Timing Customer Applications Summer Intern (Hardware)-- May'26-Aug '26 (Austin, TX, US)
About The Position
If you are looking for a challenging and exciting career in the world of technology, then look no further. Skyworks is an innovator of high-performance analog semiconductors whose solutions are powering the wireless networking revolution. At Skyworks, you will find a fast-paced environment with a strong focus on global collaboration, minimal management layers, and the freedom to make meaningful contributions in a setting that encourages creativity and out-of-the-box thinking. Our work culture values diversity, social responsibility, open communication, mutual trust, and respect. We are excited about the opportunity to work with you and glad you want to be part of a team of talented individuals who together can change the way the world communicates. High-performance clock ICs are the heartbeat of the internet. At Skyworks, the Timing Applications Engineering teams support both the hardware and software Network Synchronization solutions in real-world systems. This specific role is hardware-focused and will expose you to the challenges and variety of a customer-facing engineering role. Flexibility and creative problem-solving are key skills required in any applications engineer. This team directly supports a wide range of end customers and field engineers to help design Skyworks timing devices into the end applications. As part of this team, you will learn the customer use cases for the features of our product, and you will help ensure the customer's needs are properly captured and their key performance metrics are met. Engineers inquiring about this position should be familiar with the practical and theoretical aspects of PLL functionality, jitter transfer functions, broadband PCB signal integrity for multi-GHz clock speeds, general analog circuit analysis, including noise analysis, and the use of all common lab instruments, including sampling oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers.
Requirements
- Current student working towards a BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to troubleshoot and debug systems, circuits, and devices
- Schematic capture and PCB design skills
- Software programming techniques for IC bench validation
- An understanding of Phase locked loops (PLLs)
- Familiarity with common lab instruments (Power supplies, Oscilloscopes, Frequency counters, Waveform Generators, Spectrum Analyzers, etc.)
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- A self-starter with a strong desire to make meaningful contributions to the team
- A positive team player who enjoys collaborating with others and improving things to make them better for the next person
- The ability to prioritize tasks while meeting set deadlines on the most critical projects
Responsibilities
- Perform lab measurements for application understanding studies or for end customers (jitter, wander, output skew, phase noise, voltage swings, phase transients)
- Design New Evaluation Board(s) as needed
- Write customer-facing documentation to support our products
- Troubleshoot customer returns to find the root cause of the IC failure
- Validate customer use cases during the new IC firmware bring-up
- Validate customer frequency plans before sampling new customers in the pre-launch phase
- Help identify bugs in our CBPro software and validate the fixes
- Present a summary of project work to the team and share knowledge
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Industry
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
