Lumentum · 12 hours ago
Optical Engineer Intern
San Jose, CA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$27.75/hr - $54.30/hrLumentum is a company committed to passion and customer focus in their work. They are seeking an Optical Engineer Intern to assist in the design and simulation of optical components and systems, as well as support development and testing in a research and development environment.
Optical CommunicationSemiconductorTelecommunications
Responsibilities
Design and simulation of optical components (e.g. lenses, diffusers, diffractive/holographic optical elements, lensed fiber, etc.) and opto-mechanical systems for beam-conditioning of free-space and fiber-coupled semiconductor lasers
Design Verification Testing (DVT), characterization of high-power single & multi-mode laser diodes for telecom, industrial, and consumer markets (e.g., spectral locking, noise, coherence collapse, Stimulated Brillion Scattering, fiber/volume Bragg gratings, high-speed characterization, the field of view)
Cost-effective tolerancing of low-cost, manufacturable optical components for high-volume consumer applications
Define performance specification limits for high-power single-mode and multi-mode laser diodes (e.g., LIV, WPE, spectral)
Work with electrical/mechanical engineering and assembly/packaging staff on the design, development, and packaging of photonic optical systems
Support development implementation of test equipment in R&D environment needed to perform DVT characterization tests, including software/hardware integration
Document and present characterization results
Qualification
Required
Qualified candidates will be enrolled in a PhD or Master's degree program in semiconductor, electrical, optical, physical engineering or a related major
Preferred
Strong foundation in physics (e.g. lasers), optical sciences (e.g. coherence, speckle, diffraction, imaging) and/or electrical engineering (e.g. electricity & magnetism)
Hands-on experience or equivalent skill level in optical component/system design for photonic and/or fiber-coupled systems and spectral/performance characterization of laser devices in Telecom and/or other applications
Strong analytic and data analysis/mining skills via Excel, Minitab and/or JMP
Familiarity in LabView is desirable, but not required
Experienced in development and implementation of test setups for R&D environment
Communicates/contributes effectively in cross-functional teams (esp. with manufacturing)
Experience in DOE, SPC, DFX, GR&R and GR-468-CORE qualification
MS degree or above preferred in semiconductor, electrical, optical or physical engineering
Benefits
Annual bonus
Commission for certain sales roles
Equity
Health and welfare benefits
Company
Lumentum
Lumentum Operations is an optical and photonic products manufacturer.
Founded in 2015
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.67B2025-09-04Post Ipo Debt· $1.1B
2023-06-12Post Ipo Debt· $525M
2022-03-03Post Ipo Debt· $750M
Leadership Team
Wajid Ali
Executive Vice President and CFO
Misha Rozenberg
Executive Vice President of Operations and Quality
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