Process Engineering Intern

MACOM (NASDAQ: MTSI) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of advanced semiconductor products across a diverse range of end markets, including Data Centers, Telecommunications, Industrial and Aerospace and Defense. We develop innovative, cutting-edge technologies and products across the spectrum of radio frequency (RF), microwave, millimeter wave, photonics and high-speed analog technologies. Our solutions support critical network infrastructure applications like artificial intelligence, high performance computing, satellite communications, radar, unmanned aerial vehicles, medical equipment, test and measurement and advanced wireless networks.

MACOM has more than 75 years of expertise in semiconductor process development, wafer fabrication, circuit design, advanced packaging, systems architecture and applications engineering. We are committed to our customers' success. We partner with customers to help solve their most challenging problems by providing semiconductor solutions that are at the forefront of the highest power, highest frequency and/or highest data rates.


Leading technologies, innovative products and driven employees. Come be a part of MACOM and help advance the next generation of connectivity infrastructure!

Process Engineering Intern

Position Summary:

Join our Process Engineering team in Lowell, Massachusetts, for a 12-week internship focused on electroplating within a semiconductor wafer fabrication environment. You will work alongside experienced engineers to optimize plating processes, analyze bath chemistry, characterize plated films, and use experimental data to improve process capability, quality, yield, and operational efficiency.


What You'll Work On:

• Backside-via plating optimization: Plan and execute experiments to evaluate plating performance, identify key process variables, characterize thickness and deposit quality, and determine process improvements


• In-house plating-chemistry analysis platform: Help develop and validate practical analytical methods for monitoring plating-bath composition and condition, with the goal of improving process control and enhancing in-house analytical capabilities.


• Data analysis and communication: Organize and analyze experimental results, document methods and conclusions, and present findings to engineering and manufacturing stakeholders.


Required Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in chemical engineering, materials science and engineering, chemistry, or a related technical field

• U.S. citizenship or permanent-resident status, as required for ITAR-controlled work

• Willingness and ability to work in a semiconductor cleanroom and follow applicable safety, gowning, and chemical-handling procedures

• Ability to plan experiments, troubleshoot technical problems, analyze data, and communicate findings clearly


• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a manufacturing environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Coursework, laboratory experience, or research involving electrochemistry, electroplating, chemical analysis, or materials characterization

• Exposure to semiconductor manufacturing, microfabrication, or cleanroom processing

• Experience with design of experiments, statistical analysis, or data visualization

• Familiar with JMP, SQL, Excel, or similar data-analysis tools

During the 12 weeks each Intern will:

• Be given an individual and well-defined project with set outcome goals

• Gain hands on experience

• Receive excellent training and ongoing supervision

• Be invited to attend an intern webinar series

• Attend networking/social events

• Attend and present at Poster Session about each Interns project successes and pitfalls

• Receive formal, written feedback

The Hourly Range for this position is $20 - $47 per hour. Actual salary offered to candidate will depend on several factors, including but not limited to, work location, relevant candidates' experience, education, and specific knowledge, skills, and abilities.

EEO:

MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. MACOM will not discriminate against any worker or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military service, marital status, or any other category protected under applicable law.


Reasonable Accommodation:

MACOM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you have a disability and are in need of a reasonable accommodation with respect to any part of the application process, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io or email View email address on click.appcast.io. Provide your name, phone number and the position title and location in which you are interested, and nature of accommodation needed, and we will get back to you. We also work with current employees who request or need reasonable accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of their jobs.