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Lumentum Canada was awarded the 2022 National Capital Region’s Top Employers for the 6th consecutive year and the 2022 Career Directory Canada’s Best Employers for Recent Graduates for the 5th consecutive year.
 

Ottawa based Indium Phosphide and Silicon based Photonic integrated circuit development, both design execution and test/verification. Work directly with the Lumentum design team creating the next generation of optical components enabling optical computing and accelerating the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning transformation.

The Opportunity

Work term May 05, 2025 – August 22, 2025, 4 months. Open to 8 month work term.

On site

Responsibilities

The Optical Device Development Engineer responsibilities would include but not be limited to the following:

• Develop and implement test algorithms, analyze data to extract critical performance parameters from experimental chip designs.
• Optimize simulation models comparing anticipated device performance with measured data.
• Create software tools to automate data analysis.

Education Qualifications

• Graduate student with completed Bachelor of Science or Engineering
• Working towards a bachelors degree in Science, Engineering, or equivalent.

Desired Skills & Qualifications

• Training on physical optics, materials science, particularly semiconductor carrier transport and electrooptical physics, and statistical analysis.
• Software programming skills in any programming language, ideal candidate also has experience with Matlab and statistical analysis packages such as SAS JMP.

To be considered for this opportunity…

• You must be registered full-time or part time, in a recognized Canadian post-secondary institution

What sets Lumentum's student program apart? We're awesome because…
Our student program offers opportunities to work on real projects that have meaningful impact in an environment that supports diverse perspectives, inclusivity and fosters a sense of belonging. We offer flexible working schedules, continuous learning, mentorship programs, and employee resource groups.

Lumentum awards scholarships of $5,000.00 to five of our Canada based students from underrepresented groups. To be considered for the scholarship, the first thing you need to do is apply for a Lumentum intern/co-op opportunity so you can be reviewed for a job with us.  To receive the DIB scholarship, you must complete an intern/co-op with Lumentum.

You might be interested to know:

• We are a humble but passionate team who loves our work and is improving with each day;
• Our team has a long history (15 years and counting) of employing co-ops/interns and we truly value the contributions our students make to our team. In fact, several students have been hired upon graduation;
• Our building offers many perks including a small gym with showers; a cafeteria with subsidized meals and free coffee & tea; a prayer room; a games room; and plenty of free parking, or a conveniently located public transit stop in front of the building.