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Optics Intern - 1021

US Albuquerque, NM💼 Internship🗓 2026-09-21 → 2026-09-25

Core

Intern supporting the setup and development of trapped-ion quantum computing technologies through optics and photonics lab work.

Role type

Optics Intern (Quantum Computing)

Builds

Trapped-ion quantum computing systems and photonic experimental setups

Domain

Quantum Computing / Optics / Photonics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Optical system design, laser and imaging system alignment, photonic design, experimental setup development, data analysis, Python/C++ programming, optics modeling software (Comsol, Lumerical, RSoft, Zemax)

Preferred skills

Hands-on optics/photonics lab experience, nonlinear optics experience, photonic integrated circuits experience, modeling/simulation of physical phenomena

Responsibilities

Set up an optics and photonics lab, design/build/test/align optical systems, provide technical support for lab and equipment issues, develop and document photonic designs, analyze and present results

Seniority

Intern

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