Embedded Software Engineering Intern - Winter
fab2Job Title
Embedded Software Engineering Intern - Winter
Role Summary
Winter internship to develop firmware and applications that run semiconductor fabrication equipment. You will join an integrated engineering team working on hardware/software system bring-up for high-performance tools with tight requirements across structures, optics, fluids, heat transfer, and chemistry.
Internship begins in January with a preferred commitment of 4–8 months; work is on-site at company offices.
Experience Level
Entry-level (Internship). Preferred commitment: 4–8 months starting in January.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include developing embedded control software and supporting system bring-up and data systems:
- Develop real-time Linux applications and microcontroller firmware (Rust encouraged) for control of fabrication equipment.
- Bring up and validate high-performance tools and end-to-end systems across hardware and software.
- Build backend systems for capturing, storing, and analyzing semiconductor process data.
- Implement diagnostics, tests, and debugging tools for embedded systems.
- Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams (mechanical, optics, fluids, process) to meet system requirements.
- Document designs, procedures, and test results.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and application requirements:
- Proficiency in Python, C, and C++.
- Low-level systems programming experience and strong understanding of embedded systems and OS concepts (Linux/RTOS).
- Microcontroller programming experience and familiarity with peripherals (ADC, GPIO, PWM, SPI, I2C).
- Experience with end-to-end system bring-up and debugging of integrated hardware/software systems.
- Portfolio required (e.g. GitHub) demonstrating projects you've built and code quality.
Nice-to-have:
- Familiarity with electronics and feedback control systems.
- Proficiency in Rust.
Education Requirements
Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a similar field.
About the Company
Company: fab2
Headquarters: Austin, TX, United States
Early-stage hardware startup that designs and builds semiconductor fabrication equipment, tools, and the hardware/software needed to make fabs. Works on lithography, metrology, motion systems and related components; founded by Sam Zeloof and Jim Keller with offices in Austin and San Francisco.
