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2027 PhD Photonics Engineering Intern/Co-Op

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Hybrid (San Jose, CA / Santa Clara, CA)$91.5kUNAVAILABLEPosted 1mo ago

About the role

PhD-level photonics internship/co-op at AMD focused on developing next-generation optical, photonic, and high-speed interconnect technologies for advanced computing platforms. Onsite full-time engagement in San Jose or Santa Clara, CA for multiple term options (Spring/Summer Co-op, Summer Internship, Summer/Fall Co-op) with collaboration across multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

  • Support design, simulation, validation, and characterization of photonic integrated circuits, optical transceivers, optical subsystems, and high-speed interconnect technologies.
  • Contribute to laboratory testing and performance analysis of optical and electrical systems using industry-standard measurement techniques and instrumentation.
  • Engage in data collection, automation, modeling, and analysis to improve design performance, product qualification, and engineering efficiency.
  • Work on photonic device characterization, optical communications, signal integrity analysis, mixed-signal technologies, or next-generation networking solutions depending on project assignments.
  • Collaborate with photonics, electrical, systems, packaging, and validation engineers to solve complex technical challenges.
  • Document findings, present results, and contribute to technical reports supporting technology development and product innovation.

Qualifications

  • Currently pursuing a PhD in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Photonics, Applied Physics, Optoelectronics, Physics, Optical Communications, or related technical field.

Skills

Required:PhD-level photonics knowledge
Nice to have:Python, MATLAB or similarPhotonic design, simulation, characterizationLaboratory instrumentation
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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