Quality Engineering Intern - Santa Clara

Texas Instruments•Santa Clara, CA

3d•$33 - $48

About The Position

Texas Instruments is hiring a Quality Engineering Intern to work with a dynamic engineering team on semiconductor technology. The role offers exposure to multiple engineering disciplines and opportunities to learn semiconductor wafer fabrication and assembly processes while working with design, product, test, and quality engineering groups. Interns are assigned to one of several roles: Fab Quality Assurance Engineer, Failure Analysis Engineer, or Customer Quality Engineer. In the Fab Quality Assurance role, the intern analyzes fab process-control data, reviews and releases processes, assists with troubleshooting, supports local audit programs, and verifies that manufactured IC devices and process materials conform to TI and customer specifications. In the Failure Analysis role, the intern analyzes product failures to identify root causes, collaborates with cross-functional teams to resolve analysis issues, provides progress updates and final written reports, and meets cycle-time and success-rate metrics. In the Customer Quality role, the intern manages customer returns, provides status updates using TI tools, and collaborates with engineering, planning, sales, and marketing colleagues to address customer challenges. Texas Instruments will not sponsor job applicants for visas or work authorization for this position.

Requirements

Pursuing a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, Physics, or a related field.
Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Nice To Haves

Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions.
Ability to take initiative and drive results.
Strong time-management skills to enable on-time project delivery.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.
Demonstrated ability to build strong, influential relationships.
Coursework providing knowledge or background in semiconductor processing, process-control methodology, and/or device failure analysis.

Responsibilities

Analyze fab process-control data; review, release, and assist with troubleshooting fab processes.
Participate in and assist with managing local audit programs.
Verify that manufactured IC devices and process materials conform to relevant TI and customer specifications.
Perform product failure analysis to determine root causes and work with cross-functional teams to resolve analysis issues.
Provide analysis progress reports and final written reports of analysis and findings, and meet established cycle-time and success-rate metrics.
Manage customer returns and use TI tools to provide frequent status updates to affected customers.
Collaborate with test, design, product, planning, regional quality, regional planning, technical sales, and marketing teams to resolve customer challenges and provide answers.