Product Engineering Intern

For over 90 years, Topcon's vision has been to solve societal challenges around the globe. In healthcare, we are developing innovations that improve patients' health and quality of life. We empower eye care providers with advanced imaging, diagnostic solutions, and intelligent data technology. Our robotic devices deliver simplicity without compromise, by capturing clear images with the push of a button. By joining Topcon Healthcare, you become part of a growing, diverse, global team. With office locations throughout North America, whether you are on-site, remote, or hybrid, our culture empowers you to contribute to company and personal success each day. At Topcon Healthcare, you can grow your career, gain new perspectives, and help address society's most pressing challenges. If you have drive, passion, and a desire to be part of a collaborative team, we want to hear from you. At Topcon Healthcare, we don't wait for the future. We invent it. Join us. Learn more about working with us at topconcareers.com Topcon Healthcare is looking to offer an internship program from June 1, 2026, until August 14, 2026. This is a paid program located in the La Jolla CA office. The hours for this program are Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm. Come join the Topcon Healthcare team to help build real-world skills and knowledge to influence your education and career path. We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual to join the Primary Care product engineering team as a product engineering Intern. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience and hands-on exposure to product management, medical imaging software, and regulated healthcare product development, with a particular focus on image quality, system robustness, and software design controls. The intern will work closely with product management, engineering, and quality to deliver meaningful output and products that will benefit patient care. We are committed to offering real, outcome-driven project work—not observational or exploratory tasks.

Key Responsibilities:

The intern will support the Primary Care product team across three primary workstreams: Imaging Quality & Robustness Analysis Assist in developing and evaluating image quality metrics for retinal imaging, including sharpness, illumination, field-of-view coverage, and artifact detection. Analyze how image quality impacts downstream performance (e.g., AI outputs, interpretability, clinical usability). Compare traditional computer vision approaches and lightweight machine learning techniques for assessing image quality. Synthesize findings into clear, decision-oriented recommendations for product and data strategy. Capture Guidance & User Feedback Concepts Explore offline methods to detect common capture failure modes (e.g., blur, motion artifacts, poor alignment). Support concept-level analysis of how capture guidance or feedback signals might improve usability in non-specialist settings. Document tradeoffs between algorithmic complexity, usability, and system constraints. Software Design Controls & QMS Exposure Support product management in maintaining software design documentation within a regulated Quality Management System (QMS). Assist with requirements traceability, risk considerations, and verification planning for software-related features. Gain exposure to how product, engineering, and quality teams collaborate in a regulated medical device environment.

Qualifications:

Required Currently pursuing (or recently completed) a graduate degree in engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, physics, or a related technical field. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail. Proficiency in Python and familiarity with data analysis workflows. Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to clearly document technical work. Nice to have Exposure to medical imaging, computer vision, or machine learning (e.g., CNNs, ViTs, image analysis). Familiarity with PyTorch, MATLAB, or similar tools. Interest in product management, system-level thinking, or regulated product development. Comfort working with imperfect or real-world data.

Benefits:

Hands-on experience working on a real medical device product used in clinical settings. Exposure to the intersection of software, hardware, and clinical workflows. Practical understanding of software quality and design controls in a regulated environment. Mentorship from experienced product and engineering leaders. The opportunity to deliver work that directly influences product decisions and roadmap discussions.

Base Pay:

Expected Base Pay Range:

$22.00 to $25.00 hourly based on degree level. The base pay range included is a projected hiring range for a position, level and potential work location(s) listed. Topcon provides the compensation range that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full-time schedule.

Benefits:

This position is not eligible for benefits or time off.

EEO Statement:

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. Topcon Healthcare sees eye health differently. Our vision is to empower providers with smart and efficient technologies for enhanced patient care. Keeping pace with the ever-changing landscape of the healthcare industry, we offer the latest integrated solutions including advanced multimodal imaging, vendor-neutral data management and groundbreaking remote diagnostic technology. A globally-oriented business, Topcon is focused on developing solutions towards solving societal challenges in the mega-domains of healthcare, agriculture, and infrastructure. In healthcare, these challenges include increasing eye disease, rising medical costs, access to healthcare and physician shortages. By investing in value-driven innovations, Topcon works to enable people to enjoy good health and a high quality of life.