$29 - $49 USD hourly
About the role
Skyworks is seeking a Product Engineering Co-Op in Newbury Park to support New Product Introduction (NPI) and production sustaining activities. The role involves transitioning semiconductor products from development into high-volume manufacturing while evaluating performance, quality, and manufacturability.
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, determine root causes, and improve product performance.
- Collect and analyze characterization data, including bench-to-ATE correlation activities.
- Support customer return (RMA) investigations by coordinating testing, reviewing results, and helping determine corrective actions.
- Contribute to yield enhancement, test-time reduction, and cost optimization projects.
- Develop scripts, tools, or automated workflows using AI-enabled engineering platforms and modern software tools to streamline workflows.
What you'll need
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Familiarity with statistical data analysis techniques.
- Basic understanding of semiconductors, electronics, or test engineering fundamentals.
- Ability to analyze data and communicate technical findings effectively.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and other Office applications.
Nice to have
- 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, Power BI, or similar platforms.
- 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, yield improvement, ATE characterization, wafer probe, RMA investigations
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This role has been open 10 days — well below the 57-day median for Product Engineering roles.
Product Engineering · Yield Engineering
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Open roles in category
115
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Median days open
57 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$141k
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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 (115 roles · 39 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 8 | 115 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 65 | 2395 · 121 employers |
| Median days open | 10 d | 57 d (−47 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $141k |
Skills observed across this category: NPI, yield improvement, ATE characterization, wafer probe, RMA investigations
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 13 open roles · median 89 d
- Infineon Technologies · 12 open roles · median 46 d
- Texas Instruments · 12 open roles · median 57 d
- Renesas Electronics · 8 open roles · median 41 d
- Skyworks (this employer) · 8 open roles · median 10 d
- onsemi · 7 open roles · median 67 d
How we counted: 115 open Product Engineering (Yield Engineering) roles from 39 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.