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Join a world-class team of scientists, engineers, and business professionals to advance the state-of-the-art in quantum computing.\nWe are seeking an Optical Assembly & Alignment Engineer to build, align, and verify optical breadboards and laser-delivery assemblies for neutral-atom quantum computers. This hands-on role delivers tested optical subsystems and alignment records to the system integration team.\nResponsibilities\nAssemble optical breadboards and optomechanical hardware from released layouts, drawings, bills of materials, and work instructions.\nInstall and align lenses, mirrors, polarization optics, and fiber-coupling assemblies to establish the required beam paths and subsystem interfaces.\nMeasure optical power, beam profile, polarization, and coupling performance; use wavefront measurements where required by approved test procedures.\nTroubleshoot optical loss, clipping, alignment drift, and polarization errors; document findings and perform approved adjustments or rework.\nWork with Optical Bonding Technicians to establish pre-bond alignment and verify that curing or fastening has not disturbed optical performance.\nMaintain optical cleanliness, protect sensitive coatings, and follow approved handling and laser-safety practices throughout assembly and test.\nComplete subsystem verification and maintain component, alignment, and measurement records; support resolution of optical issues found during system integration.\nLearn first-of-a-kind methods alongside Engineering and improve repeat-build alignment instructions, fixtures, and assembly sequences with Manufacturing Engineering.\nExperience & Education\nBS in optics, optical engineering, physics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant optical-engineering experience; advanced degree preferred.\n5+ years of hands-on optical assembly, free-space alignment, fiber coupling, and characterization of precision laser or photonics hardware.\nExperience building from controlled optical layouts and recording repeatable measurements for subsystem acceptance.\nExperience with neutral-atom quantum-computer optics, atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) laboratory systems, or precision scientific instrumentation preferred.\nQualifications\nStrong practical knowledge of free-space beam alignment, polarization control, fiber coupling, and the relationship between component placement and optical performance.\nProficiency with optical power meters, beam-imaging cameras, and related bench metrology; wavefront-measurement experience preferred.\nAbility to interpret optical layouts and optomechanical drawings and work safely with delicate coated optics.\nSystematic troubleshooting and careful recordkeeping so another engineer can reproduce alignment and verification results.\nAbility to work closely with bonding, verification, and integration teams; familiarity with measurement-data analysis or laboratory scripting preferred.\nCapable of lifting and moving objects that weigh up to 25 pounds.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3199,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Quantum Computing Hardware"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-02T06:25:52Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 5 · green card filings: 2","filings_12m":5,"filings_prev_12m":1,"green_card_filings_12m":2,"median_offered_wage_usd":150357,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-03T21:08:04+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":44,"reasons":["conf:10","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-03T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":170000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/atom-computing-optical-assembly-and-alignment-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/atom-computing-optical-assembly-and-alignment-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-04T02:39:02Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3857,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":1143,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-05T00:00:00Z"}}}