CMOS FEOL 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.
About the role
This intern role supports the Fab 8 Reliability Engineering organization in assessing semiconductor device reliability performance across advanced technology platforms.
What you'll do
- Learn semiconductor device reliability fundamentals, including Hot Carrier Injection (HCI), Bias Temperature Instability (BTI), Time-Dependent Dielectric Breakdown (TDDB), Gate Oxide Integrity (GOI), and Process Reliability Monitoring (PRM).
- Support reliability qualification and monitoring activities for advanced CMOS technologies manufactured at Fab 8.
- Analyze wafer-level reliability (WLR) and fast wafer-level reliability (FWLR) test data using statistical and engineering methods.
- Develop automated data-analysis, reporting, dashboard, and visualization solutions to improve visibility of reliability trends.
- Perform data mining, trend analysis, comparative studies, and historical PRM correlation analysis to identify process and device factors.
- Develop advanced statistical monitoring methods to improve excursion detection and reliability risk assessment.
What you'll need
- Actively pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Semiconductor Engineering, or related field.
- Overall 3.0 GPA.
- English (Written & Verbal) fluency.
- Ability to work at least 40 hours per week.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and in a collaborative engineering environment.
Nice to have
- Prior related internship or co-op experience.
- Prior leadership experience.
- Strong interest in leveraging AI tools and emerging technologies.
- Project management skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong planning & organizational skills.
- Knowledge of semiconductor devices and manufacturing processes.
- Familiarity with statistical data-analysis techniques.
- Experience with Python, JMP, Minitab, Excel, Power BI, or similar analysis and visualization tools.
- Exposure to semiconductor reliability concepts, wafer-level reliability, or laboratory testing.
Skills: CMOS reliability, HCI, BTI, TDDB, WLR, statistical analysis
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: CMOS reliability, HCI, BTI, TDDB, WLR, statistical analysis
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.