QuEra Computing
Senior Optical Engineer
Boston, MA, USA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 8, 2026
- Location
- Boston, MA, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Experience
- 5–8 years; Ph.D. candidates should have sufficient professional experience beyond academia in an enterprise engineering environment to establish themselves independently at senior level.
- Education
- B.S. in optics, optical engineering, applied physics, or a closely related field; Ph.D. or M.S. preferred.
About the job
Designs and develops optical systems for neutral atom quantum computers, supporting them from research and development through productization, maintenance, and customer deployment.
What you'll do
- Architect optical systems, subsystems, modules, and components with physicists across the development lifecycle.
- Advance engineering practices through research, problem-solving, and continuous improvement, while helping translate scientific advances into products.
- Troubleshoot technical issues at company headquarters and customer installations.
What they ask for
- B.S. in optics, optical engineering, applied physics, or a closely related field.
- 5–8 years designing optical and opto-mechanical systems in a non-academic environment with enterprise engineering practices.
- System-level design skills, including Zemax, COMSOL, and CAD; expertise in optics, modulators, electronics, lasers, characterization and testing, and ultra-high vacuum.
- Hands-on laboratory skills and experience leading scientific-instrument design and taking complex optical systems from concept to production.
Nice to have
- M.S. or Ph.D.
Tools
Zemax, COMSOL, CAD
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