$26 - $47 USD hourly
This role focuses on IC validation, characterization, and chip bring-up for timing devices.
About the role
This paid summer internship is part of the IC Validation team, leading all post-silicon activities including chip bring-up, validation, and characterization of new timing devices. You will play a key role in the New Product Introduction (NPI) cycle as products transition from pre-silicon design to post-silicon validation.
What you'll do
- Support the Timing Design team with new IC validation and characterization.
- Test and debug system and block functionality of new timing ICs.
- Lead the design and development of high-speed PCBs (EEVBs), including discrete analog circuits, for validation and characterization.
- Perform silicon characterization through the development of robust and reusable tests to determine device datasheet specifications.
- Assemble and maintain test setups in the laboratory to support validation and characterization.
- Develop automation scripts to automate data collection, decrease data collection times, ensure repeatable measurements, and generate reports.
What you'll need
- Active student between May 2027 and August 2027, working on a BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
- Schematic Capture and PCB design skills.
- Software programming capabilities (Java, C++, C#, Python).
- An understanding of Phase Locked loops (PLLs).
- Familiarity with common lab instruments (Power supplies, Oscilloscopes, Frequency counters, Waveform Generators, Spectrum Analyzers).
- Ability to prioritize tasks while meeting deadlines on critical projects.
Skills: IC validation, chip bring-up, characterization, high-speed PCBs, automation scripts
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This role has been open 47 days — slightly above the 39-day median for Post-Silicon Validation roles.
Post-Silicon Validation · Silicon Validation
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Open roles in category
466
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Median days open
39 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$168k
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| Metric | Skyworks | All employers we track in this specialty (466 roles · 66 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 7 | 466 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 65 | 2395 · 121 employers |
| Median days open | 47 d | 39 d (+8 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $168k |
Skills observed across this category: IC validation, chip bring-up, characterization, high-speed PCBs, automation scripts
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD · 62 open roles · median 39 d
- Qualcomm · 39 open roles · median 36 d
- Micron Technology · 31 open roles · median 46 d
- Apple · 30 open roles · median 16 d
- NVIDIA · 26 open roles · median 39 d
- Microchip Technology · 23 open roles · median 85 d
How we counted: 466 open Post-Silicon Validation (Silicon Validation) roles from 66 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.