Optical Engineering Intern

This is a full time Summer Internship based in Minneapolis, MN. The Optical Engineering Summer Intern will help Engineers make possible higher speed broadband and robust availability, and complete a summer project to plan, design and implement an automated optical switching tool.

Requirements

• Perform fiber optic performance test cases on state-of-the-art fiber to the home broadband network, documenting results.
• Assist Calix Optical Engineers in automating test equipment and procedures.
• Build test systems in engineering development lab working directly with Calix Engineering Team.
• Knowledge of optical communications concepts such as fiber optic signal propagation, laser signal transmitter operation, signal to noise ratio concepts.
• Experience with test instrumentation desirable, including: Fiber Optic Power Meter measurement, Optical Spectrum Analysis, Bit Error Rate, Variable Optical Attenuation Bit Error Ratio, Variable Optical Fiber Link Length Bit Error Ratio. Optical Transceiver Extinction Ratio and Eye Diagram measurement.
• Authoring and integrating Python code for test equipment remote control.
• Knowledge of embedded systems software, by command line communication, is required.
• Knowledge of Internet Protocol a must.
• Programming experience with Python for scripting execution is also desired.
• Presenting experimental results in the form of lab reporting is also necessary.

Benefits

• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off