2027 Masters Product Development Engineering Intern/Co-op - TX, Austin, United States
Originally posted 20 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves supporting Product Development Engineers in characterization and building production test programs. You will participate in Product debug and characterization to identify product performance, process, and test sensitivities.
What you'll do
- Support Product Development Engineers in characterization and to build production test programs through parametric, data and statistical analysis
- Perform engineering and correlation studies to ensure yield, coverage and meet target goal to initiate production ramp
- Help resolve production-related issues and improve efficiency by working with multi-functional teams
- Participate in Product debug and characterization to identify product performance, process, and test sensitivities
What you'll need
- Currently enrolled in a US based University in a Master degree program majoring in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field
- Knowledge/experience with C++, Linux, Perl, Ruby, Shell script, Java or similar
- Knowledge/experience with GIT, SVN, CVS, RCS or similar
- Knowledge/experience with XP, AGILE, Scrum, or Kanban programming paradigms
- Knowledge/experience with Logic analyzers, voltmeters, oscilloscopes, and debug
- Solid understanding of transistors and computer basics
Skills: characterization, production test programs, parametric analysis, yield, product debug, test sensitivities
This role has been open 55 days — slightly above the 51-day median for Product Engineering roles.
Product Engineering · Yield Engineering
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Open roles in category
109
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Median days open
51 d
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Median salary
$174k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (109 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 6 | 109 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 151 | 2216 · 112 employers |
| Median days open | 56 d | 51 d (+5 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $174k |
Skills observed across this category: characterization, production test programs, parametric analysis, yield, product debug, test sensitivities
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 14 open roles · median 66 d
- Infineon Technologies · 12 open roles · median 40 d
- Texas Instruments · 11 open roles · median 65 d
- onsemi · 8 open roles · median 44 d
- Renesas Electronics · 8 open roles · median 28 d
- AMD (this employer) · 6 open roles · median 56 d
How we counted: 109 open Product Engineering (Yield Engineering) roles from 34 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family row. Figures refresh nightly.