Device Engineering Intern (Silicon Photonics)

Location: Malta, New York, United States

Expected salary: $20.00–$40.00

Company

hirify.global manufactures essential semiconductors for high-growth markets, including AI, cloud, and physical-world applications.

What you will do

• Analyze in-line process, electrical, and optical measurement trends for silicon photonic devices.
• Support process and device-design improvements to reduce variability and improve optical and electrical performance.
• Identify measurements that predict final silicon photonic device figures of merit and enable updated tests for new test structures.
• Perform data mining, correlation, and statistical analysis across process, electrical, and optical datasets.
• Document methods and communicate findings through technical reviews.
• Follow Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and work safely.

Requirements

• Be at least a sophomore at the time of application and actively pursue a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Materials Engineering, Photonics, Optics, Physics, or a related field through an accredited degree program during the internship.
• Minimum overall GPA of 3.0 and good academic standing.
• Written and verbal English fluency required.
• Ability to work at least 40 hours per week during the internship.

Nice to have

• Prior related internship or co-op experience.
• Leadership experience in the workplace, school projects, competitions, or similar settings.
• Interest in using AI tools and emerging technologies to improve productivity, workflows, and decision-making.
• Project management, innovation, execution, and ambiguity-navigation skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication, planning, and organizational skills.
• Coursework, research, internship, or project experience in silicon photonics, photonic device physics, semiconductor processing, or optoelectronic characterization.
• Experience analyzing electrical, optical, or semiconductor manufacturing data; scripting or coding in Python or R; or familiarity with statistical analysis, data visualization, Design of Experiments, or Statistical Process Control.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time summer internship within an entry-level talent pipeline.
• One-on-one mentorship and growth-focused work assignments.
• Professional development opportunities and networking with executives.
• Employment is subject to applicable pre-employment conditions and laws.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the employment process upon request.