Optical Technician Internship

Applied Optics, Inc.; Pleasant Hill (CA); On-site; USD 34,440; Full time

Job summary

A leading optics company in Pleasant Hill, CA, offers a summer internship for students who have completed two semesters in an Associates Optics program. This opportunity allows interns to hone their skills in optics fabrication and learn to create precision optics. Key responsibilities include operating inspection equipment and performing inspections according to customer requirements. The internship runs from June to August, with a competitive compensation of $25/hour at 40 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Strong math and communication skills.
• Good time management and independent work habits.

Responsibilities

• Independently run generating, polishing, and centering machine centers.
• Operate inspection equipment for quality checks.
• Read and understand both optical and traditional blueprints.
• Perform cleaning and cosmetic inspections of finished optics.

Education

Completed two semesters in Associates in Optics program

Tools

Inspection equipment (microscope, micrometers, height gages, Vernier calipers, interferometer)

Job description

Pleasant Hill, U.S.A | Posted on 10/16/2025

Exciting internship opportunity for students who have successfully completed two semesters in an Associates Optics program!

Hone your skills in optics fabrication and learn from the best in the business to create precision optics (l/10 wave or better).

Come explore the San Francisco Bay area and the Silicon Valley during your summer break!

Responsibilities

• Independently run generating, polishing, and centering machine centers.
• Operate inspection equipment such as microscope, micrometers, height gages, Vernier calipers, interferometer, and radius bench.
• Read and understand both optical and traditional blueprints.
• Perform cleaning and cosmetic inspection of finished optics according to customer requirements.

Requirements

Education and Skills:

• Successfully completed two semesters in Associates in Optics program.
• Strong math and communication Skills.
• Good time management and independent work habits.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands to fingers, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
• Lift up to 25lbs
• The job may at times involve prolong periods of sitting/standing.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. May involve periods of magnified inspection for quality control.
• Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand, and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp.
• The employee is frequently required to use the computer.
• May involve the use of oils and solvents.
• The employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and manufacturing fumes.
• May work at different workstations as production needs require, or shifts from one station to another, during the production process.

Applied Optics is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Affimative Action Employer. Applied Optics gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws (Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled).

• Duration: June to August.
• Compensation: $25/hour at 40 hours per week.