Coherent Optical Systems Intern: Lab & Simulation

Taara Connect, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Mentorship from industry engineers

Moonshot environment

Flexible duration to fit academic

Job summary

Taara Connect, Inc. is seeking a Coherent Optical Systems Intern to work on receiver synchronization for next-generation wireless optical communication links.

You’ll blend lab bench work with physical-layer simulation to test lasers, modulators, and electronics while enhancing end-to-end models of the link and its tracking loops. You will help survey available options, design experiments, and follow evidence to the strongest design, with a 6–12 month internship and a requirement to be onsite in

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Optics, Communications, or related field.
• Working knowledge of analog/RF electronics and how hardware limits shape loops and signal processing.
• Hands-on lab experience with lasers, modulators, high-speed scopes, spectrum analyzers and power meters.
• Strong familiarity with control theory on hardware, measuring open-loop response and closing feedback loops.
• Experience with scientific Python (NumPy/SciPy) and writing clean, modular, tested code.
• Owner’s mindset to drive underspecified hardware problems forward independently in the lab.
• Habit of documenting clear conclusions, even when an approach does not work.
• Ability to commit to a 6–12 month internship and fit academic schedule.
• Willingness to work in the Sunnyvale office at least 3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Component Evaluation: screen lasers, modulators, and front-end electronics against system requirements and measure unreported characteristics.
• Synchronization & Control Loop Design: design and analyze feedback loops for carrier phase and frequency using control-theory and stability analysis.
• Physical-Layer Simulation: extend end-to-end link model and reconcile it with measurements.

Skills

Analog RF Electronics

Digital Communications

Hardware control theory

Lab instrumentation

Education

Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering/Applied Physics/Optics/Communications

Tools

Python (NumPy/SciPy)

Job description

Taara Connect, Inc. is seeking a Coherent Optical Systems Intern to work on receiver synchronization for next-generation wireless optical communication links.

You’ll blend lab bench work with physical-layer simulation to test lasers, modulators, and electronics while enhancing end-to-end models of the link and its tracking loops. You will help survey available options, design experiments, and follow evidence to the strongest design, with a 6–12 month internship and a requirement to be onsite in