Job Description
Science Led, Enterprise Driven – Accelerating Quantum Computing
Quantinuum is the world’s largest integrated quantum company, pioneering powerful quantum computers and advanced software solutions. Quantinuum’s technology drives breakthroughs in materials discovery, cybersecurity, and next-gen quantum AI. With approximately 500 employees, including 370+ scientists and engineers, Quantinuum leads the quantum computing revolution across continents.
We unite best-in-class software with high-fidelity hardware to accelerate quantum computing. With integrated full-stack technology, our world-class team is rapidly scaling quantum computing.
Quantinuum recently secured $300M in funding, visit our news pages to learn more about this and other Quantinuum scientific breakthroughs and achievements:
We are seeking a(n)
Optics Intern at our
Broomfield, CO Location.
Key Responsibilities: - Work with a diverse team, including atomic physicists, engineers, and fabrication experts, to innovate for trapped ion quantum computers
- Design and validate integrated photonic components and systems in to deliver and manipulate light across the optical spectrum
- Develop, refine, and document photonic designs and experimental setups
- Analyze and present results to teammates and across the company
YOU MUST HAVE: - Minimum 2+ academic years physics, optics, and/or engineering coursework at the university level
- Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.
- Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. person (defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status)
WE VALUE: - Experimental experience with optics, such as lasers, polarizing elements, optical fibers, imaging systems, and photodetectors in a course and/or research lab
- Experience with general experimental techniques and equipment, and data acquisition and analysis
- Programming experience such as Python
- 1.5+ part-time academic years or 2 full-time summers of research experience in an optics or closely related research lab during an undergraduate program
- 1+ years research experience at the graduate level
- Experience with photonics and/or photonic integrated circuits in a course and/or research lab
- Experience with nonlinear optics in a course and/or research lab
- Modeling and/or simulation experience of physical phenomena using a software package in a course and/or research lab
- Experience with optics and/or photonics modeling software such as Comsol, Lumerical, RSoft, or Zemax in a course and/or research lab
Quantinuum is an equal opportunity employer. You will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status.
Compensation & Benefits: Non-incentive eligible
Job Tags
Permanent employment, Full time, Part time, Summer work,