Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer — Quantum Hardware

Infleqtion; Louisville (CO); On-site; USD 155,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (100% )

Dental and Vision coverage

401(k) match

Unlimited PTO

Equity package

Job summary

Infleqtion in the United States is seeking a Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer to lead precision opto-mechanical subsystem design for scalable quantum hardware. You will own subsystems, work with physicists and cross-disciplinary teams, and drive design-for-manufacturing and robust testing.

Strong hands-on lab experience and a background in laser-based systems are essential; SolidWorks and Zemax proficiency required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in optical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, or a related field with 5+ years of industry experience.
• Extensive ownership-driven experience designing, modeling, and validating laser-based opto-mechanical systems with hands-on lab track record.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks for complex scalable system design and analysis.
• Working knowledge of Zemax (OpticsStudio) to collaborate on optical layouts and validation.

Responsibilities

• Owning opto-mechanical subsystems within an established hardware architecture and identifying technical risks, trade-offs, and long-term scalability constraints.
• Executing on defined mechanical design and integration of precision components and assemblies supporting lasers and photonics.
• Using emerging optical technologies and contributing to their implementation in next-generation quantum architectures.
• Generating stability, tolerance, and error budgets for opto-mechanical systems across environments.
• Collaborating with physicists and multi-disciplinary engineers to support the full hardware development lifecycle.

Skills

SolidWorks

Hands-on lab

Laser-based systems

System-level thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in optical/mechanical engineering or physics

Tools

Zemax (OpticsStudio)

Job description

Infleqtion in the United States is seeking a Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer to lead precision opto-mechanical subsystem design for scalable quantum hardware. You will own subsystems, work with physicists and cross-disciplinary teams, and drive design-for-manufacturing and robust testing.

Strong hands-on lab experience and a background in laser-based systems are essential; SolidWorks and Zemax proficiency required.