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Keysight Technologies · Santa Clara, California +1 more

# Intern - Optical Design Software & Automation Engineer (PhD Level)

Santa Clara, California +1 more Early career Software Engineering 

Listed on Keysight Technologies’s official careers site. Posted October 19, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on Keysight Technologies’s careers site →](https://careers-keysight.icims.com/jobs/54614/login)

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## Job description

### Overview

Keysight is a mission-critical design enablement partner for organizations solving the world’s most complex engineering challenges. With deep engineering expertise and leading design, emulation, and test solutions, our ~16,800 employees help customers in over 100 countries accelerate innovation across communications, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace and defense, semiconductor, and artificial intelligence markets.

Learn more about what we do. At Keysight, people come together to explore new ideas, challenge what's possible, and advance the technologies defining the future. Here, you'll find opportunities to do your best work, take your career further, and thrive in an award-winning culture. Learn more about our benefits.

### Responsibilities
- Design, model, and analyze imaging, illumination, and optical systems using CODE V, LightTools, and related optical simulation tools
- Develop software and automation frameworks for optical design, analysis, optimization, tolerance studies, and design trade studies
- Design and prototype agentic or semi-autonomous workflows that orchestrate multi-step optical simulation, optimization, and evaluation pipelines Integrate CODE V, LightTools, and RSoft through software APIs and custom workflow automation
- Develop cross-product workflows that combine ray-optics, illumination, imaging, and photonics analyses to support end-to-end engineering studies
- Support optical system performance evaluation, design exploration, and optimization across multiple simulation environments
- Develop and validate numerical algorithms for optimization, workflow integration, and engineering decision support Explore AI-assisted or rule-based approaches for optical design iteration, trade-study execution, and workflow coordination
- Document workflows and deliver reusable, production-quality software tools
- Collaborate closely with application engineers, optical design experts, and software development teams Qualifications PhD candidate in Optics, Optical Engineering, Physics, or a related field
- Strong foundation in geometrical optics, physical optics, imaging systems, illumination optics, and computational optics Hands-on experience with optical design and analysis tools such as CODE V, LightTools, Zemax OpticStudio, LucidShape, or similar platforms Advanced programming skills in C++/Rust and Python Experience building research-grade or production-quality software tools Interest in automation, workflow orchestration, and engineering productivity solutions Experience embedding optimization heuristics, decision logic, or AI-assisted capabilities into engineering workflows Preferred / Differentiating Skills Experience designing imaging, illumination, camera, AR/VR, automotive, display, or related optical systems Experience with freeform optics, tolerance analysis, stray-light analysis, or large-scale optical optimization API-level integration with commercial optical simulation tools Experience building software workflows that connect multiple engineering applications, including optical and photonics simulation environments
- Familiarity with agent-based, workflow-oriented, or multi-step automation frameworks
- Knowledge of photonics or electromagnetic simulation tools such as RSoft is a plus
- Demonstrated ability to translate advanced optical engineering concepts into usable software solutions
- Familiarity with modern software development practices, including source control, code reviews, automated testing, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), and collaborative development workflows using industry-standard tools Careers Privacy Statement Keysight Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other protected categories under all applicable laws.

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Oct 19, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Oct 25, 2026
- Last checked: Nov 8, 2026
- Listed for: 20 days
- Location: Santa Clara, California +1 more[Apply on Keysight Technologies’s careers site →](https://careers-keysight.icims.com/jobs/54614/login)

## Hiring at Keysight Technologies
- Open jobs: 768
- New in the last 7 days: After two weekly collections
- Tracked since: Jul 12, 2026

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