Optical Engineering Internship

Who We Are

Join us on our mission to democratize access to the abundance of health information in the human eye! Here at identifeye HEALTH Inc., we’re pioneering a new branch in diagnostics between laboratory medicine and radiology, that will enable regular non-invasive health monitoring for both ocular and systemic diseases. 

We believe in empowering the individual by building approachable and intuitive products to provide personalized health insights to each and every patient. Our products are portable, affordable, easy to use and connected devices for early disease detection and monitoring.

We are born from 4Catalyzer - a rapidly growing health-tech incubator founded by Dr. Jonathan Rothberg, an award-winning scientist and highly successful serial entrepreneur. We are fostering a culture of technical excellence where you have the opportunity to learn, explore and see your ideas come to life. 

Joining identifeye HEALTH is the opportunity to redesign the future of healthcare through the power of technology. We are here to solve real-world problems and maximize global impact, motivated by the idea that our products will change lives, including the ones of people you love.

What We Live By

• Prioritize the Patient - We make products that remove barriers between quality care and the people who need it 
• Data-Driven Decisions - We search for the best solutions; objective, backed by data, and optimized for speed, simplicity and scale
• Support Each Other - We celebrate the ideas and contributions of our teammates and recognize that we can only succeed as a team, and when each person feels heard and valued
• Simplify - We build intuitive solutions to simplify patient care

What You Will Be Doing

The identifeye HEALTH Internship Program provides an opportunity for students and early career professionals to gain valuable industry experience, allowing them to develop technical skills, hone professional etiquette, learn from industry leaders, identify potential career paths and apply their academic knowledge.

Interns will have the opportunity to contribute to the exciting work happening within identifeye, build long lasting professional relationships with our team and most importantly - have fun!

As an Optical Engineering Intern, you will be working alongside talented identifeye HEALTH engineers and scientists to build new setups, characterize optical systems and explore parameter settings of different imaging devices. You may also help the team to understand sub-aspects of the design layout or larger design concepts. This will provide the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with different optical concepts in a fast-paced design environment.

As part of our team, your core responsibilities will be to:

• Work alongside identifeye engineers and scientists to build or characterize different optical setups
• Independently explore parameters of the different setups
• Analyze data to drive design, understanding and project decisions
• Explore details of different design aspects and deepen the understanding of the overarching design

Internship roles are temporary, and will run for approximately 12 weeks. This role is based around a full-time schedule of 40 hours/week. Start and end dates can be flexible. This role must be able to work onsite in our Redwood City, CA office. If not local, must be relocated prior to start of the internship.

What We Are Looking For

Baseline Skills, Experiences, & Attributes:

• Currently pursuing a graduate degree or Ph.D. in Optical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Physics or a related discipline
• Hands-on optical engineering experience in building and debugging optical setups
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Must have a positive, “can do” attitude
• Fun character & team player

Preferred Qualifications:

• Interest in the field of ophthalmology or medical imaging
• Demonstrated ability to understand, evaluate and interpret data
• Hands on optical setup, data acquisition and image processing experience

What We Offer

identifeye HEALTH Inc. does not accept agency resumes.

identifeye HEALTH Inc. is an E-Verify and equal opportunity employer regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or Veteran status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.