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RF & Electrical Engineering Intern
Job Location:
Job Location:
Northampton, PA - USA
Hourly Salary:
USD 20 - 47
Hourly Salary:
Posted:
1 October 2026 (Yesterday)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
29 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
MACOM (NASDAQ: MTSI) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of advanced semiconductor products across a diverse range of end markets including Data Centers Telecommunications Industrial and Aerospace and Defense. We develop innovative cutting-edge technologies and products across the spectrum of radio frequency (RF) microwave millimeter wave photonics and high-speed analog technologies. Our solutions support critical network infrastructure applications like artificial intelligence high performance computing satellite communications radar unmanned aerial vehicles medical equipment test and measurement and advanced wireless networks.
MACOM has more than 75 years of expertise in semiconductor process development wafer fabrication circuit design advanced packaging systems architecture and applications engineering. We are committed to our customers success. We partner with customers to help solve their most challenging problems by providing semiconductor solutions that are at the forefront of the highest power highest frequency and/or highest data rates.
Leading technologies innovative products and driven employees. Come be a part of MACOM and help advance the next generation of connectivity infrastructure!
RF & Electrical Engineering Intern
Job Title: Electromagnetic Materials Engineering Intern
Job Description: Additive Manufacturing of RF Absorptive Materials and Materials Measurement
As an intern at MACOM you will receive mentorship and guidance from experienced engineers throughout your internship. Our team is mostly committed to helping you grow professionally answer your questions and ensuring you have a rewarding but also highly challenging experience.
This is a summer internship position working with the millimeter-wave module design team at MACOMs Northampton MA Center of Excellence. The ideal candidate will be a student working towards a BS or MS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering. The project is threefold: Creation of a procedure for 3D printing of RF absorptive materials designing fixtures to measure the materials parameters and measurement of the materials at various millimeter-wave frequencies.
Note: We do not expect candidates to have experience with all the tools or tasks listed - familiarity with a few and a willingness to learn is what matters most.
Examples may include (a small subset of):
Familiarity with Solidworks or Auto CAD for designing fixtures
Familiarity with Ansys HFSS for simulation of RF performance
Measurement of RF parameters in a connectorized or waveguide environment using network analyzers and related test equipment
Familiarity with additive manufacturing processes
Mathematical and data analysis using tools such as MATLAB or Python
Creation of schematics and BOMs
Analysis and comparison of measurement and modeling data
During the 12 weeks each Intern will:
Be given an individual and well-defined project with set outcome goals
Gain hands on experience
Receive excellent training and ongoing supervision
Be invited to attend an intern webinar series
Attend networking/social events
Attend and present at Poster Session about each Interns project successes and pitfalls
Receive formal written feedback
The Hourly Range for this position is $20 $47 per hour. Actual salary offered to candidate will depend on several factors including but not limited to work location relevant candidates experience education and specific knowledge skills and abilities.
EEO:
MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. MACOM will not discriminate against any worker or job applicant on the basis of race color religion sex gender identity sexual orientation national origin age disability genetic information veteran status military service marital status or any other category protected under applicable law.
Reasonable Accommodation:
MACOM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you have a disability and are in need of a reasonable accommodation with respect to any part of the application process please call 1- or email Provide your name phone number and the position title and location in which you are interested and nature of accommodation needed and we will get back to you. We also work with current employees who request or need reasonable accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of their jobs.
Required Experience:
Intern
About Company
MACOM designs and manufactures high-performance semiconductor products for the Telecommunications, Industrial and Defense, and Data Center industries.
