Internship: Reliability Testing Hardware

We are a young and dynamic startup founded in 2020 by experts who have developed a game-changing technology to bring a material with an extremely strong Pockels coefficient into a scalable silicon photonics platform. This has been a scientific and technological breakthrough, which enables the realization of advanced photonic structures and completely new applications, e.g. for photonic AI networks and quantum computing.

At Lumiphase, we are bringing this new technology to market, while at the same time developing new scientific and technological concepts. This internship position is placed at the heart of our R&D activities and will ensure that our groundbreaking semiconductor chips can be tested to their full performance potential with appropriate electrical, optical and mechanical integration solutions.

During the internship, you will collaborate closely with R&D engineers to enhance our test capabilities. You will gain understanding of our electrical and optical testing hardware, learn about our characterization methods, and engage in both conceptual and practical lab work. This hands-on experience will provide you with a comprehensive background in industry-driven R&D activities.

Your daily tasks may include:

• Improving existing and developing new experimental setups for electrical or electro-optical characterization and robustness testing of integrated photonic devices
• Implementing new test methods within these setups (instrument selection, integration, and measurement routine coding)
• Designing PCBs for mechanical sample fixation and electrical routing
• Conducting measurements, analyzing data, and preparing documentation and reports
• Engaging in hands-on lab tasks, such as setting up new instruments, installation of hardware components and samples into test chambers, or development of calibration routines

We are looking for a candidate with strong interest in electrical engineering and micro-scale photonics and desire to contribute within a dynamic deep-tech startup.

Desired qualifications:

• Interest in working with electrical and optical measurement equipment and designing lab setups for delicate semiconductor component testing (prior hands-on experience is a plus)
• Good Python programming skills for implementing test routines, communicating with measurement instruments, and data analysis
• Experience with microcontroller programming or SQL databases is
  a plus
• Experience in using PCB design software
• Eligibility: Completion of a Bachelor’s program in electrical engineering, applied physics, mechanical engineering or similar field

Internship duration: The duration of the project work will be determined in accordance with the regulations of your university, a duration of 6 months is preferred.

Data traffic is exploding At Lumiphase, we are on a mission to create the fastest and most energy-efficient communication chip the world has ever seen – to enable global IT infrastructure to handle this massive increase in data.

Our technology is built on innovative materials with incredible optical properties. The chips we build enable faster networks that consume less energy and will allow everyone to be better connected in the future.

We are a young and dynamic deep-tech startup, based in Zurich, Switzerland. Lumiphase was founded in 2020, after nearly 10 years of research within IBM. We are building a passionate team full of complementary areas of expertise, all dedicated to make this new generation of communication chips a reality on the market. We are growing rapidly, and we provide an agile environment for working at the forefront of cutting-edge technology to build products that will have a strong impact on our society.

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