Internships
An internship is not only a great way to get experience, but also gives you a glimpse of what it would be like to work in the industry.
Industrial Associates
Industrial associates (IA) is a professional optics association run by the Institute of Optics. With over 50 corporate members, IA isn’t just a great place to network with future employers, its also a great place to find your next internship opportunity.
Laboratory for Laser Energetics
The ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) offers internships for fall, spring, and summer semesters, and is a great place to get hands-on engineering and research experience.
Internships with NASA
Specializing in multi-semester experiences, the Pathways Internship Program prepares you for a career at NASA and offers a direct pipeline to full-time employment at NASA upon graduation. Students must be a US citizen to apply.
Photonics Career Center
This website has a list of top optics and photonics organizations and links you directly to their job page.
Handshake
Handshake is a ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ run job board, where a wide variety of organizations post internship and job opportunities. Students can set up a free account to get started,