The successful candidate will have programming experience in LabVIEW and/or any other computer-based equipment automation programming skills. A strong background in one of the following fields is a must: photonics, physics, materials science, electrical/optical engineering. The successful candidate will work as a member of the development team assisting in equipment automation for optical glass material processing and characterization. In this position, the person will have the ability to learn about the glass melt process, instrumentation automatization, optical component testing, and much more.