Semiconductor Packaging Engineering Intern (Semiconductor Manufacturing)

Location: Austin, TX — on-site

Compensation: $108,000–$126,000 annualized, paid hourly, plus a housing stipend.

Company

hirify.global is an early-stage hardware startup developing the hardware, software, fabrication equipment, and components needed to make semiconductor chips.

What you will do

• Design and iterate machines and subsystems for semiconductor packaging fabrication, including laser ablation machines, reflow ovens, and automated metal plating facilities.
• Integrate mechanical, electrical, and optical components, including wiring, optics alignment, and electronics.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve fabrication processes and equipment.
• Perform hands-on package and wafer processing using 3D printing, metal plating, lithography, and metrology.
• Conduct mechanical prototyping, experiment design, and data analysis for new packaging technologies.

Requirements

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree or higher in engineering.
• At least 1–2 hands-on wet-lab or lab-adjacent experiences, ideally involving metal plating or device fabrication.
• Strong foundation in mechanical engineering, including SolidWorks or Onshape and materials selection.
• Hands-on prototyping experience and the ability to move quickly through design cycles.
• A portfolio showing built projects or systems is required to apply.

Nice to have

• Experience designing mechatronic or electromechanical systems.
• Familiarity with lasering and stereolithography 3D printing.
• Experience with reliability testing, soldering, and reflow testing.
• Experience with nanofabrication and metrology tools, including etching, deposition, patterning, SEM, thin-film measurement, and X-ray tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Preferred internship commitment of 4–8 months, beginning in January.
• Hands-on access to fabrication and engineering tools with training provided.
• Housing stipend, daily lunches, dinners three times per week, and a stocked office kitchen.
• Weekly learning and development opportunities.
• Commuter benefits, including parking and late-night Uber rides from the office.
• Paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and visa sponsorship.

Hiring process

• Applications must include a portfolio demonstrating completed projects or systems.
• Any offer is contingent on the applicant's ability to comply with U.S. export controls.