Metasurface Optical Design Intern - 994

Design, simulate, and optimize meta-optic devices as part of an integrated model of larger optical systems

Collaborate with larger photonics and optics teams to develop novel and impactful photonic devices

Currently enrolled in a Physics or Engineering PhD program intended on graduating on/after August 2027

Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.

Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person. defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status

3+ years’ experience (PhD inclusive) with computational modeling of photonic devices

Preferred: experience with adjoint optimization and inverse design techniques

Experience with metasurface modeling and design

Experience with photonic modeling tools such as COMSOL (or other FEM), Lumerical, tidy3D (or other FDTD), RCWA (various)

Experience with scientific coding tools (MATLAB, Python, etc.)

Willingness and ability to communicate and collaborate with a larger team

Interpersonal skills: cross-group and cross-culture collaboration

Openness to learning new computational methods and software, and enthusiasm for problem solving

Commitment to return to degree-program after the completion of the internship/co-op

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