Research Internship: Fluid-Optics for Contamination Control

ASML; Veldhoven; On-site; EUR 13,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

ASML Holding is offering a Physics Engineering internship focused on contamination control in advanced lithography. You will help develop and operate an experimental setup to visualize supersonic gas flows at low ambient pressures, contributing to ASML's contamination-control concepts and future technology development.

You will upgrade Schlieren imaging, implement automated control, design experiments across pressures, analyze flow structures, compare with models, and document results to support

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Knowledge of fluid dynamics, optics, or experimental physics.
• Analytical mindset and interest in challenging experiments.
• Proactive, initiative-driven, and able to collaborate in a research team.

Responsibilities

• Upgrade an existing Schlieren imaging setup for low-pressure flow visualization.
• Develop and implement automated flow and optical control methods.
• Design and perform experiments across a wide range of pressure conditions.
• Analyze flow structures, shock patterns and jet expansion behavior.
• Compare experimental results with theoretical models and simulations.
• Document findings clearly and structure results for reporting.
• Present recommendations for future experiments and applications.

Skills

Fluid dynamics

Optics

Experimental physics

Analytical

Initiative

Team communication

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in physics engineering

Applied physics / mechanical engineering / aerospace

Job description

ASML Holding is offering a Physics Engineering internship focused on contamination control in advanced lithography. You will help develop and operate an experimental setup to visualize supersonic gas flows at low ambient pressures, contributing to ASML's contamination-control concepts and future technology development.

You will upgrade Schlieren imaging, implement automated control, design experiments across pressures, analyze flow structures, compare with models, and document results to support