Field Sales Engineering Intern - Summer 2026

Amphenol ICC; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, invites a Field Sales Engineer Intern to join the 2026 summer program in Santa Clara, CA. You will work under experienced sales engineers, gaining exposure to executive leadership and cutting-edge interconnect technologies.

You will develop market knowledge, help develop sales strategies, and participate in product presentations while supporting customer engagements in assigned territories.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Background in electronics or mechanical engineering concepts.
• Knowledge of interconnect solutions industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop your professional experience through mentorship and executive exposure.
• Learn industry market knowledge by collaborating with peers and internal sales team.
• Exposure to the latest and greatest technology for interconnect solutions.
• Shadow a full-time sales engineer to learn how to interface with customers and promote products.
• Prepare materials and participate in product presentations.
• Research and help devise strategies to differentiate our products and solutions from competitors.
• Development and execution of a sales plan.
• Research our customer base to increase penetration at existing and future accounts.
• Assist with customer service-based inquiries to solve complex interconnect problems.

Skills

Engineering fundamentals

Electronics fundamentals

Interconnect knowledge

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAD tools

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive.

Position Summary: Field Sales Engineer Intern – 2026 Summer Internship Program

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Amphenol High Speed Products Group is the market leader for high speed, high bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom market (Mobile Networks, Storage, Servers, Routers, Switches, etc.). Our products help to enable the electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEM's globally. Our global headquarters are located in Nashua, NH and we have design, sales and manufacturing locations globally. We are currently seeking a Field Sales Engineering Intern to join our team. The position will be located in Santa Clara, CA.

Responsibilities

Our customer's ultimate success depends on our ability to solve cutting edge problems in relation to Backplane, Mezzanine, High Speed Cables, Optics, Commercial/Industrial Products and Power. We value our relationships with these companies and we depend on our Sales Engineering Teams to foster this ongoing partnership.

What you'll do

• Develop your professional experience through exposure to executive management and mentorship opportunities
• Learn industry market knowledge by collaborating with peers and internal sales team on strategic initiatives
• Exposure to the latest and greatest technology for interconnect solutions
• Shadow a full-time sales engineer to learn how to interface with our customers, as well as learn how to sell and promote our products within assigned territories and accounts.
• Prepare materials and participate in product presentations
• Research and help devise strategies to differentiate our products and solutions from our competitors
• Development and execution of a sales plan
• Research our customer base to increase penetration at existing and future accounts
• Assist with customer service-based inquiries to solve complex interconnect problems

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate would be pursuing their Bachelors in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering field
• The role will draw on either your electronic engineering background (signal transmission, DSP, EMI/EMC, signal integrity) and / or your mechanical engineering background (materials, tolerance analysis, CAD tools).
• Knowledge of interconnect solutions industry is a plus

Amphenol is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin.

For additional company information please visit our website at https://www.amphenol-cs.com/