Mechanical Designer - Co-op/Intern

Lumentum
Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaPosted Sep 9, 2026

About the role

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

Lumentum Canada was awarded the 2022 National Capital Region’s Top Employers for the 6th consecutive year and the 2022 Career Directory Canada’s Best Employers for Recent Graduates for the 5th consecutive year.

Job Description

Position Title: Mechanical Designer Employment Type: Student – Co-op, existing vacancy Location: Ottawa ON, Onsite 4-month term (preferred): January 2027 - April 2027 About Lumentum At Lumentum, we’re building the tech behind the world’s fastest networks and most advanced systems. Our optical and photonic solutions power everything from AI and cloud computing to data centers, telecom, and advanced manufacturing. We’re a global team of innovators working where light meets technology, solving big challenges that keep the world connected and moving forward. If shaping the future of connectivity excites you, you’ll fit right in. What do we do? The mechanical engineering co-op student will join a multi-disciplinary R&D team that is continually and rapidly advancing new products from conception to their fully-realized, mature state - deployed around the world as the foundation of the optical internet. The team works on a variety of different products applied in optical communication networks: optical amplifiers, wavelength-selectable switches, optical channel monitors and highly-integrated circuit packs. In addition to designing the products, the team also designs the precision production tooling essential to build the products in volume. Creative, reliable tooling designs are developed, documented and built within tight schedules. What will you do in this role? The mechanical engineering co-op student will join a multi-disciplinary R&D team that is continually and rapidly advancing new p

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