Undergraduate Intern / Co-op Program Overview-

• 6 month co-op assignment within Power Solutions Advanced Development Group at 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:

We are looking for an exceptional Electrical/Computer Engineering student who can assist Development Engineers in support of new RF power supplies for use in semiconductor manufacturing applications. The project content can include power electronics, digital signal processing, digital control systems, semiconductor/plasma physics testing, and simulation:

• Work with the Engineering staff to develop and test designs for prototypes for MKS products.
• Assist in the design of analog/digital/power circuits, embedded software (C, C++) and firmware.
• May do hands-on assembly and test of prototypes and test circuitry.
• Analysis of high speed RF data collected on plasma process tools.
• Modeling of RF/plasma system behavior
• May also do circuit board layout and the development of supporting documentation.
• Develop test automation scripts in Python to validate RF power supply functionality and/or features

Required Skills:

• Enrolled in a Bachelor’s Degree program in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or relevant majors
• Self-directed individual with a desire to learn new things in his/her chosen field and adjacent fields
• Completion of basic technical courses, such as physics, circuit theory, statistics

Competencies:

• Hands-on skills working with circuits and test equipment (e.g. oscilloscopes, function generators, logic analyzers)
• Experience with Python and/or MATLAB programming languages

Compensation and Benefits:

Hourly Pay Range: $22.00 to $29.00 per hour . This range is a good faith estimate of the expected salary range for this position, based on a wide range of factors including qualifications, experience and training, operational and business needs and other considerations permitted by law. At MKS, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role.

Benefits: MKS offers a benefits package for interns/co-ops working at least 20 hours per week, including 11 paid holidays, sick time, and 15 paid vacation days accrued on a biweekly basis.

MKS is an equal opportunity employer, including disability, veteran status and all categories protected by law. Please review our EOE statements for additional details.

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 Instruments, 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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MKS has a long history of leveraging their collective curiosity to understand and develop solutions that are at the core of many key technological innovations. These innovations have driven accelerated roadmaps for Semiconductor, Industrial, Life and Health Sciences, Research and Defense markets.