2027 Photonics Technical Content Intern (R20546)
Rochester, NY (On-site)
Posted 1 day ago
Job Summary
Create and manage technical content that translates complex photonics and engineering insights into customer‑facing materials, while supporting product launches and lifecycle communications.
- Develop technical content such as notes, descriptions, white papers, and guides.
- Collaborate with engineers, scientists, and product managers to translate insights into messaging.
- Support content for launches, campaigns, and lifecycle materials across channels.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Developing clear, accurate, and compelling technical content such as application notes, product descriptions, white papers, technical guides, and educational resources.
- Partnering with engineers, scientists, and product managers to gather technical insights and translate them into customer‑focused messaging.
- Supporting content needs for product launches, marketing campaigns, and lifecycle materials across multiple channels.
- Ensuring all content aligns with brand standards, technical accuracy, and regulatory or compliance guidelines.
- Helping maintain content libraries and documentation processes for version control, consistency, and cross‑functional accessibility.
- Collaborating with the marketing and creative teams to support multimedia content such as diagrams, videos, and animations.
- Using analytics and stakeholder feedback to refine and improve content effectiveness over time.
Requirements
- Enrolled in an advanced degree (MS or PhD) in process for Photonics, Physics, Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
- 1-2 years of relevant experience in technical writing, content development, or technical marketing within photonics, optics, lasers, or other high‑technology sectors.
- Strong ability to convert complex technical information into clear, engaging content for both technical and non‑technical audiences.
- Experience collaborating with technical subject‑matter experts and cross‑functional teams.
- Proficiency with content management systems, digital marketing tools, and basic analytics platforms.
- Excellent written communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Preferred
- Hands‑on experience working with photonics systems, optics setups, lasers, or related instrumentation.
- Familiarity with visual content development (diagrams, schematics, or basic multimedia editing).
- Experience supporting product launches or global marketing campaigns.
- Understanding of SEO and digital content best practices.
- Strong organizational and project‑tracking skills in a fast‑paced, matrixed environment.
Benefits
- Benefits: MKS offers a benefits package for interns/co-ops working at least 20 hours per week, including 11 paid holidays, sick time, and 15 paid vacation days accrued on a biweekly basis.
MKS enables technologies that transform our world. We deliver foundational technology solutions to leading edge semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications. We apply our broad science and engineering capabilities to create instruments, subsystems, systems, process control solutions and specialty chemicals technology that improve process performance, optimize productivity and enable unique innovations for many of the world’s leading technology and industrial companies. Our solutions are critical to addressing the challenges of miniaturization and complexity in advanced device manufacturing by enabling increased power, speed, feature enhancement, and optimized connectivity. Our solutions are also critical to addressing ever-increasing performance requirements across a wide array of specialty industrial applications. Additional information can be found at www.mks.com.
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$20/hr – $33/hr
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- May 2024Post IPO Debt • $1.4B
- Oct 2023Post IPO Debt • $3.6B
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