Product Development Intern
About The Position
We are seeking a motivated and curious intern to support the development of our next-generation spectroscopy platform and gas measurement products. Picarro’s products deliver real-time measurements of critical gases at parts-per-billion and parts-per-trillion levels. As a Product Development Intern, you will work alongside a world-class team of engineers developing systems based on Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy (CRDS) and broadband lasers. This internship offers hands-on experience with advanced instrumentation and an opportunity to contribute to real engineering projects while learning from experienced mentors. The position reports to the Director of Opto-Mechanical Engineering.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a BS or MS in Physics, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Strong interest in hands-on engineering, lab work, and product development.
- Exposure through coursework, projects, or internships to optics, mechanics, electronics, software, or instrumentation.
- Willingness to learn engineering tools, laboratory methods, and documentation practices.
- Good communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, ask questions, and take initiative on assigned tasks.
Nice To Haves
- Hands-on project, laboratory, or research experience in an engineering or physical sciences setting.
Responsibilities
- Support the development of electro-optomechanical systems for Picarro’s next-generation CRDS products.
- Assist with first-time assembly of prototypes, documentation of assembly processes, pilot build activities, test setup preparation, and basic tooling or fixture development under the guidance of experienced engineers.
- Help identify issues during build and test activities and work with the engineering team to implement improvements.
- Assist with the assembly, test, and evaluation of high-precision optomechanical systems.
- Learn about near-infrared optical components such as lasers, detectors, isolators, and coated optics.
- Gain experience with micro-bench optics, alignment processes, and precision mechanical assembly.
- Help document assembly methods, test procedures, and observations to support engineering development.
- Support reliability testing, data collection, and basic analysis under guidance from the engineering team.
- Assist with simple tooling, fixture setup, and lab organization to enable efficient development work.
- Build knowledge of spectroscopy instruments, product development, and engineering best practices throughout the internship.
- Demonstrate care in documentation, lab work, and following established processes and safety practices.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Associate degree
