Hiring: Laser Engineer Company: Atom Computing Location: Boulder, CO Job Posted Time: 2026-09-09 18:06:50 Target Skills & Keywords : Assembly, Fiber, HBase, TestNG About the job Experience: •2+ years of experience (advanced degree inclusive) using and maintaining optical, opto-mechanical, and/or laser systems Required Skills: •Align, tune, and troubleshoot optical and laser systems — including diode- and fiber-based lasers/amplifiers and nonlinear optical systems — to keep quantum computing hardware running reliably •Characterize, phase-lock, and optimize laser and nonlinear optical systems to improve performance and stability •Design and model nonlinear optical and laser/amplifier systems for new hardware builds and system upgrades •Provide technical expertise to laser and optical projects across the team, with the goal of maximizing performance and robustness •Take, plot, analyze, fit, and interpret data from optical testing experiments to guide design and troubleshooting decisions •Gather project requirements from stakeholders, turn them into action plans, and keep the team on schedule with proper prioritization •Create and maintain engineering change documentation; work from assembly drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, and other written, visual, and oral instructions •Collaborate day-to-day with experimental physicists, hardware engineers, and software engineers to integrate laser systems into the broader quantum computing platform •Report progress, risks, and technical findings to the Laser Engineering Manager, and contribute to the team's roadmap for scaling laser systems •Experience & Education •Bachelor's degree in Physics, Optics, Chemistry, Engineering, or a related field •Minimum 2+ years of experience (advanced degree inclusive) using and maintaining optical, opto-mechanical, and/or laser systems Qualifications: •Temperamentally suited to work at a fast-growing startup: self-motivated, humble, driven, collaborative, and comfortable with ambiguity •Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with a diverse team of experimental physicists, hardware engineers, and software engineers •Hands-on experience aligning optical elements in accordance with documented designs •Experience with current state-of-the-art lasers/amplifiers (e.g., diode and fiber-based) and nonlinear optical materials, including characterization, phase-locking, and optimization of laser and nonlinear optical systems, plus design and modeling experience for nonlinear optical and laser/amplifier systems •Experience with data analysis: taking, plotting, analyzing, fitting, and interpreting data from optical testing experiments •Experience with engine Compensation: •$130,000 •$165,000 Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!