Intern - Optical Applications

Huawei's Kepler Research Center in Jena is responsible for advanced technical research, architecture evolution design and strategic technical planning.

The Optical Communication and Application Technology Laboratory in Jena focuses on optical telecommunication use cases (optical subsystems for switches, optical wireless), automotive (AR-HUD, headlamp design, displays), illumination, industrial lasers, optical metrology, optical coating design and other optical subsystems. The department engages in local research and collaborates with academic and industrial partners from the European ecosystem.

Join us as a

Intern - Optical Applications (m/f/d) Your mission

• Track the top-level publications and patent about optical wireless communication, optical display, optical sensing, optical imaging, and nano/micro-optics applications, output literature analysis report.
• Perform industry progress and trend analysis and assist identify high value technologies or directions for related business scope, output technical insight report.
• Perform design work according to the project requirement, including free space optics like optical display, imaging lens, projectors, or flat optics like meta-lens, diffraction optical elements, and holographic optical elements.
• Assist formulate device specifications and proceed manufacture process, help to build up experiment/test setup or prototype, and perform data collection, organization, and analysis.

Your areas of expertise

• Currently enrolled as a Bachelor or Master student in optics, optoelectronics, physics, information and communications, computer science, or mathematics.
• Strong theoretical knowledge in geometrical, diffractive and/or physical optics, applicants with hands-on experience is preferred.
• Experience on optical design and simulation software like Zemax, LightTools, CodeV, Comsol, FDTD, GSolver etc. Programming skills like Python and/or MATLAB are considered as a plus.
• High interesting and strong willingness to exploring innovative technologies, ability and experience to independently search the literature and patent in optical area.
• Fluent in English (written and oral) and open to cooperation and to work in a team with multiple cultural backgrounds collaboration.

Your rewards of working here

• Our culture is characterized by innovative power and team spirit as well as the intensive exchange of knowledge and experience within our global network.
• To keep your development ongoing, you will find a broad range of training opportunities. Many online and face-to-face training programs incl. language courses in German and Mandarin.
• Our diverse and welcoming environment is shaped by different backgrounds and around 40 individual nationalities.
• Self-responsible work in a competent, motivated and constantly growing team.

Please send your application and CV (incl. cover letter and reference letters) in English.

Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Our ICT solutions, products and services are used in more than 170 countries and regions, serving over one-third of the world's population. With 208,000 employees, Huawei is committed to develop the future information society and build a Better Connected World.