Hands-On Equipment Engineer Intern, Semiconductor Fab

Socket.dev; Essex Junction (VT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalFoundries in Essex Junction, VT, is seeking Equipment Engineer Interns who are pursuing a 4-year degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering to support fab floor operations and resolve equipment issues. You will lead an intern project and present results in an end-of-year session.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, collaboration with process engineers, and hands-on troubleshooting. This internship offers mentorship and real-world experience in semiconductor manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Junior at the time of application pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Must have an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Language Fluency - English (Written & Verbal).
• Travel up to 10%.
• Able to work at least 40 hours per week during the internship.

Responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement efforts in support of throughput improvement, cost reduction, and yield learning.
• Define and maintain equipment installation qualification or installation roadmaps.
• Define and maintain equipment installation roadmaps - Drive equipment planning, equipment selection and configuration with area process engineers, including installation, startup and ramp.
• Design, execute, and analyze experiments to screen and optimize equipment to meet performance, yield, reliability and cost targets.
• Must be mechanically inclined and able to lead hands-on troubleshooting to resolve long-term performance issues; deconstruct complex systems.
• Collaborate with integration and process engineering to support development of improved next generation technologies and technology transfer to other fabricators.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Planning & organizational skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

GlobalFoundries in Essex Junction, VT, is seeking Equipment Engineer Interns who are pursuing a 4-year degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering to support fab floor operations and resolve equipment issues. You will lead an intern project and present results in an end-of-year session.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, collaboration with process engineers, and hands-on troubleshooting. This internship offers mentorship and real-world experience in semiconductor manufacturing.