Director of Optical Engineering

Xcimer

Energy  leverages decades of research on Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) combined with groundbreaking new laser architecture. Our mission is to deploy fusion power plants to meet global decarbonization goals as fast as possible. Xcimer has assembled a team of leaders in tough tech, fusion science, and manufacturing with a track record  of rapid execution. Supported by leading investors, 

Xcimer  is uniquely positioned to deliver limitless, clean, fusion power to combat climate change. Join us in powering a better world with inertial fusion!

This is a full-time, onsite role based at our headquarters in Denver, CO.

As  a 

Director of Optical 

Engineering

you will  lead the department which staffs the desig n, development, qualification  and commissioning  of state-of-the-art

 UV laser optical systems for laser-driven inertial fusion. This role combines deep technical expertise  in optical engineering with organizational leadership responsibility for the Optical Engineering team. You will be responsible for  building and leading a high-performing team of optical engineers while providing technical direction for the design, analysis, integration, and validation of laser beamlines, diagnostics, optical coatings, adaptive  optics systems, and other critical optical subsystems.

As a member of the engineering leadership team, you will partner closely with scientists, systems engineers, optical physicists, opto

- mechanical engineers, and program leadership to ensure that the optical architectures, technical roadmaps, risks, and deliver y of optical systems, is accomplished in accordance with the requirements of 

Xcimer's

F usion and Directed E nergy mission s. We are looking for a leader who combines exceptional technical depth with strong people leadership, execution discipline, and a passion for solving some of the world's most challenging engineering problems, while very comfortable  working in a matrix organization.