$29 - $49 USD hourly
About the role
This Product Engineering Co-Op supports the transition of semiconductor products from development into high-volume manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Support Product Engineering activities for new product introductions and sustaining products.
- Analyze ATE, wafer probe, characterization, and manufacturing data to identify trends and improve product performance.
- Generate technical summaries, statistical reports, and engineering presentations from large data sets.
- Assist in qualification and reliability activities, including data analysis and documentation support.
- Develop scripts, tools, or automated workflows to improve engineering productivity and data analysis efficiency.
- Contribute to yield enhancement, test-time reduction, and cost optimization projects.
What you'll need
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Ability to work onsite in Cedar Rapids for 6 months (Jun-Dec 2027).
- Familiarity with statistical data analysis techniques.
- Basic understanding of semiconductors, electronics, or test engineering fundamentals.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Nice to have
- Interest in semiconductor manufacturing, product development, and test engineering.
- Coursework in embedded systems, mixed-signal circuits, RF, or semiconductor devices.
- Ability to interpret schematics and troubleshoot electronic systems.
- Experience or exposure to programming, scripting, or data analysis tools such as Python, MATLAB, JMP, SQL, or Power BI.
- Familiarity with version control and collaboration platforms such as GitHub.
- Knowledge of Machine Learning, AI and data automation tools.
- Experience working with large data sets, data visualization and reporting.
Skills: NPI, high-volume manufacturing, yield, ATE, characterization
More semiconductor jobs: Product engineer jobs
This role has been open 33 days — well below the 88-day median for Product Engineering roles.
Product Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
154
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Median days open
88 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$168k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Skyworks | All employers we track in this specialty (154 roles · 50 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 154 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 65 | 2395 · 121 employers |
| Median days open | 47 d | 88 d (−41 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $168k |
Skills observed across this category: NPI, high-volume manufacturing, yield, ATE, characterization
Who's hiring in this category
- Texas Instruments · 11 open roles · median 78 d
- AMD · 10 open roles · median 123 d
- Micron Technology · 10 open roles · median 192 d
- onsemi · 9 open roles · median 101 d
- Analog Devices · 8 open roles · median 80 d
- Marvell Technology · 7 open roles · median 36 d
How we counted: 154 open Product Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 50 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 8 Nov 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 Silicon Validation & Test family row. Figures refresh nightly.