Device Engineering Intern - Silicon Photonics

As a Silicon Photonics Device Engineering Intern, you will support the development and qualification of silicon photonic devices for high-speed optical interconnect and sensing applications in 45nm and beyond. The role focuses on analyzing in-line process data and electrical and optical measurements to identify opportunities to improve device performance, variability, and manufacturability. ## Essential Responsibilities - Analyze in-line process, electrical, and optical measurement trends for silicon photonic devices. - Support evaluation of process or device-design improvements intended to reduce variability and improve optical and electrical performance. - Assist with identifying measurements that better predict final silicon photonic device figures of merit and with enabling updated tests for new test structures. - Perform data mining, correlation, and statistical analysis across process, electrical, and optical datasets; document methods and communicate findings through technical reviews. ## Other Responsibilities - Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs. ## Required Qualifications - Education: At least a sophomore at time of application and actively pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Materials Engineering, Photonics, Optics, Physics, or related field through an accredited degree program during the time of internship. - Overall GPA of at least 3.0 and good academic standing. - English fluency (written and verbal). - Ability to work at least 40 hours per week during the internship. ## Preferred Qualifications - Prior related internship or co-op experience. - Demonstrated prior leadership experience in the workplace, school projects, competitions, etc. - Strong interest in leveraging AI tools and emerging technologies to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support effective decision-making. - Project management skills, including the ability to innovate and execute on solutions that matter and to navigate ambiguity. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. - Strong planning and organizational skills. - Coursework, research, internship, or project experience in silicon photonics, photonic device physics, semiconductor processing, or optoelectronic characterization. - Experience analyzing electrical, optical, or semiconductor manufacturing data; scripting or coding in Python or R; or familiarity with statistical analysis, data visualization, Design of Experiments, or Statistical Process Control.