Optical Systems Engineer - 1074Hybrid — Full-timeUS Broomfield, CO

We are seeking a Senior Advanced/Lead Optical Systems 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. This role offers the opportunity to work on a hybrid schedule. Employees are expected to work at their assigned location and may work remotely up to 2 days per week, with approval.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and manage requirements, interface definitions, and architecture definition documentation for one or more optical subsystems of a future trapped-ion quantum computer, in collaboration with the subsystem technical teams and external suppliers/partners.

• Derive and manage traceability of subsystem artifacts to system-level requirements and architecture definition documentation, in collaboration with system-level architects and systems engineers.

• Trade design options in collaboration with subsystem technical teams and external suppliers/partners.

• Plan and participate in subsystem integration and verification, including testing.

• Organize and conduct subsystem design reviews and deliver subsystem contributions to system-level design reviews.

• Help to develop and implement company systems engineering standards and practices, in collaboration with the other members of the systems engineering community and cross-discipline SMEs.

• Minimum bachelor’s degree

• Minimum 6+ years of professional experience (4 years with masters, 3 years with PhD) in a combination of systems engineering roles and design, integration, or testing roles, where the system of interest is based on optical, laser, and/or photonics technologies. Minimum 2 years of this experience must be in a systems engineering role.

• Candidates with more years of experience than these minimums may be considered for a higher-seniority/Lead position.

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