Photonic Engineering Intern/Co-op — Hybrid Optics R&D

Battelle; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 28,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Battelle is seeking a Photonic Engineering Intern/Co-Op for Spring and/or Summer 2027. This 100% onsite position is in Columbus, OH, within the Advanced Microsystems Solution group, focusing on photonics modeling, simulation, fabrication, and testing for novel technology applications.

The role supports design, modeling, simulation, and verification activities, requires hands-on analysis, and offers a housing stipend for students relocating.

Qualifications

• Must be currently pursuing a Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Optical Sciences, or related fields.
• Must have at least two years of college coursework completed.
• 1+ years of industry, academic, or research experience in Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) design, simulation, layout, and testing.
• Coursework in engineering (integrated optics, photonics, quantum optics)
• Sound understanding of optical physics concepts.
• Experience in simulation of photonics devices, waveguides, or similar technology using software applications such as Ansys Lumerical, COMSOL, Tidy3D, or other photonic simulation tools.
• Experience in photonics layout tools such as KLayout, GDSFactory, Luceda, Cadence, Synopsys, etc.
• Proficiency in python scripting
• Knowledge of electromagnetics, semiconductor devices, and materials science.
• Experience within design, analysis, and/or manufacturing of photonic devices & optical components.
• Solid verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• A positive attitude and willingness to take on technical challenges.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Must be a sole US Citizen with ability to obtain & maintain government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support model development and simulation activities for investigating integrated optical circuit design for applications in sensing and quantum optics.
• Assist component selection and design for passive and active photonic devices and circuits including components like waveguides, couplers, splitters, resonators, phase shifters, and interferometers, as well as selection of suitable sources and detectors.
• Facilitate translation of design intent to layouts for photonic structures, and work with manufacturing teams to support device fabrication.
• Support development and operation of photonic device measurement systems, processing collected data to validate design hypotheses.
• Write reports of methods used and results obtained.

Skills

Python scripting

Photonic design

Optical simulation

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelors/Masters/PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Optical Sciences, or related fields

Tools

Ansys Lumerical

COMSOL

Tidy3D

KLayout

GDSFactory

Luceda

Cadence

Synopsys

Job description

Battelle is seeking a Photonic Engineering Intern/Co-Op for Spring and/or Summer 2027. This 100% onsite position is in Columbus, OH, within the Advanced Microsystems Solution group, focusing on photonics modeling, simulation, fabrication, and testing for novel technology applications.

The role supports design, modeling, simulation, and verification activities, requires hands-on analysis, and offers a housing stipend for students relocating.