Optical Metasurface Design & Characterization Scientist

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

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a creative optical scientist to design and characterize metasurfaces for optical/IR applications. You will blend computational modeling with experimental work to advance novel materials and devices, collaborating with physicists, engineers, and fabrication teams.

Responsibilities include using commercial tools to design and simulate metasurface performance, and performing measurements with FTIR/UV-Vis instruments to validate results, with

Qualifications

• PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related field with at least 1 year of experience.
• Experience applying physics to electromagnetic structures and their experimental characterization.
• Familiarity with tailoring electromagnetic fields to control reflection, transmission, and absorption on patterned surfaces.

Responsibilities

• Design and simulate the performance of optical metasurfaces using commercial computational tools.
• Perform experiments to characterize metasurface performance in the optical frequency range.
• Collaborate with physicists, engineers, and fabrication technicians across the project lifecycle.

Skills

PhD in Physics or Electrical Eng

Programming in C/C++/Java or MATLAB/Py

Experimental characterization of EM

Security clearance eligibility

Education

PhD in Physics or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CST

COMSOL

FTIR

UV-Vis

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a creative optical scientist to design and characterize metasurfaces for optical/IR applications. You will blend computational modeling with experimental work to advance novel materials and devices, collaborating with physicists, engineers, and fabrication teams.

Responsibilities include using commercial tools to design and simulate metasurface performance, and performing measurements with FTIR/UV-Vis instruments to validate results, with