R&D Engineer

Job Title

R&D Engineer

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.

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.

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