Optical Engineer jobs

There are 12 open Optical Engineer roles on Linora right now, pulled daily from company career pages across Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever, and Workday. Typical pay runs $135k to $195k.

Updated 2026-06-03. Figures come from live job postings and refresh daily.

Pay on these live postings runs about $135k to $195k, across 5 roles that list a range.

• Senior Optical Engineer II/Principal

  Rocket Lab Corporation · Tucson, AZ

  ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company delivering responsive launch services, complete spacecraft design and manufacturing…
  2 days ago
• Optical Engineer, Advanced Light Sheet Microscopy

  Biohub · San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

  Biohub is the first large-scale initiative bringing frontier AI models, massive compute, and frontier experimental capabilities under one roof. We're…
  $153,000 – $191,000

  3 days ago
• Optical Engineer

  Neuralink · Austin - ATX1; Austin, Texas, United States; South San Francisco, California, United States

  About Neuralink: We are creating devices that enable a bi-directional interface with the brain. These devices allow us to restore movement to the…
  $86,000 – $143,000

  5 days ago
• Staff Optical Engineer

  Inversion · Playa Vista, California, United States

  Turning Space into a Transportation Layer for Earth Who We Are: Inversion builds advanced reentry systems to deliver next-generation capabilities…
  $161,000 – $221,000

  5 days ago
• Senior Optical Engineer - Integration

  Muon Space · Mountain View, CA

  About the role Muon Space seeks an Senior Optical Engineer to join our team in Mountain View, CA, supporting the production of infrared remote…
  $184,000 – $223,000

  8 days ago
• Senior Optical Engineer

  IonQ · Bothell, Washington, United States

  About IonQ: IonQ, Inc . [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier - delivering integrated quantum solutions across…
  $114,750 – $150,237

  8 days ago
• Senior Optical Engineer

  Draper · Cambridge, MA

  Overview: Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle…
  $82,300 – $220,000

  11 days ago
• Optical Engineer

  QuEra Computing, Inc. · Boston, MA, USA

  Optical Engineer The Hardware Engineering Group at QuEra Computing is seeking strong candidates for an Optical Engineer to serve as an individual…
  $130,000 – $170,000

  17 days ago
• Principal Optical Engineer

  QuEra Computing, Inc. · Boston, MA USA

  Principal Optical Engineer The Hardware Engineering Group at QuEra Computing is seeking strong candidates for a Principal Optical Engineer to serve…
  $151,200 - $236,250

  1 month ago
• Senior Optical Engineer - Stray Light

  Xcimer · Denver, CO

  Xcimer Energy leverages decades of research on Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) combined with groundbreaking new laser architecture. Our mission is to…
  1 month ago
• Optical Engineer (Starshield)

  SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA

  SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not…
  $105,000.00 - $120,000.00

  2 months ago
• Sr. Optical Engineer (Starshield)

  SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA

  SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not…
  $135,000.00 - $195,000.00

  2 months ago