Optical Engineer (Internship)

About the Role

• Co-op position focusing on optical engineering for the YieldStar Sensor Group in Wilton, CT.
• Project duration of at least 6 months, supporting current or future YieldStar products.
• Candidate will support and develop optical/photonic sensor systems within ASML’s photolithography tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform Optical design, optical tolerancing, and modeling with CodeV and/or Zemax.
• Conduct Physical Optics Simulation (wave propagation, partial coherence calculation, Polarization optics modeling, and other optical effects) in MATLAB, FRED, CodeV, or other suitable design tools.
• Build and align complex sensors using diverse mechanical, collimation, and interferometry techniques.
• Work with diverse optical devices and sensors: objectives, collimation and relay optics, fibers, cameras, and detectors.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• CodeV or equivalent SW package for optical design and tolerancing.
• FRED or equivalent SW package for physical optics modeling.
• Experience with optical sensor alignment using diverse alignment strategies and tools like optical collimators, mechanical gaging, and interferometers.
• Experience in optical sensor metrology test design and build.
• Expertise with diverse optical technologies and devices: polarization devices, relays, objectives, light sources, fibers, cameras, and detectors.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in optical engineering or closely related areas of engineering and physics.
• Preference for candidates pursuing Master or Ph.D. degrees.
• Undergraduate students with specific expertise in key areas of optical design and optical systems will be considered.
• Demonstrates experience in:
• Optical design and tolerancing using CodeV or equivalent SW package.
• Physical optics modeling with FRED or equivalent SW package.
• Optical sensors alignment experience using diverse alignment strategy and tools.
• Optical sensor metrology test design and build.
• Expertise with diverse optical technologies and devices.
• Interpersonal Skills:
• Ability to observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others.
• Ability to learn and apply new information or skills.
• Ability to read and interpret data, information, and documents.
• Strong customer focus and commitment to customer satisfaction.
• Attention to detail and high degree of accuracy.
• Proven ability to perform effectively in a demanding environment with changing workloads and deadlines.
• Result driven, demonstrate ownership and accountability.
• Identifies bottlenecks and drives improvements.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team and follow through on assignments with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrate open, clear, concise and professional communication.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with manager, co-workers, and customers.
• Ability to work according to a strict set of procedures within provided timelines.
• Other Requirements:
• Position is located on-site in Wilton, CT.
• Requires on-site presence for work-related events, trainings, and meetings.
• Physical demands: sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach and stretch.
• Occasionally required to move around the campus.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities: close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Willingness to work in a cleanroom environment, wearing coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses, and gloves for the entire duration of the shift.
• Must be legally authorized to access controlled technology.