Jobs at Monarch Quantum, Inc.

Leads robotic process development engineering, including recruiting and managing multidisciplinary teams; translating optical and mechanical designs into scalable manufacturing processes; developing automated precision photonic assembly systems; and overseeing process architecture, equipment, alignment, verification, validation, and qualification. Partners cross-functionally on design-for-manufacturability, production transition, process optimization, and complex engineering programs while balancing schedule, budget, resources, and risk.

Build core electro-optics and laser hardware capabilities in a startup environment. Design, simulate, fabricate, control, and test high-precision, high-power laser systems and beam modulation technologies. Work across electronics, controls, firmware, optics, measurement, and systems engineering to validate performance through experimentation and solve complex technical problems.

Design, build, simulate, fabricate, and test high-precision, high-power laser and electro-optical hardware systems. The role spans electronic hardware, controls, systems, firmware, programming, optics, test and measurement, and system validation. The engineer will solve complex technical problems hands-on in a startup environment, develop core hardware capabilities, and apply analytical and experimental methods to validate performance. High-power laser safety expertise is preferred.

Design, fabricate, simulate, and test multidisciplinary electro-optical laser hardware and systems. The role requires hands-on expertise across electronics, controls, firmware, programming, optics, lasers, measurement, and system design, with exceptional depth in at least one area. The engineer will generate and control high-precision, high-power lasers, perform real-world experimentation, validate performance, and contribute to building foundational hardware capabilities in a fast-paced startup environment.

Supports robotics process engineering in a hands-on startup environment. Plans, collects, analyzes, and communicates technical data; applies knowledge of materials, mechanisms, fabrication, heat and mass transfer, optics, CAD, programming, and machine shop tools. Collaborates with teammates and leadership, develops engineering practices, fulfills commitments, and grows technical competency through mentorship and initiative.

Design precision opto-mechanical components and fixtures for photonic systems, perform tolerance and thermal/FEA analyses, create GD&T fabrication drawings, manage BOMs and ECOs, support prototyping and production tooling, perform cleanroom assembly and alignment (adhesive bonding, soldering), and assist in root-cause/failure analysis for production issues.

Design, develop, package, and validate photonic components (isolators, switches, fiber connectors, AOMs). Perform optical modeling, opto-mechanical design, alignment, testing, reliability/failure analysis, and support scaling prototypes to high-volume manufacturing while collaborating with cross-functional teams and suppliers.

Leads electrical integration of photonics light-engine server racks, including power, harnesses, thermal interfaces, and EMI/EMC compliance. Drives architecture decisions, requirements translation, vendor coordination, project schedules, design and test reviews, integration events, documentation, and customer delivery. Requires independent project execution across electrical, mechanical, firmware, software, and contract manufacturing teams.

Design and integrate electrical, controls, power, and cable-management for automated capital equipment. Create and maintain schematics (Altium/Visio), architect AC/DC power distribution, specify cable carriers and safety systems, and drive projects from concept through build and commissioning across mechanical, electrical, and controls disciplines.

Lead cross-functional integration and delivery of photonics server racks, manage scope/schedule/budget, translate customer requirements into design, coordinate internal teams and vendors, run reviews and testing, mitigate risks, and deliver installation and support activities.

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.

Lead and grow a mechanical engineering team to design, integrate, verify, and transition complex laser and photonic systems to production. Define company-wide mechanical processes, manage projects from requirements through qualification, oversee rack and cooling architectures, implement DFM/DFA for scalable builds, and collaborate with Optical, Electrical, and Software teams to deliver products on schedule and budget.

Lead photonic module development from concept through production: create project plans, coordinate cross-functional teams, manage suppliers, mitigate technical risks, track schedules/budgets, run design reviews, and drive continuous improvement.

Design, build, align, and characterize free-space and fiber-coupled laser systems for AMO and quantum sensing. Implement frequency stabilization and servo controls, architect optical and opto-electronic subsystems, translate physics requirements into engineering designs, procure and qualify components, maintain engineering documentation, ensure laser safety compliance, and collaborate closely with AMO physicists and engineers to support experiments and system integration.

Technical owner for characterization, qualification, and reliability testing of photonic components and modules. Design and build test setups, execute DOE-driven experiments, measure optical metrics (power, phase noise, RIN, nonlinearity, beam parameters), run EVT/DVT/PVT verification, perform life testing and failure analysis, generate lab-quality data and engineering reports, and build automated test sequences using Python/LabVIEW/MATLAB to drive product development and production readiness.

Senior individual-contributor responsible for designing and implementing automated test infrastructure, performing device- and system-level opto-electronic characterization (L-I-V, spectral, beam quality, noise, LIDT), developing validation and environmental test protocols, ensuring regulatory and laser-safety compliance, authoring test documentation, and providing technical leadership and guidance across development and production.

Build, align, and maintain free-space and fiber-coupled optical setups to measure and characterize photonic integrated circuits. Develop Python-based automated test infrastructure, acquire data from lasers, OSAs, VNAs, scopes and SMUs, and apply statistical methods to validate designs and ensure repeatable wafer-scale measurements. Document procedures and feed measurement insights back to design and fabrication teams.

The Senior PCB Layout Engineer will manage complex PCB designs, ensuring signal integrity and manufacturability while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Responsibilities include defining routing strategies, conducting design reviews, and generating fabrication documentation, all within a dynamic startup environment.

Lead supplier quality for optics, micro-electronics, fiber optics, and exotic metal components. Perform drawing/GD&T reviews, FAIs, supplier audits, root-cause analyses and CAPA (8D), track quality metrics, support NPI qualification, and drive DFx with internal teams to ensure supplier readiness and production delivery.

Lead a multidisciplinary photonics systems engineering team to define and deliver end-to-end photonics system architectures. Own requirements flowdown, architecture trade studies, risk-reduction experiments, validation plans, customer technical engagement, and cross-functional integration to enable scalable, manufacturable, and reliable production systems.