Summer 2026 - Device Characterization Intern
SWIR Vision Systems
San Jose, CA, USA
Posted on Jan 28, 2026
An internship at onsemi offers a dynamic opportunity to gain hands-on experience through real-world projects that drive innovation in the semiconductor industry. Interns are entrusted with meaningful responsibilities and exposed to cutting-edge technologies, fostering both technical skill development and professional growth.
onsemi views internships as a strategic pipeline for entry-level career positions, providing a collaborative and inclusive environment where interns work alongside diverse teams and contribute to high-impact initiatives. The company’s commitment to sustainability, including its goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2040, enables interns to engage in projects that align with global environmental priorities.
Key benefits include:
- Competitive compensation and medical benefits
- Flexible work hours aligned with academic schedules
- Access to Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) which foster a sense of belonging and provide opportunities for mentorship and community engagement
- Networking events, professional development workshops, and project showcases that build career readiness and visibility across the organization
Internship roles span multiple disciplines including engineering, business operations, data analytics, and finance, and are designed to align with onsemi’s strategic goals of innovation and workforce development. Structured programs such as rotational field sales and finance analyst tracks offer additional career pathways for interns transitioning into full-time roles.
onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, onsemi creates intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world.
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We are committed to sourcing, attracting, and hiring high-performance innovators, while providing all candidates a positive recruitment experience that builds our brand as a great place to work.
onsemi is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, or local laws.
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Qualifications – External
Requirements:
In order to be considered for an internship, you must be a student currently enrolled in school pursuing an accredited degree program. This position is specifically looking for candidates who are in graduate school.
- Understand the basic semiconductor device and basic circuit operation.
- Experience doing measurements with lab equipment like IV meters, CV meters, Oscilloscopes.
- Ideally you would have experience with semiconductor measurement equipment.
- Programming of hardware and test applications. Experience with Python, LabView, C or VB.
- The ability to solve problems individually or as part of a team.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- A student who is enrolled (or will be in Fall 2026) in a graduate program in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or Systems Engineering.
About Us
onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, onsemi creates intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world.
About the Team
We are committed to sourcing, attracting, and hiring high-performance innovators, while providing all candidates a positive recruitment experience that builds our brand as a great place to work.
You’ll perform measurements as they come in as well as working on longer term activities relating to improving the operation of our test labs in San Jose. We have a wide range of equipment for characterization of semiconductor devices – automated parametric test systems, semiconductor parameter analyzers, noise characterization systems, TLP testers (used for ESD structure characterization), semi-automatic and automatic probe stations with most testing done at the wafer level.
The lab works on a variety of technologies including image sensors, ASICs, BCD, high voltage, analog mixed signal, and low voltage. You will support daily activities but also will get a chance to work on longer term improvement to have a lasting impact on our lab.
As new technology development requires development of devices which must be characterized, this work is a critical part of the device development process and we are for someone who can help improve efficiency.
Some typical activities would be:
- Wafer level measurements on test structures using semiconductor parameter analyzers
- Writing and running test programs on our Keysight/Agilent automatic parametric test systems (code in Rocky Mountain Basic or C)
- Testing ESD (electrostatic discharge) devices using TLP (transmission line pulse) testers
- Writing scripts to summarize large amounts of data using appropriate scripting languages
- Performing noise measurements using a flicker noise system