Optical Engineer
Core
Design, build, and test UV laser systems and diagnostic systems for laser-driven inertial fusion power plants.
Role type
Senior IC optical engineer (fusion energy)
Builds
State-of-the-art UV laser systems and diagnostic systems for inertial fusion
Domain
Energy + Optical Engineering
Required skills
Optical system architecture, tolerancing, component sourcing, active beam control design, precision alignment, optical metrology, system integration
Preferred skills
Adaptive optics design, high-fidelity wave optics propagation, high-energy deep UV systems
Technologies
FRED, Zemax, MATLAB, Python, theodolites, auto-collimators, laser trackers, interferometers
Responsibilities
Own optical architecture and performance of laser beamlines and diagnostic systems; Build analysis of laser beamlines including alignment design and tolerancing; Set optical performance requirements for mount design; Work with cross-functional teams to design active beam control systems; Source optical components and maintain supplier relationships; Lead integration, precision alignment, and test campaigns
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC