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.

Visit the IA Job Board

Laboratory for Laser Energetics

The Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ’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 Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ run job board, where a wide variety of organizations post internship and job opportunities. Students can set up a free account to get started,