Innovation Showcase
Applied Materials

Applied Materials is the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale enables customers to transform possibilities into reality.
Please stop by our booth to learn more about Summer 2025 Internships and career opportunities at Applied Materials. Our Internship Program and New College Graduate Programs are designed to train and engage emerging technology professionals in a variety of disciplines. We provide networking, leadership and team-building opportunities so you’ll gain valuable business contacts as well as practical skills. If you have a flexible and adaptable mindset and thrive in a results-driven culture, join us to Make Possible a Better Future.
Google DeepMind (GDM) is a team of scientists, engineers, ethicists and more, working to build the next generation of AI systems safely and responsibly. By solving some of the hardest scientific and engineering challenges of our time, we’re working to create breakthrough technologies that could advance science, transform work, serve diverse communities — and improve billions of people’s lives.
The team has advanced the state-of-art in robotics by using Gemini for the robot to navigate around a busy space, building robots that play Ping Pong and robots that play soccer. Stop by to learn about the evolution of robotics at Google DeepMind. Discover the exciting breakthroughs predating the advent of large foundation models, and uncover how this transformative technology has ushered in a new era of possibility for intelligent robots. Be part of the discussion on the unprecedented potential of robotics to fundamentally enhance human capabilities and make the world a better place.
IBM
IBM® Granite™ is our family of open, performant, and trusted AI models, tailored for business and optimized to scale your AI applications.
Our third generation of AI language models are here. Fit for purpose and open sourced, these enterprise-ready models deliver exceptional performance against safety benchmarks and across a wide range of enterprise tasks from cybersecurity to RAG.
InstructLab, an open-source project by IBM and Red Hat, is designed to give communities the tools to create and merge changes to LLMs without having to retrain the model from scratch. By making LLMs more like any other open-source software project, IBM and Red Hat hope to democratize access to generative AI. IBM Research has used InstructLab to generate synthetic data to improve its open-source Granite models for language and code.
Intuitive Surgical
At Intuitive, we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints. Our mission is our guiding force; our culture is the DNA that makes us unique.
As a pioneer in robotic-assisted surgery (RAS), we have been expanding our innovations through technology to help make a difference in the world. For 25 years, human ingenuity has guided our journey to help solve some of healthcare’s complex challenges.
We believe a great idea can come from anywhere—inclusion and mutual respect are vital to our culture. We value character grounded in integrity, a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and diverse experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and strive to achieve their highest potential.
Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let’s help to advance the world of minimally invasive care. Apply to opportunities at https://careers.intuitive.com/us/en.
Kiewit
Kiewit is one of North America’s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations. With its roots dating back to 1884, the employee-owned organization operates through a network of subsidiaries in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Guam. Kiewit offers construction and engineering services in a variety of markets including transportation; power; oil, gas and chemical; water; marine; building; industrial and mining. Kiewit had 2023 revenues of $17.1 billion and employs 31,100 staff and craft employees.
Kiewit’s entry-level opportunities help build upon the knowledge you gained in school by giving you invaluable exposure to a wide variety of opportunities within and across industries and markets. Here, you’ll make an impact solving real business problems and delivering results with cutting-edge training and more meaningful responsibilities from Day One.
KLA
To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors and reticles. And to make those, you need to be able to see them, test them and manufacture them at scale with exceptional precision. That’s where KLA comes in.
As a Fortune 500 company, KLA develops industry-leading equipment and services that enable innovation throughout the electronics industry. We provide advanced process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging and printed circuit boards. We work on electronic chips that are 1/10,000th the width of a human hair. This is where physicists, engineers, and data scientists all working in tandem, helping our customers achieve perfection down to the atomic level.
With more than 15,000 employees in offices around the world, KLA is headquartered in Milpitas, California, and Ann Arbor, Michigan. We are now hiring curious minds who want to know even more. Apply today at https://www.kla.com/careers.
Founded in 2003, LinkedIn, headquartered in Silicon Valley, connects the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful. With more than 1 billion members worldwide, LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network. The company has a diversified business model with revenue coming from Talent Solutions, Marketing Solutions, Sales Solutions and Premium Subscriptions products. Stop by our table to meet with LinkedIn’s Women in Tech (WIT) members who will answer any questions about LinkedIn and offer career advice.
Lockheed Martin
Interested in a company that has been on the forefront of the Space industry? Stop by the Lockheed Martin table to talk with our representatives and to learn about our Space business. Since the 1950s, Lockheed Martin has stayed at the forefront of the Space industry. Our Space business area’s mission is to advance 21st Century Security, innovate with urgency and help our customers stay ahead of ready.
Mainspring
Mainspring was founded in 2010 by three Stanford engineers seeking a new approach to generating clean, resilient, affordable electricity. Their research into high-efficiency methods of converting fuel to electricity led to the founding of the company and the development of the first linear generator. Mainspring is now scaling production and selling to Fortune 500 customers and utilities across the US.
The company brings together a diverse, talented team of individuals who share the vision to address the growing threat of climate change and the need for clean, affordable electricity for all. Our executive team brings deep expertise from leading clean energy companies and is backed by top-tier investors such as Khosla Ventures and Bill Gates.
Our work environment fosters innovation, collaboration, and a shared commitment to excellence.
Marvell
Marvell Technology, Inc., based in Santa Clara, California, is a global leader in semiconductor solutions, focusing on AI and accelerated computing. Our core competencies include designing and developing high-performance, scalable, and energy-efficient semiconductor solutions for various markets.
In the data center market, Marvell leads with solutions essential for AI infrastructure, enabling data centers to manage immense data demands with speed and reliability.
For enterprise networking, Marvell enhances network performance and security, crucial for AI-driven environments, ensuring seamless connectivity and efficient data management.
In the automotive sector, Marvell pioneers semiconductor solutions for connected and autonomous vehicles, supporting advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), in-vehicle networking, and infotainment systems for safer and smarter transportation.
Marvell excels in the industrial market, providing reliable solutions for industrial automation, robotics, and smart manufacturing, helping industries optimize operations and improve efficiency.
Additionally, Marvell serves the consumer market with innovative solutions for home networking, smart home devices, and personal electronics, enhancing user experiences with faster, more reliable, and energy-efficient products.
At Marvell, we are committed to driving innovation and excellence across these markets. For more information, please visit our website at marvell.com
SJSU AR/VR
Come say “hi” and experience VR and AR demos to get a sense of how these technologies are transforming the ways we learn, work and play.
Discover the many cross-disciplinary opportunities, and the steps you can take to immerse yourself in the field. If you have an interest in hardware or software development, AI, human factors and user interface, graphics, mechanics, optics, audio, kinesiology, psychology, or art and design, there’s a place for you. Google, Meta, Microsoft, Apple, Valve, Amazon, and Niantic are just a few companies actively developing AR/VR devices and platforms.

