# Senior Optical Design Engineer (f/m/d)

Description We are looking for an experienced (Senior) Optical Design Engineer to take technical ownership of the imaging and illumination systems at the heart of our quantum sensing platform. You will design optical systems from first principles and own their development from simulation and tolerancing through bench validation and production. This is a hands-on role with significant technical ownership and strong opportunities for career growth as our technology and organization scale, shaped by your skills, strengths, and preferred career direction. Who we are Founded in 2022 as a spin-off of TU Munich, QD leverages quantum sensors to rapidly capture three-dimensional current maps within multi-layer chips. Our strong, international team of over 70, including physicists, engineers, data scientists, and other experts, works side by side with major semiconductor manufacturers, supporting chip debugging and accelerating yield analysis. Backed by top-tier deep tech investors, semiconductor experts, and strategic public programs, we have ensured long-term stability, shifting from breakthrough to scale - and shaping the next chapter in chip testing. Why join Quantum Diamonds? Picture th

- **Id**: 3934272
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/quantumdiamonds-senior-optical-design-engineer-fmd>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Munich, Germany
- **Countries**: DE
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-22T15:10:55Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-22
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-15T07:16:32Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 24
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6218
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Test & Measurement Instruments, Semiconductor Equipment

## Company

- **Id**: 2027606
- **Name**: QuantumDiamonds
- **Domain**: qd-st.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/qd-st>
- **Size band**: 11-50
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Ashby

## Technologies

- **Python** — Optional: no
- **SLI/SLO/SLA** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 24

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: All levels; Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-08T05:21:40Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 55
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.737
- **P room**: 0.75
- **Age days**: 23
- **Expected fill days**: 32
- **Reasons**: conf:0, velocity, win:late
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

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