Optical Engineer

Job overview

The Optical Engineer role is onsite in Boulder, CO. Compensation is not specified. Atom Computing’s engineering work includes optical subsystems for laser distribution, high-numerical-aperture microscope imaging, and optical cavities. The engineer designs, evaluates, assembles, aligns, and characterizes optical systems and subsystems. The role contributes to engineering decisions by analyzing design tradeoffs and verifying performance through tolerance and stray-light analysis and hands-on testing.

What you'll do

• Partner with mechanical engineers and physicists to design optical subsystems for laser distribution, high-numerical-aperture microscope imaging, and optical cavities
• analyze competing requirements and make recommendations
• create optical system and subsystem designs and specifications
• perform tolerance and stray-light analysis
• develop alignment procedures
• assist with assembly and precision alignment
• characterize optical subsystem performance.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

optical engineer

boulder co

atom computing

full-time

onsite

optical design

laser distribution

microscope imaging

optical cavities

tolerance analysis

stray-light analysis

optics assembly

zemax

laboratory experience

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires a bachelor’s degree in optical sciences, optical engineering, or a related field; advanced degree is a plus. Requires 3+ years of optical design experience and 2+ years of hands-on optics assembly in a laboratory. Zemax, FRED, or equivalent ray-tracing software and 3D CAD experience are listed.

About the employer

Atom Computing is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.