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Western Digital · 9 hours ago

Summer 2026 Intern - Cryogenic Probe Station

positionSan Jose, CA
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
workcardStart in 2026 Summer

Western Digital is a company focused on powering global innovation in technology. They are seeking a Summer 2026 Intern to diagnose and repair a cryogenic probe station, establish measurement protocols, and generate electrical data on YBCO Josephson junctions.

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Responsibilities

Weeks 1-4: Diagnosis & Repair
Weeks 5-8: Build the Playbook
Weeks 9-12: Science Time

Qualification

Cryogenic probe stationsElectrical characterization equipmentPythonLabVIEWYBCO-based superconducting devicesCryogenic measurement experienceTroubleshooting hardwareBuilding cryogenic apparatusLow-temp device physicsSuperconducting qubitsSQUIDsJosephson devices

Required

Currently in a PhD program (physics, EE, materials science, or related)—ideally graduating in 2027
Hands-on cryogenic measurement experience (you've actually operated this equipment, not just read about it)
Comfortable troubleshooting hardware when things inevitably break

Preferred

You've built cryogenic apparatus or probe stations from scratch
Background in YBCO or other low-temp device physics
Experience with superconducting qubits, SQUIDs, or Josephson devices

Benefits

Paid vacation time
Paid sick leave
Medical/dental/vision insurance
Life, accident and disability insurance
Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
Employee assistance program
Other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
Tuition reimbursement
Transit
The Applause Program
Employee stock purchase plan
Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan

Company

Western Digital

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Western Digital helps customers capture, preserve, access, and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data.
dateFounded in 1970
location
Milpitas, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://www.westerndigital.com

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$901.37M
2023-10-31Post Ipo Debt· $1.37M
2023-01-31Post Ipo Equity· $900M
2015-09-30Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Sesh Tirumala
SVP, CIO
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Alvin B. Phillips
Founder

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