# Packaging Engineering Intern - Fall

**Company:** [Atomicsemi](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/atomicsemi)
**Location:** Austin, TX, San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Other
**Salary:** $105k – $126k/yr
**Experience:** 1+ years
**Skills:** Solidworks, Onshape, 3D Printing, Metal Plating, Lithography, Metrology, Laser Ablation, Mechatronics, Electromechanical Design, Sem, Etching, Deposition
**Posted:** 2026-03-30

> Hands-on intern designs and iterates semiconductor packaging machines/subsystems, integrates mechanical/electrical/optical components, and performs wafer processing. Requires engineering student status, 1-2 lab experiences, mechanical engineering foundation, and prototyping portfolio.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design and iterate on machines and subsystems for semiconductor packaging fabrication, such as laser ablation machines, reflow ovens, and automated metal plating facilities
- Integrate mechanical, electrical, and optical components in system assembly, including wiring, optics alignment, and electronics
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to continuously improve fabrication processes and equipment
- Hands-on package/wafer processing (3d printing, metal plating, lithography, metrology)

## Required Experience
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree or higher in engineering
- At least 1-2 hands-on wet lab or lab-adjacent experiences, ideally in metal plating work or fabricating devices
- Strong foundation in mechanical engineering (**Solidworks/Onshape**, materials selection, etc.)
- Hands-on prototyping experience and the ability to move through design cycles quickly

## Nice-to-have
- Proven experience in mechatronics or electromechanical system design
- Familiarity with lasering and 3D printing (stereolithography)
- Reliability testing, soldering, and reflow testing
- Hands-on experience with nano-fabrication tools (etching, deposition, patterning) and metrology tools (**SEM**, thin film measurement, X-ray, etc.)

## Compensation
- Hourly rate equivalent to annualized $90,000-126,000 (40-hour week + up to 10 hours overtime at 1.5x)

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