# Principal Electro-Optical/Adaptive Optics Engineer, Fusion Systems 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/de339d75-a17c-4232-a965-5682f0c76128
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/xcimer-energy-principal-electro-optical-adaptive-optics-engineer-fusion-systems/

## 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

- Serve as technical lead for the adaptive optics system, from requirements definition through integration and commissioning
- Own adaptive optics and wavefront control requirements for the fusion beamlines, from top-level beam quality and energy-on-target objectives down to component and interface specifications
- Lead trade studies and architecture decisions: correction topology, sensing approach and wavelength, sampling and control rates, and where the system is limited by physics rather than by hardware
- 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, or closely related high-speed optical control systems

Tags: Optical Engineering