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Applied Materials

2027 Summer Electrical Engineer Intern (Controls/PCB) - BS or MS (Gloucester, MA)

Applied Materials Gloucester, MA, United States Internship 7 days ago
Digital Design & SoC Architecture

$31 - $41 USD hourly

Originally posted 9 October 2026 by the employer.

About the role

This internship focuses on hardware design and improvements for PCBs within the Display Controls Department.

What you'll do

  • Assist with electronic and system documentation
  • Assist in soldering and un-soldering components on PCBs
  • Learn schematic capture and fundamentals of PCB design
  • Analyze problems along with more Senior Engineers
  • Organize and maintain our Electronics lab
  • Use test equipment to gather important data
  • Design and test various circuits

What you'll need

  • Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree program in Electrical Engineering, computer sciences, Physics, or a related field
  • Good academic standing at your university, with a preferred GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale
  • Desire to learn
  • Quick learner

Nice to have

  • Experience in semiconductor processing or manufacturing
Market context

This role has been open 6 days — well below the 51-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.

Hardware Systems Engineering · AI ML Hardware

Open roles in category
953
Median days open
51 d
Median salary
$156k
See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
How Applied Materials compares in Hardware Systems Engineering hiring
Metric Applied Materials All employers we track in this specialty (953 roles · 102 employers)
Open roles in this specialty 51 953
Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family 159 6156 · 145 employers
Median days open 64 d 51 d (+13 d vs this employer)
Median salary (USD postings) — $156k

Who's hiring in this category

  • Intel Corporation · 68 open roles · median 34 d
  • KLA Corporation · 64 open roles · median 44 d
  • Teradyne · 56 open roles · median 28 d
  • NVIDIA · 51 open roles · median 67 d
  • Applied Materials (this employer) · 49 open roles · median 64 d
  • AMD · 47 open roles · median 48 d

How we counted: 953 open Hardware Systems Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 102 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 Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.

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Gloucester, MA, United States
On-site
Internship
$31 - $41 USD hourly
7 days ago

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