Jobs at Monarch Quantum, Inc.

Leads development, optimization, automation, qualification, and production release of active optical alignment processes for precision photonic assemblies. Integrates robotics, motion systems, machine vision, instrumentation, and real-time feedback while applying DOE, statistical analysis, tolerance analysis, and root-cause methods. Diagnoses cross-disciplinary process failures, establishes robust production controls, supports design for automated manufacturing, and coordinates engineering scope, schedules, resources, and risks.

Leads photonic system development projects from planning through integration, testing, installation, and support. Owns scope, schedules, budgets, milestones, risks, and customer-facing execution while coordinating matrixed technical teams. Provides technical and logistical leadership, establishes engineering practices, and manages ambiguity in a startup environment. Requires advanced engineering education, extensive relevant experience, photonic systems expertise, and U.S. person status for access to export-controlled information.

Leads photonic systems development projects from planning through execution, managing scope, schedules, budgets, risks, milestones, technical teams, customer interactions, and cross-functional coordination. Establishes engineering practices and oversees requirements, design and test readiness reviews, integration, testing, documentation, installation, and support. The role requires deep expertise in at least one relevant technical discipline and thrives in a startup environment.

Manages customer requests, commitments, documentation, schedules, action items, and risks across complex technical programs. Coordinates engineering, operations, legal, and executive stakeholders; maintains high-level program schedules and customer-facing trackers; reviews contractual requirements; leads customer meetings; and ensures timely closure of cross-functional deliverables and clear communication of program status.

Leads hardware reliability engineering projects for photonics systems, including testbed development, vendor initiatives, FMEA, HALT, reliability demonstration testing, characterization, and reliability growth campaigns. Conducts architecture trade studies focused on repairability, prognostics, and redundancy. Independently manages project execution, technical risks, milestones, reviews, integration and testing, documentation, and vendor collaboration.

Leads and grows the electrical engineering team while overseeing architecture, design, integration, verification, qualification, and production of complex laser, photonic, and electro-optical systems. Establishes engineering processes, standards, documentation, and DFM/DFA practices; manages cross-functional project execution; supports manufacturing test strategies, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and system-level hardware-software integration.

Lead cross-functional NPI execution for complex hardware programs, from engineering prototypes through scalable production. Own build schedules, milestones, dependencies, configuration records, BOM and tooling readiness, material tracking, inspection preparation, and risk mitigation. Coordinate engineering, supply chain, process development, quality, and operations teams while reporting program status and protecting production timelines. The role requires deep knowledge of hardware development, manufacturing engineering, process development, systems engineering, testing, optics/photonics, and system integration.

The Optical Engineer Level 2 will execute complex engineering tasks, mentor junior engineers, and support optical design and modeling efforts in a startup environment.

Design, develop, and maintain C++ software and Qt-based GUIs for instrument communication and hardware interaction. Build reliable components, write Google Test unit tests, use CMake and Git, debug and optimize applications, collaborate with firmware/hardware teams, conduct code reviews, and produce clear documentation while operating in an agile startup environment.

Build and maintain robotics software for motion and trajectory planning, kinematics, controls, world modeling, device integration, and multi-robot coordination. Develop collision-free plans for physical robotic manipulators, contribute to learning-based methods and simulation, and validate systems through testing. Collaborate with hardware and process engineers, mentor teammates, review code, document systems, and ensure safe, reliable operation on real hardware.

Lead integration and testing of quantum light engines, integrating mechanical, electrical, and photonics assemblies into server rack systems. Manage cabling, materials readiness, hardware intake and kitting processes, risk tracking, and project execution. Set up reliability tests involving lasers and photonic components, and build scalable test infrastructure. Collaborate across mechanical, electrical, software, firmware, operations, and project engineering teams.

Design, implement, and verify FPGA/embedded firmware and hybrid SoC architectures. Develop interfaces to ADCs/DACs and microcontrollers, perform mixed-signal bring-up and verification, collaborate cross-functionally, maintain documentation, participate in code reviews, and follow firmware best practices in an agile startup environment.

The Principal Firmware Engineer will design FPGA-based solutions, mentor junior engineers, manage project scopes, and collaborate across teams to enhance embedded systems.

Manages a team of five software engineers while overseeing staffing, execution, technical quality, engineering processes, risk tracking, and delivery. The role includes mentoring and career development, recruiting, code reviews, CI/CD and tooling improvements, agile planning, stakeholder reporting, and cross-functional coordination with hardware, firmware, product, and program teams. The manager ensures software delivery remains aligned with product schedules and maintains clear documentation, quality standards, and predictable execution.

Develop and lead robotics software for motion and trajectory planning, kinematics, robot control, world modeling, and hardware integration. Build collision-free planning systems, real-time driver layers, validation suites, and learning-based robotics capabilities. Set technical direction, mentor engineers, collaborate with hardware and process teams, and ensure reliable, safe operation on physical robots.

Leads the architecture, roadmap, and hands-on development of fleet management, robotics data management, orchestration, control, and MES software. Serves as the team’s senior technical authority, making system design decisions, resolving complex engineering challenges, mentoring engineers, driving coding and architecture standards, managing technical risk, and collaborating across robotics, firmware, hardware, and software teams.

Leads architecture and development of fleet management, robotics data management, and MES software. Builds C++ and Python systems for robotic station monitoring, configuration, telemetry, logging, and results tracking. Sets technical direction for distributed automation integrations, mentors engineers, drives code quality and testing, manages builds and dependencies, and collaborates across robotics, firmware, hardware, and software teams.

The Robotics Process Engineer 3 will handle engineering tasks, drive innovation in design and analysis, and support project engineering within a startup environment.

Own build schedules and cross-functional execution for complex hardware prototypes through production readiness. Coordinate engineering, supply chain, process development, operations, quality, and design teams; track materials, documentation, tooling, inspections, configurations, risks, and milestones. Provide status updates, escalate schedule risks, and establish repeatable build processes in a fast-paced startup environment.

Leads cross-functional hardware development programs spanning mechanical, electrical, photonics, software, and firmware teams. Owns scope, schedules, budgets, risks, vendor coordination, supply chain dependencies, technical reviews, integration, testing, documentation, and project execution. Requires a Ph.D. in engineering and at least eight years of relevant hardware engineering or product management experience, with demonstrated ability to lead structured hardware development programs independently or with contract manufacturers.