Laser Control & Validation Engineering Intern (On-Site)

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

Job summary

Ayar Labs is seeking a graduate-level intern to support development, characterization, and laboratory validation of advanced laser and optical control systems. You will collaborate with a cross-functional engineering team to evaluate control algorithms and validate system performance through measurements.

The role emphasizes hands-on work with laser hardware, electrical instrumentation, temperature-control systems, and automated test equipment, linking theory to real-world lab results.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in control systems including feedback, PID, dynamics, stability, transient response.
• Laboratory testing and characterization experience with oscilloscopes, power supplies, DAQs, temperature controllers, instrumentation.
• Proficiency in Python and/or MATLAB for data acquisition, analysis, visualization, modeling, and test automation.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute characterization experiments for laser and optical control systems.
• Collect and analyze measurement data to evaluate system performance.
• Validate control algorithms against system requirements.
• Develop Python-based tools for test automation, data analysis, and visualization.

Skills

Control systems

Lab instrumentation

Python

MATLAB

Data analysis

Lasers/optics

Thermal management

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Physics

Tools

Oscilloscopes

DAQs

Temperature controllers

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Ayar Labs is seeking a graduate-level intern to support development, characterization, and laboratory validation of advanced laser and optical control systems. You will collaborate with a cross-functional engineering team to evaluate control algorithms and validate system performance through measurements.

The role emphasizes hands-on work with laser hardware, electrical instrumentation, temperature-control systems, and automated test equipment, linking theory to real-world lab results.