Intern, Photonics Design - Advanced Filter Design

Ayar Labs; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Ayar Labs is seeking an Intern in Photonics Design - Advanced Filter Design to work on on-site projects in our San Jose office. The role focuses on designing devices for WDM systems, leveraging Python and photonic device knowledge to contribute to our next-gen PIC.

The candidate should be actively pursuing a PhD in Electrical Engineering with Photonics, and will join a team using tools like FDTD for simulation and design. Pay ranges from $50 to $60 per hour, dependent on education level.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with Python.
• Experience writing well-structured code as part of a team.
• Deep understanding of photonic devices: couplers, micro-ring resonators, gratings.
• Experience with simulation and design tools for optical devices (e.g., FDTD).

Responsibilities

• Design devices for next-generation wavelength-division-multiplexing systems.
• Identify promising future directions and craft optimized exploratory submissions.
• Support selection of devices for high-impact product PIC.

Skills

Python

Team collaboration

Photonic devices knowledge

Optical design tools

Education

PhD in EE with Photonics

Tools

FDTD

Job description

Intern, Photonics Design - Advanced Filter Design

Term: May to August 2027

• Position location is on-site in San Jose Office
• There is no immigration (except F1) or relocation support for this position
• Posting expires upon application threshold

Position Description

Ayar Labs, the global leader in optical I/O chiplets, is harnessing silicon photonics to revolutionize the scaling of AI compute hardware. Ayar Labs is shattering AI data bottlenecks by moving data at the speed of light. As pioneers of co-packaged optics (CPO), we are using light instead of electricity to move data faster, further, and with a fraction of the energy needed to fuel the explosive growth of AI models.

Backed by industry giants like NVIDIA, AMD and Intel and manufactured in partnership with the world’s leading semiconductor ecosystem, Ayar Labs’ co-packaged optics solution is key to unleashing next-generation AI scale-up architectures.

You will design devices enabling next-generation wavelength-division-multiplexing systems, including advanced passive and tunable optical filters. Leveraging our mature test capabilities and rich pipeline of previously taped-out devices, you will identify promising future directions, craft optimized exploratory submissions, and support selection of devices for our next high-impact product PIC.

Intern Skillset Needed

• Proficiency with Python
• Experience writing well-structured code and developing a code base as part of a team
• Deep understanding of photonic devices: couplers, micro-ring resonators, gratings
• Experience with simulation and design tools for optical devices (e.g., FDTD)

Education Requirements

• Candidate should be actively pursuing a PhD in Electrical Engineering or other Engineering with Photonics specialization

Pay Range: $50 - 60/hourly, depending on education level

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