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Intern PhD Physics - AMO or Silicon Photonics
HONEYWELL     Plymouth, MN 55446
 Posted 22 days    

The future is what you make it.

When you join Honeywell, you become a member of our global team of thinkers, innovators, dreamers, and doers who make the things that make the future. That means changing the way we fly, fueling jets in an eco-friendly way, keeping buildings smart and safe and even making it possible to breathe on Mars.

Working at Honeywell isn’t just about developing cool things. That’s why our employees enjoy access to dynamic career opportunities across different fields and industries.

Are you ready to help us make the future?

We’re looking for an exceptional optical/photonic experimental scientist to join our Advanced Technology team. In this role, you’ll have the unique opportunity to explore new paradigm-changing technologies that could shape future products for the Aerospace industry. This is an exciting and distinctive opportunity to operate on the frontier of microsystem sensor development, championing technologies from cutting edge research through product launch. In this role, you will be responsible for researching and demonstrating advanced sensor concepts that will result in new technologies.

Key Responsibilities

+ Apply previous R&D expertise and experiences to advance the state of art in atomic clocks/ quantum sensing or integrated photonics applications.

+ Perform design, simulation, and characterization to support atomic clock/quantum sensing or integrated photonics programs under the guidance of senior scientists in the group.

Location: 12001 State Highway 55, Plymouth, MN 55441 USA

Minimum qualifications

+ Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program in physics, electrical engineering, applied physics, optics, or related field

+ 3 or more years of research experience in one or more of the following areas:

+ Experimental Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics.

+ Laser Cooling and Trapping of Ions or Neutral Atoms

+ Integrated photonics

+ Nonlinear optics

+ Optical modeling and design in Lumerical or COMSOL

+ Atom Interferometry

+ Track record of solving difficult, complex problems through innovation, analysis, engineering, and experimentation

+ Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. Person, which is defined as, a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status

We Value:

+ Hardware experience with

+ Chip-scale testbed assembly and operation

+ Laser systems including diode lasers and ultra-stable optical cavities

+ Microwave frequency (>1 GHZ) test and measurement equipment

+ UHV (<1E-9 Torr) methods and apparatuses

+ Fiber optic components

+ Analog and digital circuitry

+ Software experience with

+ LabView or other experimental control software

+ Matlab

+ Python

+ HFSS

+ Theoretical experience with

+ Nonlinear optics (second-harmonic generation, optical frequency comb generation, Brillouin scattering, etc.)

+ Electro-optic modulation

+ Optical resonators

+ The ability to work in a diverse team

Interning at Honeywell provides hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies, professional development, and mentorship within a global organization. Interns will receive relocation benefits and short-term housing if they are 50 miles or more from their assigned work location (excluding Puerto Rico and Canada).

The application period for the intern position is estimated to be through the end of March 2025; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.

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Job Details


Field of Study

Manufacturing

Employment Type

Full Time

Number of openings

N/A


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