Senior Laser Engineer: Quantum Optics & Hardware Lead

Entangled Future; Boulder (CO); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Unlimited PTO

401K matching

Short- and long-term disability

FSA

Dependent care benefits

Life insurance

Drinks, snacks, and catered team meals

Job summary

Atom Computing in Boulder, CO is seeking a Senior Laser Engineer to independently own the precision laser and optical systems, including diode and fiber lasers, and nonlinear frequency conversion. The role demands deep expertise and strong documentation standards, with collaboration across physics, hardware, and software engineers as we scale.

You will lead end-to-end projects, design and optimize laser systems for new hardware builds, analyze test data, and raise the bar for engineering

Qualifications

• BS in Physics, Optics, Engineering or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years designing, maintaining, and developing optical/laser systems.
• Mastery in at least one laser/optics domain with concrete project contributions.
• Experience leading laser/optical projects from requirements to completion.
• Experience designing or modeling nonlinear optical or laser/amplifier systems.
• Strong data analysis and ability to produce engineering docs (drawings, schematics).
• Excellent communication to a cross-functional team.

Responsibilities

• Own alignment, tuning, and troubleshooting of laser/optical systems with minimal supervision.
• Design, characterize, phase-lock, and optimize laser and nonlinear optical systems.
• Lead technical projects end-to-end from requirements to schedule.
• Analyze optical test data to guide design and troubleshooting decisions.
• Set the documentation and technical-writing standard for the team.
• Partner with physicists, hardware, and software engineers; report progress to Laser Engineering Manager.

Skills

Laser systems

Optics

Data analysis

Technical documentation

Python

Git

Zemax

CAD tools

Onshape

Education

BS in Physics/Optics/Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Zemax

Onshape

SolidWorks

Job description

Atom Computing in Boulder, CO is seeking a Senior Laser Engineer to independently own the precision laser and optical systems, including diode and fiber lasers, and nonlinear frequency conversion. The role demands deep expertise and strong documentation standards, with collaboration across physics, hardware, and software engineers as we scale.

You will lead end-to-end projects, design and optimize laser systems for new hardware builds, analyze test data, and raise the bar for engineering