# Senior Laser Scientist New Laser Development

Join our fast-paced and passionate team as a Senior Laser Scientist New Laser Development. As we scale, you will be instrumental in building our foundation from the ground up. This is a dynamic, hands-on role for a self-starter who thrives in a fluid startup environment. You'll have the opportunity to work on cutting edge technologies, work closely with leadership, and develop and implement engineering practices that support our mission and growth. Your key responsibilities are as follows: Architect and develop new laser platforms from concept through prototype and early productization Lead laser design across multiple architectures: External cavity lasers (free-space and fiber-based) Fiber lasers and amplifiers Semiconductor lasers (DFB, DBR, FP, ECL gain chips) Define optical, electrical, thermal, and mechanical requirements for new laser systems. Perform and guide: Optical design and modeling Cavity design, mode control, linewidth and noise optimization Wavelength tuning, stabilization, and control Design and execute experiments to characterize: Linewidth, phase noise, RIN SMSR, tuning range, power, efficiency Environmental sensitivity (temperature, vibration, aging) Drive tec

- **Id**: 699035
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/monarchquantum-senior-laser-scientist-new-laser-development>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Diego, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-09T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T20:34:59Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 64
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4007
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Quantum Computing Hardware, Optics & Photonic Components

## Company

- **Id**: 678365
- **Name**: Monarch Quantum
- **Domain**: monarchquantum.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/monarchquantum>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workable

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 37
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 54
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 125000
- **Max**: 175000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 175000

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Days open**: 64

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-11T02:29:19Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 30
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.69
- **P room**: 0.44
- **Age days**: 64
- **Expected fill days**: 54
- **Reasons**: conf:1, velocity, win:tail, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 175000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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