2025 Summer Electrical Engineer Intern (Austin, TX)
Applied Materials
Who We Are
Applied Materials is the global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to work beyond the cutting-edge, continuously pushing the boundaries of science and engineering to make possible the next generations of technology, join us to Make Possible® a Better Future.
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Applied Materials’ Austin Engineering Department is searching for an intern to join our team in summer 2025! Research and rapid development group designing, procuring, testing, and iterating prototype parts as part of a team including physicists, EEs, and software experts. We are a small group of engineers focused on new product development. If you like to dream up things, design them, build and test them with your own two hands, then we are the group for you. The position will entail the following:
Do just about anything needed in service of new product development activities. One day you may be sweeping the lab and the next day you may be presenting to a Vice President on your latest design or experiment.
Typical activities include: concept generation, detailed design in 3D CAD packages (NX, Creo, Solidworks, and Inventor), detailed drawing and bill of material documentation, cabling, assembly & test of equipment (your own designs as well as others), present in design reviews to the group, review other people’s designs in design reviews, operating equipment in our machine shop (CNC, lathe, saw, brake, etc.), conduct experiments, analyze data, analyze designs (FEA), work with supply chain to purchase materials, troubleshoot equipment, write code, modify existing code, participate in safety reviews, attend training (safety, CAD, etc.) and yes, sweep the floor from time to time.
If you have skills in programming we may also involve you in our thruput simulation software efforts and/or our virtual reality software efforts (mostly learning how to use it, learning how to program it, modify it, etc)
Requirements
Student must be pursuing a Bachelor's or Master’s degree program in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
Student must be in good academic standing at their university, with a preferred GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale
Experience in semiconductor processing or manufacturing preferred
Quick learner
Compensation
$29 - 37 per hour
The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on a number of factors including location and education level and will vary depending on confirmed job-related knowledge, skills, and experience
Applied Materials is committed to diversity in its workforce including Equal Employment Opportunity for Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.
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YesApplied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.