Design Engineer Intern - Newport Beach, CA, United States
Originally posted 29 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a member of the HPA team, the Digital Circuit Design Intern works alongside experienced engineers on an individual, business-critical project.
What you'll do
- Execute an individual, well-defined project with set outcome goals. - Gain hands-on digital circuit design experience under ongoing supervision and mentoring. - Attend an intern webinar series along with networking and social events. - Prepare and deliver a presentation at the Poster Session detailing project successes and pitfalls. - Receive formal, written performance feedback over the course of the 12-week program.
What you'll need
- Currently enrolled in a Master’s degree or Ph.D. program in Electrical Engineering.
Skills: digital circuit design, digital design, IC design
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 64-day median for Digital/RTL Design roles.
Digital/RTL Design · RTL Design
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Open roles in category
1079
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Median days open
64 d
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Median salary
$185k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | MACOM | All employers we track in this specialty (1079 roles · 103 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 1079 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 3 | 3342 · 117 employers |
| Median days open | 0 d | 64 d (−64 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: digital circuit design, digital design, IC design
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 152 open roles · median 64 d
- Synopsys · 85 open roles · median 41 d
- AMD · 81 open roles · median 42 d
- Analog Devices · 49 open roles · median 57 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 43 open roles · median 97 d
- NVIDIA · 37 open roles · median 47 d
How we counted: 1079 open Digital/RTL Design (RTL Design) roles from 103 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 28 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 Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.