CMOS BEOL Reliability Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) - Malta, New York, United States of America, United States
$20 - $40 USD yearly
Originally posted 28 September 2026 by the employer.
Support the development of an inline methodology to assess risks associated with critical back-end-of-line defects in automotive products.
About the role
The CMOS BEOL Reliability Engineering Intern will support the Fab 8 Reliability Engineering organization in developing and implementing an inline methodology to assess risks associated with critical back-end-of-line defects in automotive products. This role involves connecting manufacturing defect data and reliability physics to develop product-relevant defective-parts-per-million risk metrics.
What you'll do
- Learn fundamentals of BEOL reliability, semiconductor failure mechanisms, and inline defect monitoring.
- Analyze inline defect data and scanning electron microscope images to evaluate manufacturing defects.
- Connect observed defect types with potential BEOL degradation mechanisms, including electromigration and time-dependent dielectric breakdown.
- Perform statistical analysis to understand key risk drivers and translate defect density into product-relevant risk estimates.
- Develop data-analysis and visualization tools or dashboards that communicate defect trends and calculated risk.
- Develop a documented defect catalog linking inline defect types to their potential BEOL reliability impact.
What you'll need
- At least a sophomore actively pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Data Science, or Semiconductor Engineering.
- Overall 3.0 GPA and in good academic standing.
- Ability to work at least 40 hours per week during the internship.
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating in a cross-functional engineering environment.
Nice to have
- Prior related internship or co-op experience.
- Strong interest in leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity and streamline workflows.
- Coursework or experience in semiconductor devices, materials, manufacturing, reliability, statistics, or data analytics.
- Familiarity with BEOL interconnects, copper metallization, dielectric materials, defect mechanisms, electromigration, or time-dependent dielectric breakdown.
- Experience with Python, JMP, Minitab, Excel, Power BI, MATLAB, or similar analysis and visualization tools.
- Experience organizing technical data, automating calculations, developing dashboards, or presenting engineering results.
Skills: BEOL reliability, semiconductor failure mechanisms, inline defect monitoring, electromigration, time-dependent dielectric breakdown
This role has been open 17 days — well below the 57-day median for Reliability Engineering roles.
Reliability Engineering · Reliability Engineering
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Open roles in category
423
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Median days open
57 d
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Median salary
$158k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | GlobalFoundries | All employers we track in this specialty (423 roles · 70 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 10 | 423 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 350 | 9907 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 23 d | 57 d (−34 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $158k |
Skills observed across this category: BEOL reliability, semiconductor failure mechanisms, inline defect monitoring, electromigration, time-dependent dielectric breakdown
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 76 open roles · median 140 d
- Infineon Technologies · 31 open roles · median 43 d
- Renesas Electronics · 20 open roles · median 42 d
- Analog Devices · 18 open roles · median 56 d
- onsemi · 18 open roles · median 74 d
- STMicroelectronics · 18 open roles · median 23 d
How we counted: 423 open Reliability Engineering (Reliability Engineering) roles from 70 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 Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.