2026 Summer Radio Frequency Engineer- Master's (Santa Clara, CA)

Applied Materials • Santa Clara, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Who We Are Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world. What We Offer Location: Santa Clara,CA You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more. At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits. TEAM OVERVIEW: Radio Frequency (RF) engineering team focusing on internal and external customer support, field issue troubleshooting, and engineering innovations

Requirements

• Student must be pursuing a Master's degree program in science or engineering area.
• Student is in good academic standing at their university, with a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale.
• Familiar with lab data acquisition, analysis, modeling, and visualization
• Able to safely operate basic lab test equipment, e.g. oscilloscope and network analyzer
• Familiar with serial communication, e.g., RS232/485, command protocol and structure.
• Quick learner

Nice To Haves

• Training in power electric and electronics areas is preferred; familiar with circuit simulation, e.g. LTSPICE; Knowledge in Plasma is a plus.
• Good program skill in LabVIEW; and practical experience in serial communication and data acquisition programming.
• Program experience and knowledge e.g. in LabVIEW; able to write scripts to process raw data is a plus

Responsibilities

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern