Senior Laser Engineer

Who We Are

Caelora is a Munich-based company, founded in 2026 out of Marvel Fusion, focused on unlocking the next wave of impact from high-energy ultrashort-pulse laser systems. Led by an experienced team and supported by a growing team of laser scientists and engineers, we combine deep laser expertise with decades of industrial execution experience.

Caelora is a Munich-based company, founded in 2026 out of Marvel Fusion, focused on unlocking the next wave of impact from high-energy ultrashort-pulse laser systems. Led by an experienced team and supported by a growing team of laser scientists and engineers, we combine deep laser expertise with decades of industrial execution experience.

We bring energy and enthusiasm to everything we do – and hold ourselves to the highest standards to match it. We challenge ideas openly, commit decisively, and take full ownership. Our culture is built on character, clear communication, and a shared, relentless ambition to move fast and deliver impact.

Building the future of high-energy laser technology requires exceptional talent. Our hiring process is designed to help you learn more about us while we get to know your background, skills, and potential. Our process:

• Application Screening
• Recruiter Call
• Hiring Lead Interview
• On-site Interviews
• Offer

In this role, you will have the chance to deepen your expertise by working at the forefront of high‑power lasers. You will be a key person in designing and developing ultra‑high intensity high‑power laser system, and you will own dedicated projects or work packages for this development. Your contributions will significantly impact the development of our cutting‑edge technology. You will bring solid expertise to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including those at Marvel Fusion.

Furthermore, you will establish connections with external partners worldwide.

This role is ideal for candidates with hands‑on experience in designing and developing laser (sub‑)systems who would like to develop further within a multidisciplinary and multinational team.

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in the development, assembly, and operation of key components for the next generation of highly efficient, high-average-power, ultra‑intense lasers.
• Perform calculations and simulations for OPCPAs and high-energy diode‑pumped solid‑state laser systems, and contribute to the overall laser system design, owning the energy, dispersion, nonlinear phase and fluence budgets.
• Collaborate with the engineering team in designing and constructing laser (sub‑)systems.
• Interact with external partners to steer and monitor their performance, e.g., by working with our R&D Team and leading optics manufacturers to advance the current state of the art in optical technology, and own the interfaces from what suppliers deliver through to technical acceptance.
• Derive and own the technical specifications for the procurement of hardware, ranging from small, machined parts to large optical components from both local and international suppliers, with measurable requirements and verification methods, and assist the procurement team throughout the sourcing process.
• Stay up to date with the latest advancements and research trends in laser technologies by attending conferences and publishing findings in scientific journals.
• Own the temporal contrast and prepulse budget across the chain.
• Own the fluence budget and damage margin: specify coatings and qualify optics against measured LIDT before they are installed.
• Lead commissioning and acceptance testing, in our laboratory and on customer sites, including the handover.
• Design for a system that will be built more than once: reproducible…