Process Development Engineering Intern - Bend, OR, United States
$31 - $42 USD yearly
Originally posted 12 August 2026 by the employer — open 29 days.
About the role
This is a full-time intern position for a Process Development Engineering Intern. The role involves working within an ISO 9001 and 14001 certified manufacturing facility focused on BAW filter devices, technology development, and advanced research.
What you'll do
- Extract and analyze data using tools like Databricks, Spotfire, or Excel.
- Design and execute Design of Experiments (DOEs) to improve process capabilities.
- Troubleshoot fabrication processes and optimize equipment recipes for physical vapor deposition (PVD).
- Apply Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques to track manufacturing limits and reduce variations.
- Collect and log process data utilizing various metrology tools.
- Create and update manufacturing standard operating procedures (SOPs).
What you'll need
- Currently enrolled in a BS or MS program in Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or Chemistry.
- Basic understanding of common semiconductor processing technologies (such as Thin Film Deposition, Product Metrology, Photolithography, Dry/Wet Etch, Electroplating, RF Electrical Test, or Semiconductor Packaging).
- Must have a 3.0 GPA or higher.
- 9 months availability to work onsite.
Skills: process development, data analysis, design of experiments, recipe optimization, statistical process control, metrology tools
This role has been open 28 days — well below the 79-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1020
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Median days open
79 d
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Median salary
$148k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | QORVO | All employers we track in this specialty (1020 roles · 58 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 18 | 1020 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 50 | 9211 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 10 d | 79 d (−69 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $148k |
Skills observed across this category: process development, data analysis, design of experiments, recipe optimization, statistical process control, metrology tools
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 350 open roles · median 127 d
- Applied Materials · 89 open roles · median 127 d
- GlobalFoundries · 73 open roles · median 79 d
- STMicroelectronics · 48 open roles · median 62 d
- Texas Instruments · 46 open roles · median 24 d
- Infineon Technologies · 35 open roles · median 52 d
How we counted: 1020 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 58 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 — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.