Quantum Optical Engineer - Metrology & Photonics

Quantinuum; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 102,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Flexible work arrangements

Employer-subsidized medical, dental, &

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Equity opportunities

Paid time off & holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Quantinuum, a leading quantum computing company, seeks an Optical Engineer in Broomfield, CO to design, build, and validate optical assemblies and metrology systems for trapped-ion and photonics technologies. You will work with engineers across disciplines to translate optical requirements into practical testing setups and characterizations.

You will program automated hardware control with Python, develop metrology workflows, and contribute to production readiness while operating in a

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED
• 2+ years optical testing and alignment experience
• 2+ years building/alignment/troubleshooting free-space optical, micro-optical or photonic systems
• 1+ year Python for hardware control and data analysis
• US person status and security requirements

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize metrology systems for metasurface and photonic components
• Collaborate with optical engineers, physicists, and opto-mechanical engineers
• Develop high-sensitivity measurement techniques to evaluate optical output
• Design metrology systems to validate technologies and inform roadmaps
• Document procedures, results, and conclusions to team and stakeholders

Skills

Optical testing

Optical alignment

Python for data acquisition

Team collaboration

Metrology knowledge

Education

Associate or bachelor’s degree in optics or related field

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Zemax

Code V

OnShape

SolidWorks

Optical spectrum analyzers

RF spectrum analyzers

Frequency counters

Fiber fusion splicing

CCD/CMOS cameras

Job description

Quantinuum, a leading quantum computing company, seeks an Optical Engineer in Broomfield, CO to design, build, and validate optical assemblies and metrology systems for trapped-ion and photonics technologies. You will work with engineers across disciplines to translate optical requirements into practical testing setups and characterizations.

You will program automated hardware control with Python, develop metrology workflows, and contribute to production readiness while operating in a