Laser Engineer

Role Overview We’re looking for exceptional and top-tier talent with deep expertise High-Power Laser & Ultrafast Optics Engineering who wants to build, break, fix, and deploy TW-class laser systems, not just simulate them. You will own the setup, alignment, optimization, and evolution of a high-energy ultrafast laser platform, from stretcher to compressor, and help push it out of the lab into mobile and real-world environments. This role is deeply hands-on and experimental. You’ll work at the intersection of ultrafast optics, nonlinear propagation, and rugged engineering, collaborating closely with electronics, thermal, mechanical, and controls teams. What You’ll Work On Ultrafast Laser System Set up, align, and operate TW-class ultrafast laser systems (CPA architectures). Own the full amplification chain: pulse stretcher, regenerative amplifier, pre-amps, and multi-pass amplifiers. Achieve and maintain stable mode-locking, pulse shaping, and long-term performance. Diagnose instabilities, nonlinear effects, and thermal drift—and fix them fast. High-Energy Beam Alignment & Safety Perform safe installation and alignment of high-energy beam paths. Implement best practices for laser safety, interlocks, enclosures, and beam management. Align large-aperture optics and high-fluence beams with repeatability. Laser Filamentation & Propagation Experiments Run laser filamentation experiments in controlled lab environments and open-air scenarios. Study nonlinear propagation, plasma formation, and atmospheric effects. Translate experimental results into design improvements and next-gen concepts. Power Scaling & Beam Quality Design and implement optical schemes for power scaling while protecting optics. Improve beam qual