Intern in Photonics flow - MEYLAN 01, France
Originally posted 21 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This internship focuses on testing and developing materials for photonics design flows, leveraging specific design tools and methodologies. The role involves investigating the latest software version for photonics design based on Virtuoso and developing customer collaterals like Rapid Adoption Kits, demos, and examples.
What you'll do
- Test and develop materials for photonics design flows.
- Investigate the usage of the latest software version for photonics design based on Virtuoso.
- Work on collaterals to develop materials for customers to ease software use.
- Collaborate to define and validate the photonics design flow.
- Use AI development to increase customer productivity.
- Deploy and improve coding skills.
What you'll need
- Final year student of engineering school, preferably in photonics/microelectronics engineering.
- Understanding of IC design and photonics knowledge.
- Basic knowledge of Virtuoso software.
- Good communication skills.
- Good level in French and English.
- Being a team player.
- Problem-solving skills.
Skills: photonics, IC design, Virtuoso, microelectronics, engineering school
This role has been open 33 days — well below the 63-day median for Optical/Photonics IC Design roles.
Optical/Photonics IC Design · Photonics
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Open roles in category
121
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Median days open
63 d
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Median salary
$195k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Cadence Design Systems | All employers we track in this specialty (121 roles · 32 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 121 |
| Median days open | 108 d | 63 d (+45 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $195k |
Skills observed across this category: photonics, IC design, Virtuoso, microelectronics, engineering school
Who's hiring in this category
- GlobalFoundries · 18 open roles · median 57 d
- Lightmatter · 16 open roles · median 70 d
- Coherent Corp · 15 open roles · median 63 d
- Lumentum · 8 open roles · median 50 d
- PsiQuantum · 6 open roles · median 112 d
- Ayar Labs · 5 open roles · median 47 d
How we counted: 121 open Optical/Photonics IC Design (Photonics) roles from 32 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 23 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.