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# Optical Designer and Analyst

- **Company:** IonQ, Inc.
- **Location:** Broomfield, CO, United States
- **Salary:** $116,736.0 - $152,250.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** SolidWorks (CAD), Performance Tuning, Siemens NX, Visual Systems, Zemax
- **Published:** July 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/c3a845b6-596b-4ff9-8dbf-cad3e04bc5b3

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree or higher in Optics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.
 * Proven experience in optical system design, 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). Learn more about ITAR here., * 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.

## Description

The Optical Designer and Analyst will be responsible for designing, analyzing, and optimizing optical systems for space-based communication technologies. This role requires hands-on experience with optical design software, a strong background in optics, and the ability to collaborate across disciplines to deliver optical designs that are both innovative and capable of cost-effective mass production., * Lead the full lifecycle of optical systems, including conceptualization, simulation, detailed design, and prototyping. Focus areas include free-space optical communication systems and high-speed laser applications.

 * Conduct in-depth analysis using optical design software to optimize system performance, focusing on aspects such as manufacturing and alignment tolerances, wavefront error, radiometric analysis, free-space far-field propagation and fiber coupling efficiency.
 * 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 validate design requirements, including Structural-Thermal-Optical Performance analysis to ensure robustness for space environments.
 * Write and maintain technical documentation on designs, analyses, and test procedures. Mentor and transfer knowledge to other team members and cross-functional peers.


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