Intern - Advanced Development and Concept Development at Zeiss Group in Dublin, California

Job Description:

The intern will support scientists, concept engineers, systems engineers, and optical engineers in advanced technology and concept development projects. The intern will conceive, design, prototype, and test novel ophthalmic diagnostics technologies.

• Work and interact with Engineers and Scientists in Advanced Development and Concept Development


• Design lab prototypes of opto-mechanical, opto-electrical, and electro-mechanical systems •


• Assemble, build, and trouble shoot prototype hardware and software


• Characterize, optimize, and document prototype performance


• Collect proof-of-concept data using controlled laboratory experiments and compare with predicted results


• Participate in weekly team meetings discussing on-going progress •


• Present collection of total work to a larger group of cross-company individuals


• The intern will familiarize themselves with our products, specifically OCT, Fundus Imaging, and Perimetry products.


• The intern will learn what the diagnostic goal is. Shadow clinical personnel and observe how products are used.


• Learn what diagnostic value they provide and what the workflow is.


• Clinical use of Ophthalmic Diagnostic Devices


• Systems Design of Ophthalmic Diagnostic Devices


• Self-guided learning


• Instruction by Systems Engineers • Hands-on work on systems in the lab.

Requirements

• Student in pursuit of a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Physics, Optics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar engineering field