Optical Engineer Intern
etcMiddleton (WI)
About the role
ETC Internship OpportunitiesETC is hiring interns for the summer of 2027! This is an on-site position in our Middleton, WI office. Some of the duties you may be doing: Assignment may involve lens design & analysis, illumination design, colorimetry, photometric testing, image quality assessment relating to entertainment or architectural LED lighting fixtures. May also involve QA/Manufacturing, support of existing fixtures, or new lighting fixtures currently in development. Become familiar with tools and software applications (Zemax, SolidWorks) utilized by the R&D department.
Representative Responsibilities:
- Perform set-up and optical testing of ETC fixtures
- Participate in the development efforts
- Assist with the design modifications or improvements
- Develop test and verification procedures
- May be involved in continuing engineering maintenance and manufacturing floor support of existing products
- Provides task completion time estimates
- Other tasks as assigned
Minimum qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent (GED) preferred
- Working towards Bachelor's Degree in Optical Engineering or related field
- Junior or Senior year or have taken relevant courses in Optical Engineering
- 1-2 years post high school education in area of specialization
- GPA: 3.0 or higher Submit transcript along with employment application
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