IonQ
Senior Optomechanical Engineer
Broomfield, Colorado, United States · Senior · Contract
Work authorization required$127k-$166kDetected 8 hours ago
AWSFinancial ModelingLogisticsSolidWorksSiemens NXMechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringCommunication
About the role
- The Senior Optomechanical Engineer will be responsible for designing, analyzing, and optimizing optical systems for space-based communication technologies.
Responsibilities
- Lead the full lifecycle of optomechanical systems, including conceptualization, detailed design, analysis, and prototyping.
- Focus areas include optical mounts, alignment mechanisms, and structural designs that ensure optical stability under space conditions (thermal, vibrational, and mechanical stress), as well as laboratory environment conditions.
- Use mechanical design software to develop and analyze high-precision mechanical structures and kinematic mounts for optical elements such as lenses, mirrors, beam splitters, waveplates, and laser systems.
- Conduct in-depth analysis using optical design software to optimize system performance, focusing on aspects such as manufacturing and alignment tolerances, spot size and wavefront error.
- Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, software and control engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of optical subsystems into spacecraft or ground-based platforms.
- Develop and implement optomechanical design and analysis strategies to ensure stability and accuracy performance against thermal expansion, vibration, and stress responses.
- Conduct Structural-Thermal-Optical Performance analysis to validate design requirements.
- Develop assembly procedures for optomechanical systems and oversee their implementation. Participate in testing in simulated space environments, including vibration, thermal, and alignment verification.
- Create detailed design documentation, including test procedures and assembly guidelines. Share expertise and mentor other team members engineers and cross-functional peers in both mechanical and optical design.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Optics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.
- Proven experience designing and analyzing optomechanical systems, particularly for space-based or high-precision optical instruments.
- Extensive experience with optical design software (e.g., ZEMAX) and mechanical design tools (e.g., SolidWorks, Siemens NX).
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, candidate must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Nice to have
- Experience with optical design in the context of space-flight systems or astronomy is highly desirable.
- Experience working in a cleanroom environment (ISO 5 to ISO 8).
- Spanish speaking is a plus.
- We empower employees to thrive by fostering a culture of autonomy, productivity, and respect.
- US Technical Jobs.
- The position you are applying for will require access to technology that is subject to U.S. export control and government contract restrictions.
Compensation
- The approximate base salary range for this position is $126,887 - $166,127. The total compensation package includes base salary, bonus, equity, and a range of benefits available on our career site.
- Compensation will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity.
- Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available.
Benefits
- Benefits will be provided by Skyloom, Inc., an IonQ Company, and will differ from the benefits listed on the IonQ website.**
- Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401(k), unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend.
- Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment.
- We are committed to equity and justice.
Visa & Work Authorization
- citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U
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