Internship / Master thesis on topological optical metasurface design & optimization
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Posted on 11/26/2025

Zeiss
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Jena, Germany + 1 more
More locations: Günzburg, Germany
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Your Role
With us, you have the opportunity to perfectly combine your studies with practical experience while actively contributing to exciting projects. This allows you to gain valuable skills, expand your network, and grow both professionally and personally.
Evaluate most promising topological techniques (pixelated surfaces or shape deformation) for design optimization of metasurfaces
Development of both methods and integration within internal software.
Simulation and design on test metasurfaces for a given application
Comparison with current internal design methods (metric and merit function definition, computing cost)
Contribution in the definition of structures for experimental testing
Documentation of the algorithms developed and results
Your Profile
A background in Electromagnetism (Interferometry, scattering, photonics, ...) and/or Mathematics (optimization techniques, topology, geometry, ...)
You are enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master's program in one of the above subjects and experience in these fields is a plus
Applied knowledge in Python and /or MATLAB
Sounds exciting? Then become part of #teamZEISS and help us shape the future! Please provide your complete application documents (CV, transcript of records, etc.).
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