Optical Assembly and Alignment Engineer (Quantum Computing)

Location: Boulder, Colorado, United States; Workplace: On-site

Base salary: $140,000–$170,000 per year, plus annual bonus and equity.

Company

hirify.global develops quantum computers based on arrays of optically trapped neutral atoms.

What you will do

• Assemble optical breadboards and optomechanical hardware from controlled layouts, drawings, bills of materials, and work instructions.
• Install and align lenses, mirrors, polarization optics, and fiber-coupling assemblies for required beam paths and subsystem interfaces.
• Measure optical power, beam profiles, polarization, coupling performance, and, where required, wavefront characteristics.
• Troubleshoot optical loss, clipping, alignment drift, and polarization errors; document findings and perform approved adjustments or rework.
• Work with Optical Bonding Technicians to establish pre-bond alignment and verify optical performance after curing or fastening.
• Complete subsystem verification, maintain measurement records, and support optical issue resolution during system integration.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in optics, optical engineering, physics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience with optical assembly, free-space alignment, fiber coupling, and characterization of precision laser or photonics hardware.
• Strong practical knowledge of free-space beam alignment, polarization control, fiber coupling, and optical performance relationships.
• Proficiency with optical power meters, beam-imaging cameras, and related bench metrology.
• Ability to interpret optical layouts and optomechanical drawings, work safely with delicate coated optics, and maintain reproducible records.
• Ability to lift and move objects weighing up to 25 pounds.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in a relevant discipline.
• Experience with neutral-atom quantum-computer optics, AMO laboratory systems, or precision scientific instrumentation.
• Wavefront-measurement experience.
• Familiarity with measurement-data analysis or laboratory scripting.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaboration with scientists, engineers, business professionals, bonding technicians, verification teams, and integration teams.
• Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents.
• Unlimited paid time off, 401(k) company matching, short- and long-term disability, FSA, dependent care benefits, and life insurance.
• Annual bonus and equity in the company.
• Drinks, snacks, and catered team lunches provided daily in the offices.