Senior Optical Engineer

Atom Computing

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Boulder, CO

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About this role

An Optical Systems Engineer designs and develops advanced optical subsystems for applications in laser distribution, high numerical aperture imaging, and optical cavities. The role involves system architecture definition, component-level design, and hands-on assembly of optical systems.

Skills

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Optical Sciences or Optical EngineeringAdvanced Degree5-8+ Years Optical Design Experience4+ Years Hands-on Optics Assembly ExperienceHigh Numerical Aperture Imaging Systems Experience

About Atom Computing

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Atom Computing develops scalable neutral‑atom quantum computers that use individually trapped strontium atoms and ultra‑stable optical‑clock qubits to deliver long coherence times. Their platform combines optical tweezer arrays, precision lasers and Rydberg‑mediated interactions to implement high‑fidelity gates and a path to large‑scale qubit arrays. They offer the hardware and control/software stack (including cloud access) to run quantum simulations, optimization and other applied workloads for research and enterprise customers. Atom Computing collaborates with academic, government and industrial partners to accelerate practical quantum applications and commercialization.

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