SJSU Graduate Programs and Research
Are you looking for opportunities to participate in research projects mentored by faculty and/or sponsored by external grants? Are you considering graduate school? Do you want to know about the graduate scholarship offered by the College of Engineering? This booth will host information flyers about faculty research projects in the College of Engineering that are recruiting students, Spartan Accelerated Graduate Education (SAGE) program, and the Future of Silicon Valley Graduate Scholarship offered by SJSU College of Engineering.

SJSU Transfer Opportunities
Are you interested in transferring to the College of Engineering at SJSU? Please come to this table to learn about majors and the transfer process.
TSMC
TSMC pioneered the pure-play foundry business model when it was founded in Hsinchu, Taiwan in 1987 and has been the world’s leading dedicated semiconductor foundry ever since. The Company supports a thriving ecosystem of global customers and partners with the industry’s leading process technologies and a portfolio of design enablement solutions to unleash innovation for the global semiconductor industry. With global operations spanning Asia, Europe, and North America, TSMC serves as a committed corporate citizen around the world. In 2024, TSMC deployed 285+ distinct process technologies and manufactured 11,878 products for 522 customers by providing a broad range of advanced, specialty and advanced packaging technology services. These products catered to various applications across end markets, including high-performance computing, smartphones, the Internet of Things (IoT), automotive, and digital consumer electronics.
In the U.S., TSMC has a strong Sales and Service organization that works with customers by helping them achieve silicon success with cutting-edge technologies and manufacturing excellence. The Company has continued to accelerate its R&D investment and manpower in recent years and is expanding its manufacturing footprint in the U.S. to support customer innovation with leading technologies and optimal manufacturing capacity. Visit our booth to learn more about TSMC and career opportunities. Discover more and make your dreams come true at TSMC.com.
Valley Water
Valley Water invites you to take a behind-the-scenes look at one of the cutting-edge solutions to solve our water crisis: Advanced Purified Water. At our award-winning Advanced Water Purification Center, we use state-of-the-art technologies to purify treated wastewater. Through the processes of microfiltration, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet light disinfection, we clean treated wastewater to nearly the quality of distilled water. The result is 8 million gallons a day of highly purified water that meets and even exceeds California’s strict drinking water quality standards. Join us to learn more about the technology and Valley Water’s work to develop a locally managed, drought-resistant water supply for a sustainable future.