Computational Imaging Engineer Intern
The Position
Metalenz is developing next-generation sensing systems for consumer electronics with metasurface technology. As an intern on the computational imaging team, you will work on cutting-edge computational imaging systems by developing image processing algorithms that integrate optical simulations and data pipelines. A successful candidate will have strong skills in optical imaging, computational algorithms, and Python; experience with ML frameworks, data analysis, and AWS is a plus.
What You’ll Do
- Develop and implement advanced imaging processing algorithms for computational imaging applications.
- Build pipelines that combine optical imaging system simulations with computational imaging and machine learning.
- Collaborate closely with ML engineers, data scientists, and optical engineers to develop optimized computational imaging systems.
- Establish robust data quality assurance pipelines to validate and quantify data integrity.
What You’ll Need
- Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a Master’s or PhD’s degree in imaging science, computer science, optics, electrical engineering, or a relevant field.
- Demonstrated experience in optical imaging principles and techniques as demonstrated through research, academic projects, or professional work.
- Proven experience with machine learning frameworks and methodologies.
- Solid Python coding capabilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Background in data analysis and data classification techniques.
- Practical knowledge of optical systems and instrumentation.
- Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure.
The Company
Metalenz, a Boston based venture backed startup built on foundational research from Harvard University, develops next-generation imaging and sensing solutions for high volume consumer electronics markets using patented low-cost metasurface technology, advanced image processing, and novel machine learning algorithms. The Company’s latest product, Polar ID, is a groundbreaking polarizing camera that leverages the unique characteristics of metasurfaces to enable secure and affordable face unlock for all smartphones.
We are a fast-growing, dynamic company with a vibrant startup culture. Our deeply technical and creative team is dedicated to developing groundbreaking technologies that bring new ways of seeing and sensing to billions of people. We foster a workplace that values autonomy, encourages innovation, and supports career growth, giving you the opportunity to take ownership of impactful projects and grow with us.
What We Offer
- Based in downtown Boston near TD Garden, Metalenz is conveniently located across the street from North Station.
- Employee Assistance Program
- Collaborative office space, flexible work schedule with hybrid and/or work-from-home arrangements for qualified positions.
- Complimentary snacks and drinks, and occasionally lunch on-site.
- Free gym and bike parking on-site.
- Fun, energizing, highly collaborative environment in which each team member has the opportunity to make an impact.
The base compensation range for this position is $5,500 – $8,500 per month. Our compensation ranges are determined by role and experience level. The range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position in the noted geographic area. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Metalenz is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Metalenz is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.
To all recruitment agencies: Metalenz does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our employees. Metalenz is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Meta-Optics Intern
The Position
Metalenz is developing next-generation sensing systems for consumer electronics with metasurface technology. As an intern, you will help advance and support the design of our products in imaging and non-imaging optical technologies. A successful candidate will be able to draw from their body of knowledge in metasurface, diffractives, and optics and apply it to problems in meta-optic system design.
What you’ll do
- Apply your PhD work to our problems, learn about cutting-edge products Metalenz is developing, and get a taste for what it takes to productize meta-optics
- Work with the design team to integrate new developments and viewpoints into our software toolkit
- Expand our system design capabilities, breaking free from the viewpoints dominating traditional optics design
- Apply home-grown techniques to meta-optic system design for a diverse range of consumer applications
What you’ll need
- Currently engaged in PhD in Physics, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics, or relevant field and/or demonstrated excellence in relevant technical domains through open source contributions or publications
- Technical background in computational electromagnetics, diffractive optics, metasurface physics/optimization, or computational electromagnetics
- Comfort working with high-performance computing environments, especially Julia and AWS, or willingness to learn.
- Experience with MATLAB/Python or commercial/open-source E&M software such as Lumerical, CST Studio, or MEEP encouraged
- Eagerness to propose, develop, and test new design and analysis techniques
The Company
Metalenz, a Boston based venture backed startup built on foundational research from Harvard University, develops next-generation imaging and sensing solutions for high volume consumer electronics markets using patented low-cost metasurface technology, advanced image processing, and novel machine learning algorithms. The Company’s latest product, Polar ID, is a groundbreaking polarizing camera that leverages the unique characteristics of metasurfaces to enable secure and affordable face unlock for all smartphones.
We are a fast-growing, dynamic company with a vibrant startup culture. Our deeply technical and creative team is dedicated to developing groundbreaking technologies that bring new ways of seeing and sensing to billions of people. We foster a workplace that values autonomy, encourages innovation, and supports career growth, giving you the opportunity to take ownership of impactful projects and grow with us.
