IC Validation Engineer Intern, MS - Summer 2027 - United States
$33 - $66 USD yearly
Originally posted 5 September 2026 by the employer — open 5 days.
About the role
This role involves validating Analog front end design used in physical medium devices and Photonics Integrated circuits.
What you'll do
- Develop hardware for chip-level and/or sub-system level performance evaluation/validation.
- Execute engineering validation plan for Optoelectronic components (TIAs & modulator Drivers).
- Design hardware platform for validating chips and system.
- Code/script to automate measurements in Python.
- Verify and troubleshoot board level or chip level design.
- Document design/validation results and generate reports.
What you'll need
- Currently enrolled in a Master’s Degree in CE, EE, or a related field with an expected graduation date of Fall 2027 – Summer 2028.
Nice to have
- Strong fundamentals in RF and Microwave Engineering (S-parameters) & Devices (Filters, Splitters/ Combiners, Travelling wave amplifiers).
- Transistor-level Analog design.
- Knowledge of common building blocks & functions: OpAmps, Digital logic.
- Understanding of Communication Theories – modulations, noise, SNR, digital signal processing, equalization techniques, Q-factor, BER.
- Experience with Digital System engineering – signaling and synchronization.
- Programming experience with Python, C.
- Exposure to Matlab and ADS.
- Experience with Silicon Photonics.
- Hands-on lab work using test and measurement equipment (VNA, Oscilloscope, Spectrum analyzer, and in circuit emulator).
Skills: Optoelectronic components, Photonics Integrated circuits, high speed optical communication, Analog front end design, mmWave, SiGe BiCMOS
This role has been open 5 days — well below the 57-day median for Optical/Photonics IC Design roles.
Optical/Photonics IC Design · Photonics
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Open roles in category
119
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Median days open
57 d
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Median salary
$192k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Marvell Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (119 roles · 32 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 7 | 119 |
| Median days open | 178 d | 57 d (+121 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $192k |
Skills observed across this category: Optoelectronic components, Photonics Integrated circuits, high speed optical communication, Analog front end design, mmWave, SiGe BiCMOS
Who's hiring in this category
- GlobalFoundries · 17 open roles · median 43 d
- Coherent Corp · 15 open roles · median 57 d
- Lightmatter · 13 open roles · median 58 d
- Lumentum · 9 open roles · median 37 d
- Marvell Technology (this employer) · 7 open roles · median 178 d
- PsiQuantum · 6 open roles · median 99 d
How we counted: 119 open Optical/Photonics IC Design (Photonics) roles from 32 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.