Thin-Film Process Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Tokyo Electron Limited; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

Tokyo Electron Limited, TEL Silicon Valley (San Jose Site), seeks a Process Engineering Intern for Summer 2027. You will work on meaningful projects applying Lean principles, with emphasis on DOE, data analysis, and tool diagnostics in a research-focused lab.

The role targets students in Physics, Materials Science, Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering, including MS/PhD candidates. On-site internship in San Jose, CA, with dedicated training and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of DOE, statistical methods, CAD, and computational plasma/fluids tools.
• Experience with thin films or cleanroom environments is a plus.
• Graduate-level candidates preferred (MS/PhD) or rising senior.”],
• job_responsibilities_description':['Design and conduct process DOEs for process optimization.','Analyze and assimilate tool signal data and metrology results.','Supervised work on plasma diagnostics and integration of diagnostic signals with tool/metrology data.','Construct ROMs of chamber hardware and validate with tool data.','Simulate EM fields and plasmas using commercial codes.','Supervised work in TEL lab including sample prep and data collection.'],
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• COMPANY NAME: Tokyo Electron LimitedKEY POINTS: Internship focus, DOE knowledge, ML/AI application
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• <p>Tokyo Electron Limited, TEL Silicon Valley (San Jose Site), seeks a Process Engineering Intern for Summer 2027. You will work on meaningful projects applying Lean principles, with emphasis on DOE, data analysis, and tool diagnostics in a research-focused lab.</p><p>The role targets students in Physics, Materials Science, Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering, including MS/PhD candidates. On-site internship in San Jose, CA, with dedicated training and growth opportunities.</p>

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct process DOEs for process optimization
• Analysis and data assimilation of tool signal data and metrology results
• Supervised work on plasma diagnostics and integration of diagnostic signals with data
• Construct reduced order models of chamber hardware and validate with tool data
• Simulate EM fields and plasmas using commercial codes
• Supervised work in TEL lab including sample preparation and data collection

Skills

DOE knowledge

Statistical methods

CAD

Computational plasma/fluids tools

Coding

ML/AI in learning

Education

MS or PhD preferred

Bachelor's level considered

Tools

CAD tools

Plasma/fluids simulation tools

Job description

Tokyo Electron Limited, TEL Silicon Valley (San Jose Site), seeks a Process Engineering Intern for Summer 2027. You will work on meaningful projects applying Lean principles, with emphasis on DOE, data analysis, and tool diagnostics in a research-focused lab.

The role targets students in Physics, Materials Science, Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering, including MS/PhD candidates. On-site internship in San Jose, CA, with dedicated training and growth opportunities.