Senior Optical Engineer — Precision Alignment & Imaging

Atom Computing, Inc.; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Unlimited PTO

401(k) match

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Catered lunches

Job summary

Atom Computing, Inc. in Boulder, CO seeks a Senior Optical Engineer to lead opto-mechanical subsystem design and drive build-out with fixtures for precision alignment. The role reports to Optical Engineering Manager and requires on-site work five days a week.

You will collaborate with mechanical engineers and physicists, define system architecture, and lead hands-on assembly and alignment while evaluating performance of optical subsystems across high-NA imaging and optical cavities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Optical Sciences, Optical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years optical design experience.
• 4+ years hands-on optics assembly in a lab.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to design optical subsystems for laser distribution and imaging.
• Define system architecture and balance competing requirements.
• Create designs and specifications from component to system level.
• Perform tolerance and stray light analyses to validate solutions.
• Develop alignment procedures and lead precision assembly.
• Characterize performance of optical subsystems.
• Lift and move objects up to 25 pounds.

Skills

Optical design

Zemax/FRED

3D CAD

Project management

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Optical Sciences/Engineering

Tools

Zemax

FRED

Onshape

SolidWorks

Job description

Atom Computing, Inc. in Boulder, CO seeks a Senior Optical Engineer to lead opto-mechanical subsystem design and drive build-out with fixtures for precision alignment. The role reports to Optical Engineering Manager and requires on-site work five days a week.

You will collaborate with mechanical engineers and physicists, define system architecture, and lead hands-on assembly and alignment while evaluating performance of optical subsystems across high-NA imaging and optical cavities.