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Intel Israel

Semiconductor / Hardware Haifa + Petah Tikva + Kiryat Gat + Jerusalem~12,000 in Israel · ~131,000 globally

Intel is Israel's largest private-sector tech employer (~12,000 staff across Haifa, Petah Tikva, Kiryat Gat, and Jerusalem), and runs the largest student-engineer pipeline in the country. The thing the careers page doesn't say: Intel's Workday ATS is keyword-strict — your CV's role title has to match the JD's wording literally, because Workday's parser doesn't bridge synonyms.

ATS
Workday
Hebrew
helpful
Citizenship
not required
Last verified
2026-05-02

Programs

Student Employee Program

Year-round part-time roles across Intel's Israel sites. Open to active students in CS, EE, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, and Math. Roles span design, validation, software, and process engineering depending on site.

Eligibility
Active bachelor's or master's student with at least 1.5 years remaining toward the degree. Average 75+ in core courses helps.
Schedule
Rolling applications · 2–3 days/week typical · paid hourly.
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Summer Internship

Full-time 10–12 week summer program (June–August) for students at all of Intel's Israel sites. Project-based with a defined deliverable; well-performing interns convert to part-time Student Employee status for the school year.

Eligibility
Active student with 1+ year remaining post-internship. CS / EE / Materials / Chemical / Physics / Math majors.
Schedule
June 1 – late August · full-time on-site · paid.

Applications open in late winter (February-March) and close ~6 weeks before kickoff. Apply early — competitive.

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Who they hire

Intel Israel's student intake is the broadest in the country by major: CS and EE dominate but Materials, Chemical, Physics, and Math students all have real paths in. Haifa skews software / design verification / pre-silicon. Kiryat Gat is fab — process and equipment engineering. Petah Tikva mixes both plus AI/ML. Jerusalem houses smaller teams in research and silicon. Hebrew helps for collaboration but isn't gating; the working language is English on most teams. Intel hires students broader than any peer because the volume — multiple cohorts × five product groups — actually demands it.

The process

Intel uses Workday end-to-end. CV screen takes 1–3 weeks (longer for fab roles in Kiryat Gat, where there's a separate security questionnaire pre-screen that adds 2–3 weeks). Software / R&D candidates hit a HackerRank-style screen first (2 problems, 90 minutes, language flexible). Hardware and verification candidates skip the algorithm screen and go straight to a domain interview (Verilog / SystemVerilog scenarios, timing closure questions). Then 2–3 panel interviews — technical lead + manager + cross-team peer. Total time CV-submitted to offer: 3 weeks for software roles, 5–7 weeks for materials and chemical, longer if Kiryat Gat is the target site. Offers come within 5 business days of the panel.

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Sources

  1. https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/jobs/locations/israel.html · official · 2026-05-02
  2. https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/jobs/locations/israel/students.html · official · 2026-05-02
  3. https://jobs.intel.com/page/show/student-jobs-israel · official · 2026-05-02
  4. https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Israel-Reviews-EI_IE10037.0,5_IL.6,12.htm · review · 2026-05-02
  5. https://www.glassdoor.com/Interview/Intel-Interview-Questions-E1519.htm · review · 2026-05-02
  6. https://www.linkedin.com/company/intel-corporation/ · third-party · 2026-05-02