Technical Support Contributors (paid):

• Answer technical questions on the community forum, Slack, and email, covering FDTD setup, meshing, boundary conditions, photonic and RF device design, and Python workflows
• Guide users through best practices for common workflows, including geometry setup, sources, monitors, materials, meshing, boundary conditions, convergence checks, and post-processing
• Host office hours, demos, workshops, or walkthroughs for students and research groups
• Create or improve short technical resources, examples, FAQs, or notebook-based tutorials
• Share user feedback, documentation gaps, common questions, and product suggestions with the Flexcompute team
• Escalate complex technical issues to Flexcompute with clear context and reproducible examples
• Build awareness of Tidy3D within relevant academic communities, labs, and student organizations

Requirements

• Current master’s or PhD student in electrical engineering, photonics, optics, applied physics, semiconductor engineering, computational science, or a related technical field
• Hands-on experience with Tidy3D or another EM simulation tool (Lumerical, HFSS, COMSOL, CST, MEEP, FEKO, or similar)
• Comfort with Python (Tidy3D is Python-first)
• Strong written communication and self-direction in a remote setting
• Active in relevant academic communities, labs, student groups, or research networks
• Familiarity with GitHub, documentation, technical writing, or example-notebook creation
• Prior experience as a teaching assistant, research mentor, club leader, workshop organizer, or technical community builder

Geographic Scope

Open to students in the US, Europe, Japan, South Korea, and India. Track 2 compensation is paid in local currency, adjusted for employment-law requirements.

Success Metrics

• Quality and responsiveness of user support
• Increased engagement within academic user communities
• Volume and quality of technical content produced (Track 2)
• Actionable feedback contributing to product improvements

Benefits

• Flexible, self-scheduled hours around academic commitments
• Competitive hourly compensation for technical contributors
• Access to Tidy3D simulation credits and Flexcompute resources
• Direct mentorship and collaboration with Flexcompute engineers and researchers
• Potential pathway to future internships or full-time roles

Originally posted on Himalayas