What we do
- Work with consumer electronic OEMs to commercialize metasurface optics
- Design next-generation optical systems for emerging consumer applications like 3D sensing
- Apply a modern software stack and cutting-edge developments in computing to greenfield areas in optical system design
- Support internal fabrication and metrology with custom in-house software
What We Offer
- Based in downtown Boston near TD Garden, Metalenz is conveniently located across the street from North Station.
- Employee Assistance Program
- Collaborative office space, flexible work schedule with hybrid and/or work-from-home arrangements for qualified positions.
- Complimentary snacks and drinks, and occasionally lunch on-site.
- Free gym and bike parking on-site.
- Fun, energizing, highly collaborative environment in which each team member has the opportunity to make an impact.
The base compensation range for this position is $5,500 – $8,500 per month. Our compensation ranges are determined by role and experience level. The range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position in the noted geographic area. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Metalenz is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Metalenz is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.
To all recruitment agencies: Metalenz does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our employees. Metalenz is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Metasurface Design Engineer
The Position:
We are seeking a highly motivated metasurface design engineer to join our Design & Computation team. You will design, simulate, and optimize advanced metasurfaces for current and next-generation products, collaborating with process, metrology, and manufacturing teams to translate the design into high-volume production.
What you’ll do
- Perform day-to-day metasurface design and simulation to meet product and performance specifications.
- Develop and maintain simulation workflows and modeling pipelines using in-house developed codes.
- Scientific compute, program, and automate design tasks using Julia and Python.
- Collaborate with process engineers, metrology team, and foundry partners to ensure design-for-manufacturing.
- Analyze the optical performance data, optimize, and iterate on designs to meet stringent optical and manufacturing requirements.
- Contribute to current product improvement and roadmap for next-generation and future metasurface-based products.
- Document simulation methodologies, design rules, and best practices.
What you’ll need
- MS.c. or Ph.D. in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Solid understanding of metasurface physics and diffractive/geometrical optics.
- Strong hands-on experience with FDTD (e.g., MEEP), RCWA (e.g., S4), and familiarity with other modeling methods (TMM, BPM, FEM, etc).
- Programming experience in Julia, Python, and MATLAB for simulation scripting, scientific computing, and workflow automation.
- Experience in collaborating with process development (lithography, etching, deposition), metrology (SEM/FIB, bench-top setup), and manufacturing teams.
- Proficiency with Git for version control and SLURM for workload management.
- Detail-oriented, self-driven, able to thrive in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with custom simulation tool development or optimization pipeline.
- Familiarity with design rule checking and integrating optical design with process limitations.
The Company
Metalenz is a growing, venture-backed start-up that is the first to commercialize meta-optics and enable the next generation of 3D sensing in consumer electronics, automotive and industrial robotics markets. Built on research from Harvard University, Metalenz has 20+ patents on innovations that simplify and improve optical devices. Unlike traditional optics, the company’s metasurface technology provides complex, multifunctional optical performance in a single semiconductor layer, relocating large-scale production of optics to semiconductor foundries, that print lenses like computer chips.
Metalenz recently closed a $30M Series B financing led by Neotribe Ventures, and returning investors including 3M Ventures, Applied Ventures LLC, Intel Capital, M Ventures, TDK Ventures, and Foothill Ventures. Now in the market, Metalenz metasurface optics will be in millions of consumer devices this year. Based in downtown Boston near TD Garden, Metalenz is conveniently located across the street from North Station.
What we offer
Metalenz is a rapidly growing start-up that offers best-in-class benefits.
- Competitive salary, 401k with company contribution, pre-IPO stock options.
- Based in downtown Boston near TD Garden, Metalenz is conveniently located across the street from North Station.
- Competitive benefits package including company-paid health, dental, vision, life, LTD/ADD.
- Company contribution to Health Savings Account (HSA).
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Collaborative office space, flexible work schedule with hybrid and/or work-from-home arrangements for qualified positions.
- Complimentary snacks and drinks, and occasionally lunch on-site.
- Free gym and bike parking on-site.
- Fun, energizing, highly collaborative environment in which each team member has the opportunity to make an impact.
The base salary range for this position is $130,000-$175,000 plus equity and comprehensive benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and experience level. The range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position in the noted geographic area. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Metalenz is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Metalenz is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.
To all recruitment agencies: Metalenz does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our employees. Metalenz is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
