2026 Summer Internship - Photonics Test Engineer - PhD (Santa Clara, CA) at Applied Materials
Santa Clara, California, United States -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

06 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

08 Nov, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Optical Components, Test Setups, Test Procedures, Validation Plans, Debug Plans, Programming Skills, Data Analysis, Optical Testing, Performance Evaluation, Prototyping, Automation, CAD Software, Teamwork, Self-Motivation, Creativity

Industry

Semiconductor Manufacturing

Description
Bring-up and characterization of high-speed optical components, including waveguide, coupler, modulators and photodetectors, ensuring they meet performance expectations. Design, implement and maintain optical and electrical test setups Design and implement test procedures for silicon photonics chips and SIP based optical subsystems Design and execute validation and debug plans aligned with product specs, including link-level electro-optic testing using industry-standard equipment like BERTs, DCAs, VNAs, and AWGs. Design and debug test methods and fixtures to characterize optical alignment systems Establish and manage test data collection, archiving, analysis and presentation Maintain test equipment and instrument calibration, identify and purchase test parts and write equipment preventive maintenance (PM) procedures Ph.D. or working towards Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Optics and Optical Engineering, Applied Physics or related field Hands on experience with optical chip, component and system-level prototyping and testing for Telecommunications or Data Center Interconnect (DCI) product development. Working knowledge and experience with manufacturing support, such as optical component testing and performance evaluation. Fluent in programming skills in a PC/Windows environment using C, Python, LabView to enable test scripting and automation Data collection, analysis and reporting data analysis software such as JMP, Matlab, and MS Office. Desirable experience with CAD/modeling/simulation software such as PADs, Solidworks, and Zemax Self-motivated, creative, teamwork oriented

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Responsibilities
The role involves the bring-up and characterization of high-speed optical components, ensuring they meet performance expectations. Additionally, the intern will design and implement test procedures for silicon photonics chips and optical subsystems.
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