Intern, Quantum Photonics Engineer

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a graduate intern to advance quantum sensing, quantum communications, and quantum information processing. The role involves designing and executing experiments on quantum photonic systems, analyzing measurement data, applying quantum and engineering principles, and collaborating on subsystem and system-level integration and validation.

What you'll do:

• Design and execute experiments on quantum photonic devices, components, or system concepts
• Develop measurement approaches; collect and assess data quality, uncertainty, and observed behavior
• Apply quantum mechanics, optics, and engineering analysis to interpret results and plan follow-on experiments
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to integrate and validate mature quantum-photonic designs at subsystem and system levels

What they're looking for:

• To be eligible, candidate's must be pursuing a master's or doctoral degree in Physics, Applied Physics, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Quantum Science and Engineering, or a related field
• Experience with AMO quantum platforms, including Rydberg-atom sensing, ultracold neutral-atom systems, or entanglement-enabled quantum systems
• Optical, electronic, RF, timing, or data-acquisition instrumentation experience
• Python, MATLAB, or comparable data-analysis experience
• Strong foundation in quantum mechanics, quantum optics, electromagnetics, or closely related analytical methods
• Experimental research, internship, laboratory, or substantial project experience in quantum optics, quantum sensing, quantum communications, quantum information processing, atomic quantum systems, photonic quantum systems, or precision measurement

Benefits:

• 9/80 schedule: employees work 9 out of every 14 days, totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off