Monarch Quantum
Senior Principal Opto-Electronics Test Engineer
San Diego, California, United States · Principal · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$180k-$260kDetected 10 days ago
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About the role
- Join our fast-paced and passionate team as a Senior Principal Opto-Electronics Test Engineer.
- This is a dynamic, hands-on role for a self-starter who thrives in a fluid startup environment.
- Device & Component Characterization Execute and oversee L-I-V characterization, spectral analysis, beam quality (M², beam profile), and noise/linewidth measurements on laser sources and opto-electronic components.
Responsibilities
- You're passionate about building systems from the ground up and comfortable with ambiguity and change.
- This is a laboratory-dominant role with substantial system engineering, design, and analysis responsibilities.
Requirements
- Interface with external vendors, contract test labs, and standards bodies as required.
Nice to have
- B.S. or M.S. in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field
- Ph.D. a plus but not required.
- 10+ years of hands-on opto-electronic test and characterization experience in an industrial or R&D environment - telecom, datacom, optical interconnect, or laser systems strongly preferred.
- test plans, procedures, validation reports, and traceability matrices.
Skills
- Demonstrated experience designing and deploying automated test systems for opto-electronic devices or modules.
- Strong proficiency with optical measurement instrumentation and the underlying measurement physics.
- Experience authoring formal test documentation: test plans, procedures, validation reports, and traceability matrices.
- Laser safety training (LSO certification or equivalent) preferred.
- The expected annual salary range for this position is $180,000-$260,000.
Compensation
- The expected annual salary range for this position is $180,000-$260,000.
Benefits
- You're creative, flexible, and eager to wear multiple hats.
- Monarch's comprehensive benefits package, which includes:
Visa & Work Authorization
- Employment is contingent upon the applicant being a U.S. person as defined by 8 U
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