Summer 2027 Internship - Experimental Lasers (Graduate)

Responsibilities:

Own a scoped experiment through a 12-week cycle: define the question and success criteria, write the test plan, run it, and report the result.

Build first-order physics models from the literature to size the experiment and interpret the data.

Assemble, align, and operate pulsed laser systems and beamlines, working with Experimental Lasers staff and with optical and controls engineers.

Design and calibrate pulse diagnostics, and quantify the uncertainty in what they measure.

Present results at team reviews and a company-wide Lunch and Learn, and document the work so the team can build on it.

Qualifications:

Education: Enrolled in, or admitted to, an MS or PhD program in physics, optics, electrical engineering, or a related field.

Experience: Hands-on research or thesis work using lasers or optical systems.

Clear written and verbal communication, including presenting technical results.

Available to work full-time onsite in Denver for all 12 weeks.

Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Desired:

Hands-on experience operating pulsed lasers or nonlinear frequency conversion.

Demonstrated ability to calibrate energy, temporal, spectral, or beam-profile diagnostics and analyze the data in Python, MATLAB, or similar.

Skilled at working safely with vacuum systems, high voltage, or Class 4 lasers.

Track record of planning and running experiments independently, from alignment through data analysis.