs for the team. You will collaborate with experimental physicists, hardware and software engineers, shaping how reliably our quantum computers run daily by designing, testing, and documenting high-performance laser systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Physics, Optics, Chemistry, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 2+ years experience with optical, opto-mechanical, and/or laser systems.

Responsibilities

• Align, tune, and troubleshoot optical and laser systems to keep quantum computing hardware running reliably.
• Characterize, phase-lock, and optimize laser and nonlinear optical systems.
• Design and model nonlinear optical and laser/amplifier systems for new hardware builds and system upgrades.
• Provide technical expertise to laser and optical projects across the team, with the goal of maximizing performance and robustness.
• Take, plot, analyze, fit, and interpret data from optical testing experiments to guide design and troubleshooting decisions.
• Gather project requirements from stakeholders, turn them into action plans, and keep the team on schedule with proper prioritization.
• Create and maintain engineering change documentation; work from assembly drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, and other written, visual, and oral instructions.
• Collaborate day-to-day with experimental physicists, hardware engineers, and software engineers to integrate laser systems into the broader quantum computing platform.
• Report progress, risks, and technical findings to the Laser Engineering Manager, and contribute to the team's roadmap for scaling laser systems.

Skills

Python

Git

Zemax

Onshape

SolidWorks

Education

Bachelor's degree in Physics, Optics, Chemistry, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Diode and fiber-based lasers

Nonlinear optical materials

Job description

Atom Computing, Inc. in Boulder, CO, is seeking a Laser Engineer for our Quantum Engineering Department.

You will work hands-on with precision laser and optical systems, align, characterize, and optimize hardware, then translate work into repeatable designs for the team. You will collaborate with experimental physicists, hardware and software engineers, shaping how reliably our quantum computers run daily by designing, testing, and documenting high-performance laser systems.