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Senior Mechanical Engineer, Photonic Systems

Palo Alto, California, United States💼 Full-time💰 $170,000–$170,000🗓 2026-07-20 → 2026-07-31

Core

Designing highly complex optomechanical and optoelectronic packages for the Optical Circuit Switch (OCS) program to enable million-qubit, fault-tolerant quantum systems.

Role type

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (Optomechanical Packaging)

Builds

Optomechanical and optoelectronic packages for the Optical Circuit Switch (OCS)

Domain

Quantum computing / Silicon photonics / Precision manufacturing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Optomechanical design, Optoelectronic packaging, Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), GD&T, Tolerance analysis, Thermal analysis, Warpage analysis, Fixture design, Test setup design, BOM management, PDM/ECO discipline

Preferred skills

Supplier technical coordination, Manufacturing partner support, Risk analysis (DFMEA/PFMEA), Process flow documentation

Technologies

PDM, Arena, GD&T tools, Thermal analysis software, Warpage analysis tools

Responsibilities

Own OCS package and subassembly designs from prototype through production readiness; Create supplier-ready build documentation and specification/drawing trees; Conduct tolerance analysis for optical alignment and mechanical stack-up; Design fixtures and test setups for optical, mechanical, thermal, and process verification; Execute structural, thermal, and warpage analyses to down-select designs; Manage subcontractor and supplier technical coordination.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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