Intern - MicroLED Application Engineer

NXP Semiconductors

Internship role to develop a high-speed optical communication link demonstrator using microLED technology at NXP Semiconductors. Involves building setups and implementing modulation schemes for real-world applications.

Posted 5/12/2026internshipEindhoven • 🇳🇱 NetherlandsEntry LevelWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build a microLED based optical communication setup
Build the supporting hardware/software to control the setup (PC/Matlab, FPGA)
Implement a variety of modulation schemes, ranging from IM/DD to OFDM
Run experiments and report results

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science (last year of ‘Hogeschool’) electrical engineering or physics
Affinity with Python and/or Matlab language
FPGA based design and prototyping
Experience building experimental setups and their control
Good level of English is required (attendance to meetings / presentations with international team, reading and writing of documentation)

Benefits

Comp & perks

A great opportunity to develop your skills (technical, soft skills, communication, etc.)
Gaining experience in a multinational and diverse environment
Possibility to become part of NXP’s Young Professional Talent Pool
Working on real assignments which contribute to NXP’s objectives

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Hard Skills & Tools

microLEDoptical communicationmodulation schemesIM/DDOFDMFPGAPythonMatlabexperimental setupshardware/software control

Soft Skills

communicationteam collaborationdocumentation

Certifications

Bachelor of Science in Electrical EngineeringBachelor of Science in Physics