NVIDIA · 17 hours ago
Photonic Design Engineer Intern - Summer 2026
Santa Clara, CA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$30/hr - $94/hr
Start in 2026 SummerNVIDIA is known as 'the AI computing company,' and they are seeking a Photonic Design Engineer Intern to join their global circuits team. The role involves developing integrated photonic devices and conducting circuit design, evaluation, and characterization for high-speed applications.
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Responsibilities
Work on the development of novel integrated photonic devices for high-speed optical interconnect and sensing applications
Conduct chip layout circuit design, circuit checking, and device evaluation and characterization
Perform prototype construction and checkout
Develop measurement methodology and apparatus to test and characterize the fabricated devices and perform experiments to demonstrate their ability in various potential applications
Respond to customer/client requests or events as they occur
Qualification
Required
Pursuing a PhD in Electrical Engineering, or related field
Experience with silicon based opto-electronics technologies including silicon photonics device design, fabrication, and characterization
Knowledge in high-speed optical modulators, lasers and detectors, electrical and optimal testing, and statistical data analysis
Experience with guided-wave and free-space optics, including optical alignment and fiber-to-waveguide coupling
Experience using simulation tools such as Ansys Lumerical, ZeMax, and CAD tools such as Cadence, MATLAB, Python and Verilog-A scripting
Preferred
Lab experience in silicon evaluation, debugging, characterization, and bring up
Lab experience with high-speed test equipment, such as AWG, DCA, VNA, BERT
Familiarity with modern CMOS fabrication processes and concept is a plus
Benefits
Intern benefits
Company
NVIDIA
NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI.
Founded in 1993
10001+ employees
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