Optics & Systems Intern – Hyperspectral Imaging

TOMRA; Auckland; On-site; NZD 56,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

TOMRA Food is offering a paid Summer 2026-2027 internship for students studying Mechatronics, Systems, Optics, Electronics, or related disciplines to join our R&D team and assist with hyperspectral imaging development.

You will work onsite five days per week at our Auckland facility from November 2026 to February 2027, gaining hands-on experience with imaging sensors, hardware testing, data analysis, and documentation under experienced engineers.

Qualifications

• Studying Mechatronics, Systems, Optics, Electronics, or related engineering disciplines and interested in product development, assembly, testing and commissioning of hyperspectral imaging units.
• Be available to participate in our full-time, 10-week internship programme running between November 2026 and February 2027.
• Be able to work onsite five days per week from our R&D facility in Auckland, NZ.

Responsibilities

• Assembly and integration of advanced imaging and sensing systems.
• Building and commissioning prototype and pre-production equipment.
• Testing, validation and performance verification of hardware systems.
• Calibration of imaging, sensor and inspection technologies.
• Troubleshooting system performance and investigating technical issues.
• Using Python scripting and data processing tools to support testing.
• Collecting, analysing and interpreting engineering test data.
• Supporting hardware integration and system commissioning activities.
• Improving assembly processes and supporting production readiness.
• Creating and updating technical documentation and work instructions.
• Supporting engineering investigations focused on product performance and reliability.

Skills

Mechatronics

Systems

Optics

Electronics

Hyperspectral imaging

Python

Data processing

Testing

Tools

Python scripting

Job description

TOMRA Food is offering a paid Summer 2026-2027 internship for students studying Mechatronics, Systems, Optics, Electronics, or related disciplines to join our R&D team and assist with hyperspectral imaging development.

You will work onsite five days per week at our Auckland facility from November 2026 to February 2027, gaining hands-on experience with imaging sensors, hardware testing, data analysis, and documentation under experienced engineers.