Intern, Packaging Design Engineer - Spring 2025

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Job Summary

This position assists with design and prototype assembly of new RFIC products during the product development phase.  This position must enjoy working in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a sense of commitment and be flexible to project needs. We are looking for a collaborative team member who possesses a sense of urgency to meet product requirements on schedule.

Roles & Responsibilities

This position has responsibility for:

• Participates with design of bump, package, and assembly process flow for new products for use in high volume, high reliability, industrial, commercial, and automotive applications and will use data analysis to drive most decisions.
• Prepares design documentation and bill of materials for both chip fabrication, backend wafer processes, and component assembly.
• Execution of DoE experiments collecting characterization data to substantiate design decisions and mitigate technical risk to new products in development.
• Supports failure analysis and problem resolution in the development process or production environment.
• Operates prototype assembly equipment in accordance with instructions given through process documents and engineering supervisors.

Competency Requirements

In order to perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Driving for Results: Aggressively pursues challenging goals and objectives; will put in considerable time and effort to accomplish objectives; takes a highly focused, goal driven approach toward work
• Acting Decisively: Moves quickly to make decisions and commit to a clear course of action; comfortable making decisions based on partial information; willing to take risks in order to maintain momentum; shows a strong bias toward action.
• Acting as a Champion for Change: Challenges the status quo; encourages people to question existing methods, practices, and assumptions; supports people in their efforts to try new things
• Critical thinking:  Skilled at finding logical flaws in arguments and plans; identifies problems and solutions that others might miss; provides detailed insight and constructive criticism into problems and complex situations
• Working with Ambiguity: Achieves forward progress in the face of poorly defined situations and/or unclear goals; able to work effectively with limited or partial information

Minimum Qualifications (Experience and Skills)

• Hands on experience with design tools such as AutoCAD.
• Familiarity with DOE methodology.
• Ability to present technical information to technical personnel.
• Demonstrated ability to collect accurate experimental data, basic data analysis and plotting for presentation to others.
• Basic understanding of robot machinery.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands on experience with manufacturing equipment and processing.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strength in documentation clarity and completeness.
• Cooperative team member with a strong sense of urgency to meet product requirements on schedule.
• Willingness to go beyond what’s required.

Education Requirements

• Fulltime enrollment in accredited Bachelor’s degree program in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering or equivalent (must be completing 3+ year) or MSME candidate

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

USD 25.63 - 48.60 per hour

 Thank you for your interest in our temporary position. Please be advised that the selected candidate will be employed and receive all wages directly from a third party staffing agency selected by pSemi.

pSemi Corporation supports a diverse workforce and is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees. pSemi does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions or breastfeeding), gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code section 12801.9), ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally-protected medical condition, military or veteran status (including “protected veterans” under applicable affirmative action laws), marital status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal laws applicable to the Company. pSemi also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that an employee or applicant has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.

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