2026 Electrical Engineering Intern

Undergraduate Intern / Co-op Program Overview:
6 - 8 months intern/co-op within a functional area of MKS Instruments that provides students a comprehensive and engaging experience from before your program starts to after the program ends.
Meaningful work and project assignments
Networking opportunities with peers and executives
Exposure to different divisions of the business
Understanding of MKS Instruments commitment to diversity equity and inclusion.

Summary & Objectives:
MKS Instruments is seeking an exceptional electrical engineering intern to join the team.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support in the analysis design and testing of advanced power electronics breakthrough technologies in the areas of remote plasma sources reactive gas generators flow and pressure measurement.
• Work with senior or principal engineers to test/characterize high frequency power converters/rectifiers/inverters for a variety of manufacturing and industrial applications.
• The person must be able to work independently with limited supervision in a fast-paced dynamic highly technical environment and work on multiple concurrent cross-functional projects.
• A successful candidate must be highly self-motivated and hands-on with a can-do mentality.
• Interface with product engineering and cross-functional teams as required.
• Collaborate with a diverse dynamic multifunctional team environment
• Travel Requirements: No travel is required.

What will you bring to the team along with your curiosity is:

• Enrolled in a Bachelors Degree program for Electrical/Computer/Mechanical or relevant engineering majors.
• Basic understanding of electrical engineering and hands on skills in an R&D electronics laboratory are desired. Strong analytical capability is a must.
• Ability to read and understand the schematics and printed circuit boards layout.
• Ability to use tools such as oscilloscopes high voltage probes power meters etc. to successfully and independently test and debug circuits.
• Identify and troubleshoot problems in prototypes.
• Excellent understanding of power conversion topologies and modulation techniques are highly desirable.
• Proficiency with Simulink/MATLAB PSIM or Spice Tools are desirable.
• Ability to read and understand C programming language and modify the code as needed.

Competencies:

• Must be versed in using MS Office applications (Excel PowerPoint and Word)
• Demonstrated initiative resiliency flexibility time-management and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to work 40 hours per week

Globally our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants for these positions may need to be U.S. persons. U.S. persons are generally defined as U.S. citizens noncitizen nationals lawful permanent residents (or green card holders) individuals granted asylum and individuals admitted as refugees.

MKS Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (MKS) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race color national origin sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions) religion age ancestry physical or mental disability or handicap marital status membership in the uniformed services veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens in accordance with applicable law and company policies. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

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