Paid, Hands-on Semiconductor Process Intern

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 108,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Lunch provided

Learning & development

Commuter benefits

Paid time off

Visa sponsorship

Health insurance

401(k)

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

fab2 is seeking Process Engineering Interns for the summer term in Austin, TX. You will design and run experiments, learn semiconductor tools, and help rebuild fabrication processes. The role blends traditional processing methods with new techniques and requires a hands-on, problem-solving mindset.

This internship offers exposure to deposition, etch, lithography, and metrology while focusing on yield, throughput, and process optimization. Housing and visa sponsorship are among offered benefits.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree or higher in engineering.
• Ability to learn quickly and troubleshoot technical problems.
• Hands-on experience with wafer fabrication tools (etch, deposition, patterning) and metrology tools (AFM, SEM, thin film measurement).
• Recipe development and optimization for subset of thin film deposition, dry etch, or lithography.

Responsibilities

• Design and run experiments with senior process engineers.
• Read papers to inform experimental design; whiteboard and iterate ideas.
• Operate semiconductor tools (deposition, etch, lithography, metrology).
• Develop, transfer, and optimize process recipes across platforms for consistency, yield, throughput.
• Analyze process data and document findings for the team.

Skills

Wafer fabrication tools

Metrology tools

Python (basic)

Education

Engineering degree (pursuing)

Tools

AFM

SEM

Thin-film measurement

Job description

fab2 is seeking Process Engineering Interns for the summer term in Austin, TX. You will design and run experiments, learn semiconductor tools, and help rebuild fabrication processes. The role blends traditional processing methods with new techniques and requires a hands-on, problem-solving mindset.

This internship offers exposure to deposition, etch, lithography, and metrology while focusing on yield, throughput, and process optimization. Housing and visa sponsorship are among offered benefits.