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Quantinuum • Russian • Science & Engineering • Quantum Science & Computing • Bachelor's Degree • 3 days ago
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$148k – $199k per year
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In office (Broomfield)
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Staff · 8+ years exp
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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 5, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 2, 2026. Quantinuum scores B on the Alion truth index.

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Quantinuum

Headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, Quantinuum is a full-stack quantum computing company formed through the merger of Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum. The firm develops trapped-ion quantum hardware alongside specialized software platforms, including quantum chemistry engines, compiler toolkits, and quantum-cybersecurity applications.
quantinuum.com • HQ: Broomfield, United States • Science & Engineering • Quantum Science & Computing • Quantum Computing Hardware • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1998
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Backed by Silicon Valley Investclub, QED Investors, Owl Ventures

We are seeking a Lead Optical Engineer in our Broomfield, CO location.

All applicants for placement in safety-sensitive positions will be required to submit to a pre-employment drug test.

Key Responsibilities:

    • Participate in a team of physicists, optical, and opto-mechanical engineers supporting the development of commercial and research systems for quantum computing

    • Test, Assemble, and Develop metasurface components, lenses, micro-optical, and photonic systems in new and novel ways to create, deliver and measure light in our next generation quantum computer systems

    • Lead development and design projects that validate technologies, methods, alignment, and suppliers that leads to production solutions.

YOU MUST HAVE:

    • Bachelor’s Degree minimum

    • Minimum 8+ years’ experience (advanced degree inclusive) with optical design of refractive, reflective, diffractive, photonics components and systems.

    • Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person. defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status

    • Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.

WE VALUE:

    • Ph.D. or Masters in Optics, Applied Physics, or a related field

    • Designing high NA photonic collection optics

    • Experience tolerancing and analysis of optical systems

    • Experience with coherent optics utilizing diffractive optics (DOEs) and/or metasurfaces

    • Experience with micro-optics, fiber optics, and/or photonic components

    • Experience with the measurement of optical components and systems

    • Experience with polarization optical components

    • Experience debugging and troubleshooting optical and photonic systems

    • Experience working with wavelengths from UV to Infrared

    • Experience with optical modeling software (Zemax preferred, Code V, LighTools, FRED)

    • Experience with CAD software a plus

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