Microfabrication Engineering Co-Op, August 2027 - December 2027 (Group 08-84) Apply now »

Date:

Nov 12, 2026

Location:

Lexington, MA, US Company:

MIT Lincoln Laboratory The Microelectronics Laboratory is seeking students eager to apply their science and engineering skills in the US Government's most capable wafer fabrication facility. Successful candidates will create and improve wafer fabrication processes by designing, running and analyzing experiments, and implementing improvements in support of national security interests. Our facility supports the fabrication of state-of-the-art superconducting circuits, quantum computing circuits, radiation hardened electronics, rf devices, integrated photonics, and charge coupled imagers.

Potential focus areas include:

photolithography, reactive ion etching, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, wafer bonding, wet chemical processing, and ion implantation. An undergraduate background in physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering or statistics and a willingness to work in a cleanroom are key requirements. Candidates must also have enthusiasm for solving problems, an interest in teaming, and US citizenship.

Compensation Freshman year completed:

$25.50/hour Sophomore year completed: $27.50/hour Junior year completed: $29.50/hour 4th year of 5-year program completed, no degree conferred: $32.50/hour Bachelors completed: $34.50/hour Bachelors + 1, one year of graduate study completed: $36.50/hour Bachelors + 2, two years of graduate study completed: $38.00/hour MS completed: $39.00/hour MS + 1, one year of graduate study completed after the

MS:

$41.00/hour MS + 2, two years of graduate study completed after the

MS:

$42.50/hour MS + 3, three years of graduate study completed after the

MS:

$43.50/hour Selected candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret level DoD security clearance. MIT Lincoln Laboratory is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; U.S. citizenship is required.

Requisition ID:

43625

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