Senior Optical Process Engineer for Quantum Fiber Systems

Quantinuum; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 147,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity opportunities

Paid parental leave

401(k) matching

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Holidays

Employee discounts

Job summary

Quantinuum is seeking a Sr OpticalProcess Engineer in Albuquerque, NM to advance tooling and processes for fiber optic assemblies used in quantum systems. The role requires leading design and development of tooling, bonding and alignment workflows to enable scalable production.

Qualified candidates have 4+ years in fiber optics, with a Bachelor’s at minimum, and U.S. citizenship or equivalent for security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree minimum.
• 4+ years of fiber optic development, connectors, splicing, handling, and alignment processes.
• U.S. Person required (citizen/permanent resident/green card).
• National security: not PRC or Russian national unless US citizen.

Responsibilities

• Develop tooling and processes to create fiber array assemblies.
• Verify and validate fiber optic bonding processes.
• Design tooling for active fiber optic assemblies for quantum systems.
• Lead projects validating technologies, bonding methods, alignment methods, and tooling suppliers.

Skills

Fiber optic assembly

Optical alignment

Metrology systems

Tooling development

Bonding processes

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Ph.D. or Master’s in Optics

Tools

Optical metrology equipment

Laser welding tooling

Micro-optics tooling

Job description

Quantinuum is seeking a Sr OpticalProcess Engineer in Albuquerque, NM to advance tooling and processes for fiber optic assemblies used in quantum systems. The role requires leading design and development of tooling, bonding and alignment workflows to enable scalable production.

Qualified candidates have 4+ years in fiber optics, with a Bachelor’s at minimum, and U.S. citizenship or equivalent for security clearance.