Intern

The company is a publicly funded research institute based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is home to a diverse community of leading scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and researchers from across the globe, transforming problems and roadblocks into pioneering research and technology prototypes that help move society ahead.

We are seeking a highly motivated intern to join the Integrated Photonics & Light Sensing division within DERC. The intern will contribute to two main tracks:

• Developing AI agents for the automated design and tape-out of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) using commercial and open-source PDKs and software.
• Designing software pipelines and writing code for the processing, analysis, and visualization of raw LiDAR data.
  This role is ideal for candidates eager to bridge AI and photonics in a research-oriented environment.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop AI models/agents for photonic integrated circuit layout and optimization.
• Automate design workflows using tools such as KLayout and GDSFactory.
• Work with both commercial and open-source PDKs for PIC design and tape-out.
• Develop code for preprocessing, filtering, and visualizing LiDAR data.
• Handle 3D point cloud data and object detection/classification.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary researchers in photonics, AI, and embedded systems.

Qualification

• Enrolled in or recently graduated with a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Optics, or a related field.
• Strong background in machine learning, data science, or signal/image processing.
• Exposure to photonics design and simulation tools (e.g., COMSOL, Lumerical, GDSFactory, KLayout).
• Experience in Python.
• Familiarity with LiDAR systems or 3D sensor data processing is a strong advantage.
• Excellent analytical, coding, and teamwork skills.