About Us:
Saras Micro Devices’ vision is to be a leading component and power delivery network solutions provider for semiconductor devices. To achieve this vision, Saras needs a talented, experienced senior-level capacitor engineer familiar with component manufacturing processes and materials, preferably focused on processes and materials used in the manufacturing of solid polymer foil capacitors. The role is a full-time, on-site position, and the candidate will be a critical member of our R&D team. The candidate will work on the development and characterization of passive component processes and materials.
Position Overview: The nature of this internship program is to support Saras Micro Devices with the execution of their product roadmap gate goals. Specifically, this internship will involve working with R&D Process Engineering to develop/improve current processes with a focus on scaling to low-volume manufacturing.
Intern Opportunity 1: (Computer Science)
Responsibilities:
• Developing and improving automation scripts to process electrical measurement data from testing equipment.
• Organizing and standardizing electrical datasets to ensure compatibility with engineering analysis tools and databases.
• Supporting the integration of measurement data with analysis platforms (e.g., JMP) to enable automated updates of engineering datasets
• Improving existing data workflows to reduce manual data handling between measurement, analysis, and reporting.
• Assisting in the development of infrastructure for electrical testing trackers, including organizing data related to testing status and backlog
• Building data visualizations and dashboards that summarize electrical performance, testing progress, and operational metrics.
• Testing and validating automation tools to ensure accuracy and reliability of processed data.
• Documenting scripts, workflows, and data structures to support long-term maintainability and use by the engineering team.
• Collaborating with engineers to identify opportunities to improve electrical testing efficiency and data accessibility.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and meeting summaries.
• Participate in Team and department meetings.
• Present progress updates and final project outcome
Qualifications:
• Currently enrolled in Bachelor (Junior/Senior Year)
• Program Area of Study: Computer Science, Database Engineering
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
Learning Outcomes:
• Understand the electrical characterization process for semiconductor capacitor devices and the key parameters used to evaluate device performance
• Develop and improve automation scripts to process and organize electrical measurement data.
• Design data workflows that connect measurement systems to analysis tools and engineering datasets.
• Gain experience working with engineering data analysis platforms (such as JMP) and structured datasets used for statistical analysis.
• Build data visualization tools and dashboards to communicate electrical results, testing progress, and operational metrics.
• Apply software and data engineering practices to improve efficiency and reduce manual data handling in engineering workflows.
• Document technical workflows and collaborate with engineers to implement data-driven improvements.
• Demonstrate Saras Micro Devices’ values through work habits, teamwork, and initiatives.
Intern Opportunity 2: (Mechanical/Automation)
Responsibilities:
• Non-destructive thickness measurement methods (Keyence CL or other)
• Shearing methods/tools for aluminum foil and FR4 cut outs
• Dipping automation/standardization (panel cleaning (IPA/Sulfuric Acid), panel loading)
• Testing automation for thin devices (Huntron, frequency, DCR, leakage current)
• Mitutoyo recipes
• Confocal Scanning Acoustic Microscopy (CSAM) integration/validation .
• SEM automation for RCA (Maps software)
• Dicing tape application (uniform pressing) and part removal
• Vacuum chuck for screen printing on DEK tool Prepare reports, presentations, and meeting summaries.
• Laser automation
• Participate in Team and department meetings.
• Present progress updates and final project outcome
Qualifications:
• Currently enrolled in Bachelor (Junior/Senior Year)
• Program Area of Study: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
Learning Outcomes:
• Develop designs aiding the use thickness metrology
• Understand wafer/dicing tape properties as well as mechanisms for removing passive components from tape.
• Design data workflows that connect measurement systems to analysis tools and engineering datasets.
• Gain experience working with engineering data analysis platforms (such as JMP) and structured datasets used for statistical analysis.
• Build data visualization tools and dashboards to communicate electrical results, testing progress, and operational metrics.
• Apply software and data engineering practices to improve efficiency and reduce manual data handling in engineering workflows.
• Document technical workflows and collaborate with engineers to implement data-driven improvements.
• Demonstrate Saras Micro Devices’ values through work habits, teamwork, and initiatives.
Intern Opportunity 3: (Data Engineer)
Responsibilities:
• Optimize Schema: Audit and refine the existing MySQL database structure to ensure efficient storage of production and test data
• Structural Development: Build and maintain relational tables for manufacturing entities including panels, laminates, stacks, devices, and test results.
• Automated Ingestion: Build Python scripts to parse, clean, and format raw measurement data from CSV and Excel source
• Spatial Mapping: Develop logic to map device-level results to specific panel coordinates.
• Dashboard Creation: Use Plotly Dash to build interactive web components for real-time production monitoring
• Visual Analytics: Design interactive plots, yield visualizations, and panel heatmaps to identify performance trends
• Traceability Logic: Create data links that track a component’s lifecycle from raw Panel → Laminate → Stack → Finished Device.
• Metadata Integration: Record process step metadata and associate test results with specific manufacturing parameters
• Code Quality: Refactor scripts to improve modularity and adhere to clean-code standards.
• Technical Documentation: Produce comprehensive documentation for the database schema and all automation scripts.
• Participate in Team and department meetings.
• Present progress updates and final project outcome
Qualifications:
• Currently enrolled in Bachelor (Junior/Senior Year)
• Program Area of Study: Computer Science, Database Engineering
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
Learning Outcomes:
• Develop designs aiding the use thickness metrology
• Understand wafer/dicing tape properties as well as mechanisms for removing passive components from tape.
• Design data workflows that connect measurement systems to analysis tools and engineering datasets.
• Gain experience working with engineering data analysis platforms (such as JMP) and structured datasets used for statistical analysis.
• Build data visualization tools and dashboards to communicate electrical results, testing progress, and operational metrics.
• Apply software and data engineering practices to improve efficiency and reduce manual data handling in engineering workflows.
• Document technical workflows and collaborate with engineers to implement data-driven improvements.
• Demonstrate Saras Micro Devices’ values through work habits, teamwork, and initiatives.
What We Offer:
• Paid internship
• Exposure to industry experts and career mentorship
• Opportunity to work on meaningful projects
• A collaborative and supportive work culture
