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Design Engineer Intern

MACOM
Newport, CA Intern
POSTED ON 12/29/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/27/2026
MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products for Data Center, Telecommunication, and Industrial and Defense applications. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM has design centers and sales offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. MACOM is certified to the ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental management standard.

MACOM has more than 75 years of application expertise with multiple design centers, Si, GaAs and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assembly and test, and operational facilities throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. In addition, MACOM offers foundry services that represents a key core competency within our business.

MACOM sells and distributes products globally via a sales channel comprised of a direct field sales force, authorized sales representatives, and leading industry distributors. Our sales team is trained across all of our products to give our customers insights into our entire portfolio.

Design Engineer Intern

Role Overview:

As a member of the HPA team, the Digital Circuit Design Intern will work alongside experienced engineers providing mentoring, guidance, and introductions to colleagues.

This Internship with MACOM will help the Intern to gain valuable work experience in a key discipline, build professional relationships, and take ownership of a business-critical project.

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

Requirements:

  • Candidate must be presently pursuing MSEE or PhD in area relating to Digital System/ASIC design.

Prerequisite Skills and Experience:

  • Interest in learning and developing digital ASIC place and route skills.
  • Familiarity in TCL, Python and shell scripting languages for automation
  • Familiarity with static timing concepts
  • Good planning and organizational skills.
  • Good interpersonal and communications skills.
  • Good problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Honesty and ability to work well in a team environment.
  • Willingness to learn and adapt to new concepts

Additional Desirable Skills:

  • Having experience with Verilog RTL coding design.

The Salary Range for this position is $29 – $34 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 1-978-656-2500 or email HR_Ops@MACOM.com. 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.

Salary : $29 - $34

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