Fall 2026
Research and Development Engineer Intern
Updated on 8/25/2026
Pennsylvania State University
Land-grant university in University Park, PA
No salary listed
Company Does Not Provide H1B Sponsorship
State College, PA, USA
In Person
Predominantly on-site, with periodic travel for program meetings and field testing or exercises.
Category
 Quantum Computing |
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Required Skills
MATLAB
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Requirements
- The candidate must be an undergraduate student.
- The candidate must be comfortable with hands-on work involving pressurized hydrogen gas.
- The candidate must be able to follow piping schematics and assemble portions of experiments.
- The candidate must be able to work predominantly on-site at the laboratory in Innovation Park, State College, Pennsylvania.
Responsibilities
- Help build an experiment involving quantum frequency conversion in heterogeneous quantum networks.
- Assemble portions of the experiments by following the piping schematic.
- Connect the experiment to the existing entangled-photon optical experiment and perform quantum frequency conversion.
- Take data in an organized fashion and write a report about the results.
- Attend program meetings and support field testing or exercises when required.
Desired Qualifications
- Mechanical inclination or the ability to learn and become comfortable trying new things.
- Knowledge of MATLAB.
- Some background in quantum mechanics.
Pennsylvania State University is a multi-campus, land-grant public research university whose mission spans undergraduate and graduate education, research, and public service.
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