Silicon Photonics Reliability Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)
$20 - $40 USD yearly
Originally posted 28 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This Reliability Engineering Intern will support the development and qualification of Silicon Photonics technologies involving CMOS devices and photonic components.
What you'll do
- Assist in the design and evaluation of reliability test structures for CMOS and Silicon Photonics devices.
- Support execution of reliability stress tests, laboratory measurements, and characterization activities for photonic and semiconductor devices.
- Collect, organize, validate, and analyze reliability data; summarize trends and communicate findings to engineering teams.
- Participate in development of reliability models, statistical analyses, and lifetime projections.
- Perform literature reviews related to Silicon Photonics reliability, degradation mechanisms, photonic-device failure modes, and applicable industry reliability standards.
- Assist with investigations of device reliability concerns and failure mechanisms involving waveguides, modulators, photodetectors, lasers, and related optical communication components.
What you'll need
- Actively pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Photonics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Applied Physics, Semiconductor Engineering, or a related field.
- At least a sophomore at time of application with an overall 3.0 GPA.
- Basic understanding of semiconductor device physics and an interest in semiconductor devices and photonics.
- Ability to analyze technical data, solve engineering problems, and work effectively in a collaborative environment.
- Ability to work at least 40 hours per week during the internship.
Nice to have
- Prior related internship or co-op experience.
- Coursework or research experience in Silicon Photonics, optoelectronics, semiconductor devices, materials science, or reliability engineering.
- Familiarity with photonic devices such as waveguides, modulators, photodetectors, lasers, or optical communication systems.
- Experience with laboratory measurements, experimental research, or data analysis using Python, MATLAB, JMP, Minitab, Excel, or similar tools.
- Understanding of basic statistics and reliability concepts.
Skills: reliability testing, data analysis, failure mechanisms, lifetime modeling, silicon photonics, CMOS devices
This role has been open 17 days — well below the 57-day median for Reliability Engineering roles.
Reliability Engineering · Reliability Engineering
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Open roles in category
423
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Median days open
57 d
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Median salary
$158k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | GlobalFoundries | All employers we track in this specialty (423 roles · 70 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 10 | 423 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 350 | 9907 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 23 d | 57 d (−34 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $158k |
Skills observed across this category: reliability testing, data analysis, failure mechanisms, lifetime modeling, silicon photonics, CMOS devices
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 76 open roles · median 140 d
- Infineon Technologies · 31 open roles · median 43 d
- Renesas Electronics · 20 open roles · median 42 d
- Analog Devices · 18 open roles · median 56 d
- onsemi · 18 open roles · median 74 d
- STMicroelectronics · 18 open roles · median 23 d
How we counted: 423 open Reliability Engineering (Reliability Engineering) roles from 70 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 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.