Optical Engineer

About the Company

Focused Energy is a fusion energy startup with the goal of generating unlimited clean energy to responsibly meet future global demand. With the use and commercialization of laser-induced inertial fusion, a clean and highly efficient power generation technology is coming within reach.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated optical and multiphysics simulation frameworks for Digital Twin applications
• Model complex laser amplifier architectures, including gain media, pump geometries, and thermal effects
• Build, integrate, and continuously refine the Digital Twin environment for system-level prediction and optimization
• Validate simulation models against experimental data and perform sensitivity and uncertainty analysis
• Develop reduced-order and surrogate models for efficient Digital Twin deployment
• Collaborate with optical engineers, laser physicists, and experimental teams to translate simulation results into engineering design decisions

Requirements

• Master’s or PhD in optics, computational physics, applied mathematics, or a related field
• Strong experience in optical and multiphysics simulation of complex physical systems
• Ability to couple multiple physical domains (optical, thermal, mechanical, fluid)
• Solid understanding of laser and optical physics
• Experience in model validation and uncertainty quantification
• Strong programming skills in Python, MATLAB, or C/C++
• Experience with simulation tools such as COMSOL, ANSYS, Zemax, CodeV, or FRED
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills in English

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven experience developing Digital Twin models or equivalent system-level simulation frameworks
• Familiarity with MDO workflows, UQ, DoE, and ML training
• Experience with metamodelling, surrogate techniques, and ROM
• Experience with HPC batch schedulers and automation scripts
• Familiarity with Monte Carlo techniques
• Hands-on R&D testing experience with laser systems or optomechanical assemblies