Description

As a Diode Laser Engineer, you will design and test high-power laser diode technologies while collaborating with suppliers and research institutions. Your work will focus on enhancing performance and reliability, ensuring these innovations effectively integrate into next-generation fusion systems.

Requirements

• •PhD or equivalent experience in optical, electrical, mechanical engineering, physics, or related field
• •Proven experience designing, building, and operating laser diode test and characterization setups
• •Strong understanding of thermal management, reliability physics, degradation mechanisms, and lifetime testing methodologies
• •Comfortable working with large experimental datasets and applying statistical and modeling tools
• •Ability to work effectively across internal system teams and with external suppliers and collaborators
• •Consideration of component-level decisions affecting system-level performance, cost, scalability, and operational viability
• •Experience with diode-pumped solid-state lasers (DPSSL), high-average-power laser systems, or adjacent fields
• •Experience with thermal, optical, or reliability modeling tools to support predictive design and scaling

Tasks

• •Design and evaluate high-power laser diode emitters, bars, and stacks
• •Develop and execute electro-optical, thermal, and reliability test protocols
• •Design, commission, and operate automated test benches for laser diode devices
• •Lead accelerated life testing and analyze degradation mechanisms
• •Build predictive lifetime and reliability models for system design
• •Collaborate with industry partners and suppliers to enhance diode performance
• •Ensure effective integration of diode technologies into laser modules
• •Analyze experimental datasets and generate technical documentation

Benefits