IC Packaging Design Intern

Sierra Wireless; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Semtech Canada is offering a 12–16 month IC packaging design internship in Ottawa, starting May 2027. The role involves designing IC chip carriers and supporting high-density, high-speed transmission layouts under the SIP group.

You will work with senior engineers, gain hands-on CAD design experience with Allegro/AutoCAD/SolidWorks, and learn to apply signal integrity concepts in a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• 12–16 month IC packaging internship starting May 2027.
• Hands-on CAD design experience desired.
• Strong ability to learn and work in a team.
• Familiarity with high-speed signal integrity concepts is a plus.
• Exposure to CAD tools such as Cadence Allegro, AutoCAD, SolidWorks is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design IC chip carriers for components or modules.
• Create layouts for high-density high-speed transmission lines.
• Assist with 3D electromagnetic simulations and thermo-mechanical analysis.
• Work with senior packaging engineers and mentors.

Skills

Learn quickly

Teamwork

Independent work

Adaptability

Education

Student in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Cadence Allegro

Keysight ADS

AutoCAD

DraftSight

SolidWorks

Job description

Location: Ottawa, ON

Our Team:

Semtech’s Signal Integrity Products group designs high performance optical networking product platforms that enable hyperscale data center applications, enterprise networking, wireless infrastructure including 5G networks, and passive optical network/Fibre-to-the-X markets.

To put it simply, whenever you use your computer to browse the web or use your smartphone to make a video call, most likely, your data is passing through one of many high-speed component from Semtech. Our experience and expertise contribute to push the boundaries of networking speed, ensuring the best experience for our end users – you!

Join us, and together we will continue to build a faster, better, and more secure online world for everyone.

Job Summary:

Our approach to internship is to make the successful candidate an integral part of our team. We understand that it is best to learn through direct involvement and we will provide you with tasks that enable you to learn and to be productive at the same time. The more you learn the more complex your tasks will become. The internship program is an important part of our recruiting strategy. This position is for a 12 – 16 month student IC packaging design internship at Semtech Canada with the Signal Integrity Products Group (SIP) in our Ottawa Design Centre

Responsibilities:

• As the Intern of the IC packaging design team, you will be involved with:
  • Design of IC chip carriers contained in either electronic components or pluggable modules
  • Using advanced CAD tools, support
    • circuit layout of mini-panels containing Semtech chips requiring a high density of high speed transmissions lines and sensitive power domains
    • physical assembly design and mechanical outlines
  • Support our signal integrity experts with layout generation to accelerate 3D electromagnetic simulations as well as thermo-mechanical analysis.
  • Semtech’s dynamic team environment and senior packaging engineers will provide mentoring and guidance throughout the internship term

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience with advanced manufacturing in electronic would be a strong asset
• Ability to learn quickly and work independently or in a team environment
• Exposure to CAD tools would be an asset
  • Electrical card design tools (Cadence Allegro, Keysight ADS)
  • Mechanical design tools (Autocad, Draftsight, Solidworks)
• Basic understanding of frequency analysis, and analog electronic circuit fundamentals would be an asset
• Experience with tolerance analysis would be an asset
• Enjoying team work
• Desired start date May 2027, 12-16 month term

Career Growth Philosophy

At Semtech, we seek innovation and leadership from each and every member of our team. Our goal is to ensure that our talented professionals are equipped with support, resources, and the opportunity to excel. Our pay-for-performance philosophy provides recognition and prestige coupled with a competitive compensation package.

The intent of this job description is to describe the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically included in this description.

All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

We may leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to enhance efficiency during candidate screening, assessment, and recruitment. Final hiring decisions remain with our Hiring Teams, not AI systems.

A reasonable estimate of the pay range for this position is $26 - $28.5 CAD. There are several factors taken into consideration in determining base salary, including but not limited to: job-related qualifications, skills, education and experience, as well as job location and the value of other elements of an employee’s total compensation package.