Staff Optical Engineer - Dissipative Laser Systems
IonQ(4 months ago)
About this role
The Staff Optical Engineer will join IonQ’s optical and laser systems team to help design and develop optical hardware for next-generation quantum computers. The role partners with interdisciplinary teams to influence product architecture and drive systems from concept through first engineering units. The position supports requirements, trade studies, and integration of optical and imaging hardware into the quantum computer.
Required Skills
- Optical Design
- Laser Systems
- Opto-Mechanical
- Theoretical Modeling
- Simulation
- Zemax
- Code V
- Tolerance Analysis
- Sensitivity Analysis
- Specifications
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Qualifications
- B.S. in Optical Engineering
- M.S. in Optical Engineering
- PhD in Optical Engineering
- U.S. Person
About IonQ
ionq.comIonQ builds trapped‑ion quantum computers and full‑stack systems designed to tackle complex computational problems. Their platform combines high‑fidelity trapped‑ion qubits, control hardware, and developer tools to deliver quantum processing via cloud integrations and APIs. IonQ targets applications in chemistry, optimization, machine learning, and finance while working with enterprises, researchers, and cloud providers to make quantum computing broadly accessible.