Senior Laser Engineer - Quantum Optics & Systems

Atom Computing, Inc.; Colorado; On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Unlimited PTO

401K matching

Disability insurance

FSA

Dependent care benefits

Life insurance

Team lunches

Job summary

Atom Computing, Inc. is seeking a Senior Laser Engineer to own precision laser and optical systems, including diode and fiber lasers and nonlinear frequency conversion.

You’ll work with physicists, hardware, and software engineers to scale quantum hardware. Responsibilities include aligning and troubleshooting laser systems, designing and characterizing new hardware, leading projects end-to-end, analyzing data, and setting documentation standards.

Qualifications

• Mastery in at least one laser/optics domain with concrete project contributions.
• Led laser/optical projects independently from requirements to completion.
• Experience modeling nonlinear optical or laser/amplifier systems.
• Strong data analysis skills and engineering documentation experience.
• Excellent communicator for cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own alignment, tuning, and troubleshooting of laser/optical systems with minimal supervision.
• Design, characterize, phase-lock, and optimize laser and nonlinear optical systems for new hardware builds.
• Lead technical projects end-to-end: gather requirements, build action plans, drive prioritization.
• Analyze optical test data to guide design and troubleshooting decisions.
• Set documentation standards and review colleagues’ work.
• Collaborate with experimental physicists and hardware/software engineers; report to the Laser Engineering Manager.

Skills

Laser/optics mastery

Independent project leadership

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Physics/Optics/Engineering or related field

Advanced degree a plus

Tools

Zemax

Onshape

SolidWorks/CAD

Python

Git

Job description

Atom Computing, Inc. is seeking a Senior Laser Engineer to own precision laser and optical systems, including diode and fiber lasers and nonlinear frequency conversion.

You’ll work with physicists, hardware, and software engineers to scale quantum hardware. Responsibilities include aligning and troubleshooting laser systems, designing and characterizing new hardware, leading projects end-to-end, analyzing data, and setting documentation standards.