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Intern, Quantum Photonics Engineer

L3Harris


Job Location:

Palm Bay, FL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 11 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 9 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Intern Quantum Photonics Engineer

Job Code: 44156

Job Location:Palm Bay FL

Job Schedule: 9/80:Employees work 9 out of every 14 days totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

Help advance quantum sensing quantum communications and quantum information processing through rigorous experimental work. This graduate internship combines quantum physics photonics precision measurement and engineering analysis in a hands-on laboratory environment.

Essential Functions:

  • Design and execute experiments on quantum photonic devices components or system concepts.
  • Develop measurement approaches; collect and assess data quality uncertainty and observed behavior.
  • Apply quantum mechanics optics and engineering analysis to interpret results and plan follow-on experiments.
  • Work with multidisciplinary teams to integrate and validate mature quantum-photonic designs at subsystem and system levels.

Qualifications:

  • To be eligible candidates must be pursuing a masters or doctoral degree in Physics Applied Physics Optical Engineering Electrical Engineering Quantum Science and Engineering or a related field.

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience with AMO quantum platforms including Rydberg-atom sensing ultracold neutral-atom systems or entanglement-enabled quantum systems.
  • Optical electronic RF timing or data-acquisition instrumentation experience.
  • Python MATLAB or comparable data-analysis experience.
  • Strong foundation in quantum mechanics quantum optics electromagnetics or closely related analytical methods.
  • Experimental research internship laboratory or substantial project experience in quantum optics quantum sensing quantum communications quantum information processing atomic quantum systems photonic quantum systems or precision measurement.

Required Experience:

Intern


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