About the role#
The Microelectronics Laboratory at MIT Lincoln Laboratory seeks students for a co-op position. You will work in a wafer fabrication facility that supports superconducting circuits, quantum computing circuits, radiation hardened electronics, RF devices, integrated photonics, and charge coupled imagers. This is a paid, full-time, on-site role for the Summer 2027 term.
What you'll do#
- Create and improve wafer fabrication processes.
- Design, run, and analyze experiments.
- Implement improvements to support national security interests.
- Focus on areas such as photolithography, reactive ion etching, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, wafer bonding, wet chemical processing, and ion implantation.
What you'll need#
- Undergraduate background in physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, or statistics.
- Willingness to work in a cleanroom environment.
- Enthusiasm for solving problems and an interest in working in a team.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret level DoD security clearance.
- Successful completion of a pre-employment background investigation.
Location & details#
- Location: Lexington, Massachusetts.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Work modality: On-site.
- Sponsorship: Not available.
About MIT Lincoln Laboratory
MIT Lincoln Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center. Founded in 1951, it focuses on technology development and system prototyping for national security. The organization is based in Lexington, Massachusetts. It employs over 4,000 people and works with industry partners to transition new concepts into deployed systems.
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