R&d Engineer

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

AOSense, Inc. is the leading developer and manufacturer of innovative quantum technologies employing atom optics. Our devices use frequency-stabilized lasers and atoms in a vacuum cell to measure accelerations, rotations, magnetic fields, and time with unparalleled accuracy and stability. Our staff includes physicists and engineers with expertise covering a wide array of disciplines. Our teams are dynamic and fast paced since our hardware is cutting edge.

POSITION SUMMARY:

We are seeking an R&D engineer who specializes in compact and robust mechanical and optical design, assembly, and testing. As a hands-on R&D Engineer at AOSense, you will work with physicists and engineers to develop and test high-performance, fieldable accelerometers, gyroscopes, gravimeters, atomic clocks, frequency standards, and magnetometers.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with physicists and engineers to rapidly iterate designs and prototypes
• Work with electrical, mechanical, and optical engineers to create, assemble, and test complex sensor and clock hardware
• Procure mechanical and optical components
• Coordinate component and subsystem fabrication and assembly
• Assemble and test vacuum systems
• Align lasers through single-mode optical fibers and through bulk electro-optic and acousto-optic devices
• Collaborate with electrical engineers to define, document, and implement PCB test plans
• Build and test prototype circuits and test fixtures
• Procure and maintain mechanical and optical test equipment
• Report results of validation testing

Requirements

• Demonstrated success in building complex optomechanical prototypes and products
• Willingness to become an expert at new fabrication disciplines
• Hands-on experience with precision test equipment
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Applicants should thrive in a dynamic environment
• U.S. Government contracts require applicants to be U.S. citizens or permanent residents

DESIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Skilled in mechanical prototyping, including basic machining and finishing operations
• Hands-on experience with vacuum system design, assembly, and testing
• Expertise in aligning and securing micro-optics components
• Basic understanding of Gaussian beam optics
• Experience with optical testing of polarization, wavefront flatness, reflectivity, optical phase shifts, beam aberrations, etc.