Summer 2027 Electrical Radio Frequency Engineer Intern- Master's/PhD (Santa Clara, CA)

Applied Materials•Santa Clara, CA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Applied Materials’ AGS OCE Department is seeking a Summer 2027 intern to support customer support and development of solutions for field issues. The intern will assist with laboratory projects, develop lab test fixtures for electrical and radio frequency projects—including testing DC/RF power supplies and impedance matching networks—and work with project owners on troubleshooting and functionality testing. The position also involves automating laboratory measurement instruments, acquiring and processing experimental data, and performing simple to moderate data modeling.

Requirements

Be pursuing a master's or Ph.D. degree program in a science or engineering area.
Have a good understanding of analog and digital electrical circuits.
Have hands-on experience with basic measurement and troubleshooting at board and module levels.
Have good programming skills in LabVIEW.
Have practical experience in serial communication and data acquisition programming.
Be familiar with serial communication, including RS232/485 and command protocols and structures.

Nice To Haves

Good academic standing, with a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale.
Training in power electric and electronics areas.
Familiarity with circuit simulation tools such as LTSPICE.
Knowledge of plasma physics and related laboratory experiments.
Knowledge and hands-on experience in data processing and modeling.

Responsibilities

Assist with laboratory projects and development of lab test fixtures for EE/RF projects, including testing DC/RF power supplies and impedance matching networks.
Work with project owners on troubleshooting and functionality testing.
Develop LabVIEW programs for automation control of laboratory measurement instruments.
Support experimental data acquisition and processing.
Perform simple to moderate data modeling.