IC Validation Engineer Intern, MS - Summer 2027 (Silicon Photonics)

Location: Santa Clara, California, United States; onsite work involving laboratory hardware validation.

Salary: $33–$66 per hour, plus potential bonus, equity, and additional compensation for intern PhD candidates.

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor solutions and data infrastructure technologies for enterprise, cloud, AI, and carrier architectures.

What you will do

• Develop chip-level and subsystem-level hardware for performance evaluation and validation.
• Execute engineering validation plans for optoelectronic components, including transimpedance amplifiers and modulator drivers.
• Design hardware platforms, probe solutions, test interfaces, and photonic integrated circuit test setups.
• Write Python scripts to automate measurements and support testing with firmware.
• Perform board-level and chip-level verification, troubleshooting, simulations, and laboratory measurements up to mmWave frequencies.
• Collaborate on test development, validation databases, probes, probe cards, PCBs, and documentation of results.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a master's degree program in computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field.
• Expected graduation between Fall 2027 and Summer 2028.
• Strong fundamentals in at least two or three areas including RF and microwave engineering, transistor-level analog design, communication theory, digital system engineering, programming, or silicon photonics.
• Programming experience in Python or C; exposure to MATLAB or ADS is desirable.
• Hands-on experience or interest in using VNAs, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and in-circuit emulators.
• Applicants must be eligible to access technology and software subject to U.S. export control laws; an export license review may be required.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a multidisciplinary data center engineering and optics team developing 800G and 1.6T ZR optical communication technologies.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for interns.
• Paid holidays, perks and discounts, and mental health resources.
• Potential path to a post-silicon validation engineering role after the internship.

Hiring process

• Interviews evaluate individual experience, thought process, and communication skills in real time.
• AI tools, transcription apps, automated note-taking bots, and real-time answer generators are not permitted during interviews.