Undergraduate Intern / Co-op Job Posting for Catalog Optics 2025

Undergraduate Intern / Co-op Program Overview-

• 6 months long intern/co-op opportunity within the Catalog Optics Marketing Department of MKS Instruments. We provide 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 looking for an exceptional Marketing Engineering Intern to join the team. In this position, you will work on projects for competitive marketing intelligence, specifications analysis and comparisons, and assist with custom quote processing.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Optimize internal processes
• Test optics in a laboratory environment
• Trade show lab organization
• Market research on trends and competitors

Required Skills:

• Availability to start full-time in Irvine, with opportunity to transition to part-time and hybrid work through the Fall/Winter
• Junior or Senior undergrad student
• Enrolled in Bachelor's Degree program for Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, or Biomed
• Proficient with Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work independently and is detail oriented

Competencies:

• Customer focused
• Results oriented
• Self motivated
• Teamwork

Supervisory Scope:

Reporting Relationships: Reporting Anna Wang

Financial Responsibilities: ISB Marketing Dept.

Physical Demands & Working Conditions:

Physical Demand: Able to perform extensive standing, walking, climbing and lifting.

Working Condition: Indoor lab, office or manufacturing areas.

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.

The application period for the intern/co-op position is estimated to be through the end of March 2025; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates

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.

MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process due to a disability, please contact us at: accommodationsatMKS@mksinst.com .

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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.