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Senior Optical Engineer

Senior Optical Engineer The Hardware Engineering Group at QuEra Computing is seeking strong candidates for a Senior Optical Engineer to serve as a senior individual contributor to the company’s mission of building state-of-the-art, manufact

Company

QuEra Computing

Location

Boston, MA, USA

Status

Open

Posted

2026-07-08T21:24:20+00:00

QuEra is hiring a senior optical engineer for its Hardware Engineering Group in Boston. The person will design optical systems, subsystems and components for neutral-atom quantum computers, working with physicists across development, productization and maintenance, and troubleshooting at customer sites. The posting asks for a degree in optics or applied physics plus five to eight years of industry experience designing optical and opto-mechanical systems, with Zemax, COMSOL, CAD and hands-on lab skills. It is a senior individual-contributor role combining free-space optics, lasers and ultra-high vacuum work.