# Principal Electro-Optical/Adaptive Optics Engineer, Directed Energy at Xcimer Energy

- Company: Xcimer Energy
- What the company does: We're developing an excimer-based laser fusion architecture to commercialize safe, affordable fusion energy while advancing national security. We employ nearly 200 people, mostly in our Denver headquarters. Backed by Prelude Ventures.
- Company website: https://xcimer.energy
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Denver, CO
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $190K to $220K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-24
- Apply by: 2026-11-08
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/xcimer/9123bc80-e31c-4e04-8248-4d813a0157c3
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/xcimer-energy-principal-electro-optical-adaptive-optics-engineer-directed-energy/

## About the role

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.

## What they're looking for

- Own adaptive optics and wavefront control requirements for the Directed Energy program, from the top-level irradiance and beam quality objectives down to component and interface specifications
- Ensure designs meet performance, reliability, and operability requirements, and identify technical risks with mitigation plans in coordination with program management
- Education: Advanced degree in optics, physics, electrical engineering, or a closely related field
- Experience: 8+ years of optical science/engineering experience, including 5+ years in adaptive optics, wavefront sensing and control, directed energy, or closely related high-speed optical/laser control systems
- A track record of delivering adaptive optics or beam control systems in industry, national labs, or observatories
- Demonstrated ownership of adaptive optics requirements and performance budgets on a real program, including the wavefront error budget and its allocation across subsystems

Tags: Optical Engineering