Optical Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)

Somerville, NJ - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 2900 - 3300

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Optical Systems Engineering Intern

To reinvent an industry you have to build the best team. Join Formlabs if you want to bring groundbreaking professional 3D printers to the desktop of every designer engineer researcher and artist in the world.

The Optical Systems Engineering Intern will support the optics team in developing optimizing and validating optical systems architectures to create new 3D printing paradigms.

Internship Term: Summer 2026
Commitment: Full-time
Location: Onsite in Somerville MA

The Job:

Provide support during optical system architecture development component and system testing validation and integration.
Design and build experimental test setups including automation of data acquisition.
Conduct hands-on experiments on 3D printers and in the optics lab to collect and analyze data.
Document and present results to the greater engineering team and make recommendations for next-steps in system design.

You:

Have a fundamental understanding of optics.
Have hands-on experience working with lasers LEDs illumination sources optical sensors cameras actuators electromechanical systems and/or other optical systems.
Have experience in building and testing optical mechanical or electrical setups.
Have programming and scientific computing experience ideally in Python.
Are excited about tackling open-ended problems across engineering disciplines.
Have effective communications skills including technical writing.
Can autonomously research report results and make recommendations for next steps.
Are familiar with CAD software.
Familiarity with optical design software is a plus.

Intern Benefits & Perks:

Flexible Out of Office Plan take time when you need it
Ample on-site parking & pre-tax commuter benefits
Catered on-site lunches (3x per week) snacks beverages & treats
Cohort-based social and professional development experience for interns
Many opt-in culture events across our diverse community
And of course unlimited 3D prints

Internships at Formlabs give students the opportunity to create build solve and discover in every area of our business. Come build your career and build the future of 3D printing. Internship perks include social events networking opportunities access to our fully-stocked kitchens and onsite lunches and unlimited 3D printing!

Compensation:

Interns at Formlabs are paid on a bi-weekly pay schedule. The pay range for this role is between $2900 and $3300 per bi-weekly pay period and your pay will depend on your skills qualifications experience location and expected impact on the organization. This is a salaried role so you will always be paid based on the assumed 40 hours per week as a full-time intern. This position does not offer housing or relocation assistance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status.

Even if you dont check every box but see yourself contributing please apply. Help us build an inclusive community that will change the face of 3D printing.

Required Experience:

Intern

Optical Systems Engineering InternTo reinvent an industry you have to build the best team. Join Formlabs if you want to bring groundbreaking professional 3D printers to the desktop of every designer engineer researcher and artist in the world.The Optical Systems Engineering Intern will support the o...