Senior Optical Engineer
Infleqtion
Full time
Senior Optical Engineer
About this role
This role is with Nexascan, a startup supported by ATUM.
Key Responsibilities
Prototype-to-Product Leadership
- Lead the transition of optical systems from lab-stage prototypes to field-ready commercial products. You will solve critical challenges related to miniaturization, ruggedization, and thermal stability in constrained environments.
End-to-End Optical Design
- Use Zemax or Code V to simulate and optimize complex optical paths, ensuring high signal-to-noise ratios for speckle pattern interferometry and defect detection.
Active Sensing Integration
- Pioneer the calculation of optical and acoustic energy propagation to enhance system reliability. You will design customized illumination protocols (active excitation) to maximize defect contrast on difficult surfaces.
- Pioneer the calculation of Acoustic Wave Power to enhance performance and reliability.
- Multi-Physics Synchronization: Experience integrating optical systems with dynamic mechanisms (e.g., PZT phase shifters) and synchronizing high-speed imaging with external triggers from multi-element NDT sensors to boost system speed and sensitivity.
- Opto-Mechanical Collaboration: Collaborate with the FEM, mechanical and firmware team to ensure optical measurements (displacement gradients) are formatted for direct simulation validation.
Technical Strategy
- Document design history files and present technical milestones to stakeholders and investors, helping to shape the company's IP strategy.
Education
Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Optical Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
Experience
Minimum of 7 years in optical engineering, with a strong preference for candidates who have taken a product from proof-of-concept to manufacturing.
Technical Proficiency
Expert mastery of optical design software (Zemax, Code V, or equivalent). Experience with laser speckle interferometry, shearography, or coherent imaging systems is required.
Analytical Skills
Strong ability to model physical interactions (light-matter interaction) and solve complex noise/contrast problems in active sensing systems.
Cross-Disciplinary Knowledge
Familiarity with Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) principles. Understanding of how acoustic or mechanical waves propagate through materials (e.g. beam spread, refraction) is a plus, but not required.
Benefits and Opportunities
- Opportunity to join as a founding team member of a funded early-stage startup.
- Competitive salary package with potential for equity participation.
- Professional growth in a dynamic and pioneering work environment.
- Access to state-of-the-art technology and cutting-edge research.
- Be part of a vibrant and culturally diverse team based in Singapore.
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This Senior Optical Engineer position at Atum Ventures was posted on Jun 11, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Senior Optical Engineer
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