Product Development Engineer Intern - Milpitas, CA, United States
$56 - $56 USD hourly
Originally posted 30 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role is for a Product Development Engineer Intern within the Systems Engineering Team, focusing on advancing business priorities through high-impact work.
What you'll do
- Conduct experiments and/or simulations to provide inputs to system design.
- Develop software features to standardize simulation and data analysis.
- Write reports and transfer knowledge to other team members.
- Present project summaries and learnings to senior management.
What you'll need
- PhD Level Degree with a background in Physics or Engineering (electrical, mechanical, or optical).
- Less than 1 year of related experience.
Nice to have
- Proven experience in at least one programming language like Python, C#, or software like Matlab, Labview.
- Understanding of optical, electrical, mechanical, and software systems and their interactions in complex industrial equipment.
Skills: Systems Engineering Team, experiments and/or simulations, system design, complex systems development, optical, electrical, mechanical and software systems
This role has been open 9 days — well below the 51-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Metrology Inspection
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Open roles in category
191
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Median days open
51 d
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Median salary
$159k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | KLA Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (191 roles · 23 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 73 | 191 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 454 | 9796 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 37 d | 51 d (−14 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $159k |
Skills observed across this category: Systems Engineering Team, experiments and/or simulations, system design, complex systems development, optical, electrical, mechanical and software systems
Who's hiring in this category
- KLA Corporation (this employer) · 73 open roles · median 37 d
- Applied Materials · 25 open roles · median 75 d
- Onto Innovation · 18 open roles · median 71 d
- Lam Research · 15 open roles · median 39 d
- Micron Technology · 11 open roles · median 45 d
- Entegris · 9 open roles · median 72 d
How we counted: 191 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Metrology Inspection) roles from 23 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 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.