Industrial Engineering Internship

About Voyant

Voyant Photonics, based in the heart of New York City, is transforming machine perception with a new class of LiDAR devices that are compact enough to fit in the palm of your hand and powerful enough to measure range, velocity, and reflectivity with unparalleled accuracy. By leveraging cutting-edge silicon photonic chips smaller than your fingertip, we deliver sensors that are not only revolutionary in performance but also affordable enough to integrate into any system.

Our technology disrupts the status quo of bulky, expensive, and power-hungry LiDAR systems, making high-precision sensing accessible for widespread adoption in robotics, autonomous vehicles, drones, industrial automation, and beyond.

Why Join us?

At Voyant, you’ll be part of a team turning cutting-edge research into real-world products. As a growing startup, we offer interns the chance to make a meaningful impact, work closely with senior engineers, and learn what it takes to build disruptive sensing technology. This is more than an internship — it’s a chance to grow your technical skills and career in one of the most exciting fields of hardware innovation.

The Role:

We’re seeking an Industrial Engineering Intern to support our Manufacturing Operations team as we scale from prototypes to full-scale production. You’ll gain hands-on experience helping optimize processes, improve efficiency, and ensure smooth day-to-day operations in a fast-paced, high-tech manufacturing environment.

Location: NYC

Duration: 4 months

Hours: 12+ hours per week

Responsibilities:

• Support the operations in transitioning Voyant’s operations from pre-production to full-scale production.

• Assist in developing, documenting, and optimizing manufacturing and assembly processes.

• Help create workflow layouts, standard operating procedures, and assembly instructions.

• Conduct time studies, process mapping, and efficiency analysis to identify bottlenecks and recommend improvements.

• Support inventory management, material flow, and supply chain tracking initiatives.

• Collaborate with engineering, quality, and manufacturing teams to ensure manufacturability, testability, and cost targets are met.

• Assist with data collection and analysis for production KPIs, continuous improvement initiatives, and process validation.

• Support cross-functional projects, including vendor management, equipment setup, and pilot production activities.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.

• Strong analytical skills and interest in manufacturing operations.

• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to work collaboratively across teams.

• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing or process optimization is a plus.

What We Offer

• Team events and company meetups

• Complimentary lunch provided daily at our NYC office

• Hands-on experience in cutting-edge LiDAR hardware manufacturing.

• Work directly with senior operations and engineering leaders.

• Exposure to real-world manufacturing operations in a high-growth startup environment.

• Potential to transition to full time position

Equal Opportunity Employer

Voyant Photonics is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital or partnership status, age, national origin, citizenship, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, or any other characteristic protected by law.