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Laser Engineer
| Company | Infleqtion |
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| Location | Boulder, CO, USA |
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| Salary | $120000 – $165000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Master’s, PhD |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Master’s degree in atomic physics, optical physics, or other relevant engineering field and at least 5 years of relevant industry experience. Doctorate degree or higher in the same disciplines can be a substitute for experience.
- Proficiency and passion in integrating complex hardware and software into systems.
- Knowledge of laser systems, including diode lasers and optical cavities, Pound-Drever-Hall laser stabilization and general laser modulation techniques.
- Experience in laser noise characterization and analysis methodology for RIN and phase noise across wide frequency bandwidth.
- Advanced laser feedback control servo design and implementation.
- Familiarity with acousto- and electro-optical devices, optical waveguides, integrated fiber-optical devices.
- Scientific programming and/or software engineering skills (Python, Rust, C+).
- Fundamental understanding of laser beams and reflective and refractive optics design, including laser induced damage mechanisms and damage mitigation strategies.
- Experience with optical test equipment including power meters, polarimeters, beam profilers, spectrometers, beam pointing devices and more.
- Systems engineering skills, such as gathering requirements from technical stakeholders and propagating high-level requirements to sub-systems and components.
Responsibilities
- Hands-on operations, maintenance, and optimization of high performing laser systems needed for critical-path execution of the development of quantum computing and sensing portfolios.
- Constructive collaboration with physicists and optical, electrical, mechanical, software, and systems engineers to support all aspects of our laser sub-systems’ development and operation.
- Managing and advancing relationships with external laser vendors through clear communication of requirements and interfacing preferences.
- Analyzing and validating laser system performance through mathematical models and experimental tests.
- Supporting the development of content for proposals to external and internal customers.
- Mentoring and educating junior team members and helping the team to standardize and implement processes that boost productivity.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with SolidWorks, Zemax, Ansys, and analytical modeling (in e.g. Python, Matlab, or Mathematica) are highly desirable but not required.
- Great verbal and written communication skills to effectively share information with technical and non-technical staff.
- Strong engagement and collaboration skills with constant drive for success, ownership and pride in your work.
- Sense of urgency and responsibility and a true passion for attention to detail where it matters.
- Open communication style and extremely positive attitude which shows through consistent daily habits.
- Demonstrated problem solving skills and fast learning rate.
- Capability of working with both a high degree of autonomy and collaboratively.
