Optical Metasurface Design & Characterization Researcher

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 105,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory seeks a multidisciplinary scientist to design and simulate optical metasurfaces and to experimentally characterize them in the optical frequency range.

You will collaborate with physicists, engineers, and fabrication technicians to advance projects from modeling to prototyping, with opportunities to pursue independent R&D ideas and novel electromagnetic solutions.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related field with research experience.
• Record of creative physics applications and experimental characterization of EM structures.
• Experience with tailoring EM fields on surfaces and materials.

Responsibilities

• Use computational tools to design and simulate optical metasurfaces.
• Perform experiments to characterize metasurfaces in optical/IR ranges.
• Collaborate with physicists, engineers, and fabricators to mature projects.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Python

MATLAB

Data analysis

Education

Ph.D. in Physics or Electrical Engineering

Tools

COMSOL Multiphysics

CST Studio Suite

MATLAB

Python

Job description

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory seeks a multidisciplinary scientist to design and simulate optical metasurfaces and to experimentally characterize them in the optical frequency range.

You will collaborate with physicists, engineers, and fabrication technicians to advance projects from modeling to prototyping, with opportunities to pursue independent R&D ideas and novel electromagnetic solutions.