X is Alphabet’s moonshot factory. We are a diverse group of inventors and entrepreneurs who build and launch technologies that aim to improve the lives of millions, even billions, of people. Our goal: 10x impact on the world’s most intractable problems, not just 10% improvement. We approach projects that have the aspiration and riskiness of research with the speed and ambition of a startup.
THE FOUNDATION OF AN AMAZING JOURNEY
Our goal at X is to make the world a radically better place. In order to do that we seek fresh unexpected perspectives, from different fields, and that’s why we’re excited about you.
Life here isn’t easy, but it’s fun. We’re trying to build things most people can’t even imagine, and we’re doing it with the hope of making a huge, positive impact on the world. You’ll be embedded into a moonshot project, where you’ll partner with team members to solve key challenges.
This isn’t your ordinary internship. You’ll be positively challenged and pushed professionally, in ways that you may have never experienced. If this excites you - keep reading.
DURING YOUR INTERNSHIP YOU CAN EXPECT:
- To be placed on one of our confidential or public X projects
- To get paid competitively and with Google benefits
- To be part of a lively community of other Interns and Residents
- To addend colloquium and discussions with team leads from across Google, DeepMind and external organizations
DETAILS:
- Location: X's headquarters in Mountain View, CA
- Start Date(s): Year-round rolling basis
- Duration: a flexible 4 mo. to 1 year program based on project team needs and your availability
REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be enrolled in an academic program and working towards completing a PhD, Masters, or Undergrad
WHAT YOU'LL BE WORKING ON:
- Own the design, simulation, construction, operation and documentation related to various test systems that support a free space optical communications terminal.
- Work with team members from various disciplines to understand and implement tests and test methods to collect key data characteristics of a free space optical communications terminal.
- Generate detailed and comprehensive documentation (including operation instructions, bills of material and associated CAD models) to support test systems.
Minimum Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a graduate studies program in a STEM field (physics, engineering, computer science, mathematics or related), with a strong interest and background in free space optical communications.
- Strong understanding of free space optical communications theory.
- Hands-on experience working on free space optical communications systems, with a focus on optical / mechanical hardware, photonics, tracking systems and related software.
- Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages, including but not limited to: Python, MATLAB, C/C++
- Experience with one or more general purpose Computer Aided Design (CAD) software packages, including but not limited to: SolidWorks, Siemens NX
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with off-the-shelf and custom hardware to build moderately complex optical / mechanical / electro-optical systems.
- Experience with instrumentation control using Python.
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