Data Engineering Intern: Cloud Pipelines & Delta Lake

Skyworks; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Skyworks is seeking a motivated Student Engineer to join our Enterprise Systems and Data Engineering team for a summer internship. You will work with experienced engineers to build, test, and support modern data solutions using Databricks and Microsoft Azure.

The internship runs May/June to August/September 2027 and offers hands-on exposure to data pipelines, governance, and production engineering practices, with on-site work for a 3-month period.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical field.
• On-site for a 3-month internship period.
• Proficient in Python and able to write clean, testable code.
• Knowledge of SQL, relational databases, joins, and data manipulation.
• Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software engineering fundamentals.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Clear written and verbal communication and ability to collaborate in a team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data ingestion and transformation pipelines using Python, SQL, PySpark, and Databricks notebooks.
• Use Databricks Workflows and jobs to orchestrate, schedule, monitor, and troubleshoot data processing activities.
• Build and test ETL/ELT solutions for structured and semi-structured data from enterprise systems, databases, files, and APIs.
• Work with Delta Lake and lakehouse concepts, including Bronze, Silver, and Gold data layers.
• Apply data profiling, validation, reconciliation, and quality checks to improve data reliability.
• Assist with onboarding new datasets into Azure Data Lake Storage and Databricks.
• Support pipeline monitoring, root-cause analysis, defect resolution, and documentation.
• Use Git and CI/CD practices for version control, peer review, testing, and controlled deployments.
• Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, platform teams, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver usable data products.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data structures

Analytical thinking

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IT/Data Science/Electronics Engineering

Tools

Databricks

Microsoft Azure

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Skyworks is seeking a motivated Student Engineer to join our Enterprise Systems and Data Engineering team for a summer internship. You will work with experienced engineers to build, test, and support modern data solutions using Databricks and Microsoft Azure.

The internship runs May/June to August/September 2027 and offers hands-on exposure to data pipelines, governance, and production engineering practices, with on-site work for a 3-month period.