Intern, Engineering - San Jose, CA

IPG Photonics is revolutionizing the laser industry as the pioneering developer and leading producer of fiber lasers and amplifiers. Headquartered in Marlborough, MA, IPG has over 6,500 employees in more than 30 locations around the world. We aspire to work together with our employees and customers to apply light in ways that improve life.

Our mission is to develop innovative laser solutions to make the world a better place. To accomplish this mission, we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent and an engaged, diverse, and thriving workforce that drives a sustainable future for our company and society.

Working at IPG Photonics you can expect challenging projects, a motivating and friendly environment.

IPG seeks to hire a technically savvy laser applications intern into our sales and applications organization covering the Western U.S. region. The successful applicant will impact our business by utilizing our state-of-the-art laser technology to develop new processes and support our customer applications. The ideal applicant is innovative, hands-on, with a technical breadth who will enjoy working on laser-based hardware and applications. A good work ethic and strong interpersonal skills are required since the position involves frequent contact with IPG customers. Experience with laser systems laser material processing applications is a plus.

Duties:

• Setup, characterize and optimize laser workstations and laser process applications such as welding, cutting, drilling, ablation, marking, and micromachining
• Operate, test, and troubleshoot laser based systems and workstations. Systems include components such as electrical, mechanical, motion, optical, and software sub-systems.
• Perform inspection of samples, including optical microscopy and metallographic destructive testing
• Documentation of test results in electronic reports detailing system test data, laser processes parameters, and sample results
• Responsible for maintenance of lab equipment
• Support of engineering development activities, sales, and customer applications
• Ability to positively impact outcomes by helping customers remotely and on-site to deploy IPG lasers and systems for material processing applications
  

• Currently enrolled or recent graduate in a BS or MS program in Engineering, physics, or technical degree relevant to laser-based manufacturing technology is preferred.
• Laser-based process development experience with one or more of the following processes is highly desirable. Processes include: welding, cutting, ablation, marking, drilling, micromachining, and ultrafast processing
• Understanding and ability to interpret mechanical/technical drawings
• Customer service focused skills: strong oral, written, and interpersonal communications along with problem-solving abilities
• Desire to learn new systems and technologies
• Results-oriented, with ability document all work with care
• Experience with MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)