Manufacturing Engineering (Opto-Mech), Intern

Keysight Technologies, Inc. • Santa Clara, CA

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About The Position

Keysight is hiring an intern to support manufacturing engineering and new product introduction (NPI) projects for precision optical and laser interferometer products. The role helps improve product and process manufacturability, quality, and production readiness, and supports production teams with assembly, alignment, testing, and release activities. The intern also contributes to tooling and fixture design, manufacturing documentation, troubleshooting, failure analysis, optical testing and validation, cross-functional process improvements, and analysis of manufacturing and test performance metrics.

Requirements

• Pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, Mechatronics, or a related technical field.
• Basic understanding of engineering principles, mechanical design, and manufacturing processes.
• Experience with CAD software; Siemens NX is preferred, while SolidWorks or similar is acceptable.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to investigate and troubleshoot technical issues.
• Comfort working in a laboratory, manufacturing, or production environment.
• Ability to collect, analyze, and present data using Microsoft Excel or similar tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and committed to quality.

Nice To Haves

• Coursework or laboratory experience involving optics, precision mechanics, photonics, instrumentation, or manufacturing.
• Familiarity with optical components such as lenses, mirrors, beam splitters, polarizers, or laser systems.
• Exposure to optical alignment techniques, metrology equipment, or interferometry concepts.
• Experience with engineering documentation, technical reports, or work instructions.
• Familiarity with statistical analysis, process improvement methods, or root cause analysis techniques.
• Experience programming or automating data analysis using Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, or similar tools.
• Interest in manufacturing, test engineering, and precision optical instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing and NPI projects for precision optical and laser interferometer products, including product, process, and tooling improvements.
• Assist production teams with assembly, alignment, testing, and release of optical and opto-mechanical products, and transfer new tooling, processes, and procedures into production.
• Participate in tooling and fixture design using Siemens NX 3D CAD to create and improve manufacturing aids for assembly and testing.
• Support development and maintenance of manufacturing documentation, including assembly procedures, optical alignment instructions, test methods, work instructions, and engineering change updates.
• Assist with production troubleshooting and continuous improvement by collecting data, documenting findings, and helping resolve issues involving optical assemblies, interferometers, and production test systems.
• Support failure analysis and quality initiatives, including root cause investigations, customer return analysis, MRB activities, and corrective and preventive actions.
• Support optical test and validation activities, including interferometer test station upgrades, hardware evaluations, data collection, gauge qualification, and process validation.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, optical engineering, quality, and supply chain teams on process improvements, supplier qualifications, and production readiness.
• Maintain yield tracking tools, evaluate production data, and support initiatives to improve quality, throughput, and cost efficiency.

Benefits

• Relocation is available for this role.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern