Hardware Engineer - Intern

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.•Newport Beach, CA

3d•$20 - $47

About The Position

MACOM is hiring a Hardware Engineer Intern for a 12-week internship. Interns receive an individual project with defined outcome goals, hands-on experience, training and ongoing supervision, an invitation to an intern webinar series, networking and social events, and the opportunity to present project successes and pitfalls at a poster session. Interns also receive formal written feedback. The Hardware Engineer Intern supports PCB board definition, schematic design, layout, board fabrication preparation, and lab testing. The work includes gathering input from PCB users, helping define and review a Board Requirements Document, selecting components and designing circuits, capturing schematics, assisting with board layout and fabrication documentation, and verifying and debugging board designs. The hourly range is $20–$47; actual compensation depends on factors including work location, experience, education, and relevant knowledge and skills.

Requirements

Background in Electrical Engineering.
Familiarity with office productivity tools such as Microsoft Excel and Word.
Basic knowledge of CAD tools and procedures used for PCB design and fabrication.

Responsibilities

Collect input from PCB users, including validation engineers, product engineers, and IC design engineers.
Assist the responsible Hardware Engineer in defining a Board Requirements Document (BRD) and review it with users to obtain sign-off.
Create symbols for new components.
Consult with designers and application engineers about circuits for the device under test.
Select components and design circuits such as power management, I2C, and SPI control circuits.
Capture schematics using Mentor’s xDX Designer.
Create component decals using AutoCAD and Mentor’s PADS.
Assist the responsible Hardware Engineer with board layout using Mentor’s PADS.
Prepare documents for PCB fabrication.
Assist the responsible Hardware Engineer in creating a costed Bill of Materials.
Update the components database as required.
Verify power circuits and low-speed communication in the lab.
Debug the design.