Laser Engineer
Blue Laser Fusion · Goleta, CA
Drive the development of advanced high-energy laser systems using coherent beam combining techniques. Enhance the laser-optical enhancement cavity concept by building higher-power laser sources, active feedback elements, and modeling cavity performance.
What you'll do
- Develop CBC laser sources with increased input power
- Develop active optical, mechanical and feedback elements to maintain resonance
- Work with laser and fiber amplifier vendors to procure optimal sources
- Model optical performance of the laser-enhancement cavity
- Assess thermal effects and optimize system performance
Requirements
- Ph.D. in Lasers, Optics, Physics, Engineering, or related field
- Experience in high-energy laser system design and development
- Strong expertise in high energy laser coherent beam combining
- Background with semiconductor laser sources and fiber laser amplifiers
- Proficiency with laser and cavity modeling software
- Experience working in cross-disciplinary teams
Nice to have
- Experience developing electro-mechanical feedback systems
Benefits
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Comprehensive medical and dental benefits
- Professional development opportunities
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Stock options as part of long-term incentive plan
Skills
Outlined skills are listed as required.
Full original description
Laser (Coherent Beam Combining) Engineer Qualifications Ph.D. in Lasers, Optics, Physics, Engineering, or a related field, with experience in high-energy laser system design and development Strong expertise in high energy laser coherent beam combining technologies Background and expertise with semiconductor laser sources and fiber laser amplifiers Proficiency with modeling software such as Finesse, Zemax, COMSOL, Lumerical, RSoft, Python, Mathematica, or ANSYS Lumerical for laser and cavity simulations. Experience developing electro-mechanical feedback systems is desirable Experience working in cross-disciplinary teams across multiple technical fields Environment Work on site primarily in Goleta (Santa Barbara), CA Occasionally travel to work with international and domestic development partners Work closely with BLF Founder, Shuji Nakamura Benefits Competitive salary commensurate with experience Comprehensive medical and dental benefits Professional development opportunities, and paid vacation and holidays. Stock options as part of our long-term incentive plan Job Description We are seeking an experienced engineer to drive the development of advanced high energy laser systems using coherent beam combining techniques. The Laser Engineer will enhance BLF’s laser-OEC concept by: Developing CBC laser sources with increased input power Developing active optical, mechanical, and feedbacking elements to maintain resonance Work with laser and fiber amplifier vendors to develop and procure optimal sources Modeling optical performance of the laser-enhancement cavity using industry-standard software Assessing thermal effects at higher input powers Troubleshooting and optimizing system performance The BLF laser-optical enhancement cavity platform utilizes a Fabry-Pérot cavity to stack and store a train of lower power pulses into kJ+ high-energy pulses. This system requires: Ultra-high reflectivity mirrors Pulsed, high power laser injection High finesse cavities up to 150m in length Precise resonance tuning between the input laser and the cavity Minimization of optical losses Apply Now Position Code: 2025006