Optical Design & Automation Engineer Intern

Keysight Technologies; Santa Clara, Pasadena (CA, CA); Vor Ort; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Keysight Technologies in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a PhD-level optics/software engineer to design and automate advanced optical simulations. You will work with CODE V, LightTools, Zemax, and RSoft to build production-grade tools.

You will implement AI-assisted workflows, integrate simulations, and collaborate with application engineers and software teams to enable end-to-end optical studies.

Qualifikationen

• PhD candidate in Optics, Optical Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• Strong foundation in geometrical optics, physical optics, imaging systems, illumination optics, and computational optics.
• Hands-on experience with optical design and analysis tools such as CODE V, LightTools, Zemax OpticStudio, LucidShape, or similar platforms.
• Advanced programming skills in C++/Rust and Python.
• Experience building research-grade or production-quality software tools.
• Interest in automation, workflow orchestration, and engineering productivity solutions.
• Experience embedding optimization heuristics, decision logic, or AI-assisted capabilities into engineering workflows.

Aufgaben

• Design, model, and analyze imaging, illumination, and optical systems using CODE V, LightTools, and related optical simulation tools.
• Develop software and automation frameworks for optical design, analysis, optimization, tolerance studies, and design trade studies.
• Design and prototype agentic or semi-autonomous workflows for multi-step optical simulation, optimization, and evaluation pipelines.
• Integrate CODE V, LightTools, and RSoft through software APIs and custom workflow automation.
• Develop cross-product workflows combining ray-optics, illumination, imaging, and photonics analyses for end-to-end studies.
• Support optical system performance evaluation, design exploration, and optimization across multiple simulation environments.
• Develop and validate numerical algorithms for optimization, workflow integration, and engineering decision support.
• Explore AI-assisted or rule-based approaches for optical design iteration and workflow coordination.
• Document workflows and deliver reusable, production-quality software tools.
• Collaborate closely with application engineers, optical design experts, and software development teams.

Kenntnisse

C++/Rust

Python

Ausbildung

PhD candidate in Optics/Optical Engineering/Physics

Tools

CODE V

LightTools

Zemax OpticStudio

LucidShape

RSoft

Jobbeschreibung

Keysight Technologies in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a PhD-level optics/software engineer to design and automate advanced optical simulations. You will work with CODE V, LightTools, Zemax, and RSoft to build production-grade tools.

You will implement AI-assisted workflows, integrate simulations, and collaborate with application engineers and software teams to enable end-to-end optical studies.