Optical Design Engineer - 12-month Placement

at  Agilent Technologies Inc

JOB DESCRIPTION

Agilent encourages and supports discoveries that advance the quality of life. We provide life science, diagnostic, and applied market laboratories worldwide with instruments, services, consumables, applications, and expertise. Agilent enables customers to gain the answers and insights they seek - so they can do what they do best: improve the world around us. Want more information on Agilent? Check out www.agilent.com!
We are currently looking for an Optical Design Engineer Intern to join our Raman spectroscopy R&D team for a 12-month placement.
In this Optical Design Engineer Intern position, you’ll be embedded in the multi-disciplinary R&D team based at the Harwell Scientific Campus, which is focused on developing world-beating Raman Spectroscopy systems such as the Vaya Raw Material ID system which won an R&D 100 award and demonstrates out patented SORS technology.
If you love Optical Design, have a positive demeanour and pay attention to detail, we want to hear from you! This opportunity will give you a mix of design, experimentation and analysis skills, specifically with lasers, CCDs and Raman Spectroscopy systems, in our dedicated laser labs, working alongside a team of dedicated and enthusiastic scientists and engineers.

QUALIFICATIONS

• As this is an Intern position, you need to be studying a course in an applicable field at University and will be returning to that same course upon completion of the internship.
• No prior experience required; may have up to 2 years of relevant experience.
• Excellent record keeping, attention to detail, teamwork and communication skills

ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SKILLS WOULD ALSO BE DESIRABLE:

• Experience in data collection, analysis & visualization
• Experience in building and designing laser/optical breadboards/experiments
• Documenting research and informing application/product design decisions
• Optical Design in Zemax
• Analysis using python/R/Matlab
• Knowledge/experience of optics
• Knowledge/experience with Raman spectroscopy

Please refer the Job description for details