AIM PHOTONICS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

About the program

The goal of the AIM Photonics internship program is to give highly qualified students hands-on education and training opportunities in all aspects of photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design, fabrication and packaging in our unique R&D/manufacturing setting. Students who come through our internship program get a valuable, real-world educational work experience in our advanced manufacturing facilities in Albany and Rochester, which then gives them a powerful launching pad for employment opportunities in the U.S. integrated photonics industry.

AIM Photonics offers paid internships that range from 8-10 weeks during the summer, spring, and fall academic semesters. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident currently enrolled in relevant undergraduate and graduate science and engineering programs.

What you’ll be doing

As an intern, you will be paired with AIM Photonics engineers and researchers at our 300 mm Si wafer photonics fabrication and testing facilities at the Albany NanoTech Complex or at our Test, Assembly, and Packaging (TAP) facility in Rochester, NY. The projects you’ll work on may involve PIC design, PIC device development, fabrication, testing and modeling, and PIC packaging. Past projects have included the development of wafer-scale PIC device data analysis, on-chip characterization of passive and active PICs, development of fiber-attach for SiN-based PICs, and development of PIC design libraries.

At the conclusion of your internship, you’ll have the opportunity to present your project results to the broader AIM Photonics industrial membership, which includes many of the world’s leading companies, universities and research organizations developing integrated photonics technologies.

Read more about AIM Photonics’ recent intern experiences.

Ready? Let’s get started

Applications for the 2025 internship program are now open.

Students who come through our internship program get a valuable, real-world educational work experience in our advanced manufacturing facilities, giving them a powerful launching pad for employment opportunities in the U.S. integrated photonics industry.

The goal of AIM Photonics internship program is to give highly qualified students hands-on education and training opportunities in all aspects of photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design, fabrication and packaging in our unique R&D/manufacturing setting.

Important Dates

Semester: Summer 2025

Application Deadline: Friday, January 3, 2025

Acceptance Notification: Friday, January 24, 2025

Acceptance Confirmation: Friday, January 31, 2025

Questions?

Want to learn more about the AIM Photonics Internship Program?
Contact: Capri O’Hara

What students are saying about their AIM Photonics internships

  • “One reason I wanted to participate in this internship is to see how AIM Photonics fits into the computation and sensor ecosystem. My plans are to push the limits of computing and make simulations much more efficient and faster in order to provide answers that we only solve empirically now.”

    Quentin Curry, SUNY Polytechnic Institute for Nanoscale Engineering

  • “At school we read a ton of information on photonics, but being able to actually put my knowledge and skills to work was very exciting. Learning how to do grating or vertical coupling was a challenge, but I loved every second of it.”

    Jadyn Lee, Stonehill College

  • “I hadn't worked with fiber probes before, so I took advantage of the opportunity to make measurements with the one in the lab. There was also quite a bit of coding involved, so I was able to get plenty of much-needed practice there, as well.”

    Javery Mann, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  • “My internship experience at AIM Photonics taught me more about what to consider when testing photonic devices. The overarching goal was for me to learn as much as I could, and the people I worked with did a great job making that possible.”

    Daniel Crowley, SUNY Polytechnic Institute for Nanoscale Engineering