Description
/Preferred Qualifications
This role will be based in Celtic Lakes. Our new 237,000-square-foot Newport facility provides additional production and customer collaboration spaces, including 25,000 square feet of R&D clean rooms, 35,000 square feet of state-of-the-art manufacturing space and tool demo areas, all designed to support development of semiconductor process technologies across advanced packaging, power devices, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), radio frequency (RF) and photonics sector technology.
Are you looking for a paid summer internship in a fast-growing, award-winning, global semiconductor company?
KLA is a world-leading designer and manufacturer of equipment used in the semiconductor industry to make a wide range of electronic and photonic components.
What you can expect
1. Support and development as you explore a career within Engineering.
2. We can offer you experience of Electrical Engineering, here at our site in Newport, South Wales.
3. On successful completion of this internship, there may be an enhanced opportunity for a permanent position on our Graduate Programme following your graduation!
4. You will be assigned a buddy/mentor who will support and help you.
5. An opportunity to attend events arranged by our WISE (Women in Stem Empowered) group and WES (The Women’s Engineering Society)
6. We will arrange visits to other semi sites to allow you to experience the opportunities provided within the thriving local semiconductor industry.
Does this sound like you?
If you are in your 2nd year of studying Electrical Engineering (or similar subjects) and due to graduate in Summer 2027 we would like to hear from you!
KLA is committed to providing an inclusive workplace where every individual is treated with respect, and diversity is valued as key component towards improving our innovation.
Location: KLA, Celtic Way, Celtic Lakes, Newport, NP10 8BE
Dates: July - September 2026
Salary: £26,700 pro rata
Minimum Qualifications
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