Process Engineer Summer 2027 Intern

TEL•San Jose, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

TEL Silicon Valley (San Jose Site) Thin Films development team seeks a process engineering intern for Summer 2027. The internship will run from Monday, May 17th to August 20th, 2027, at the San Jose Office in California. Interns will be assigned meaningful projects that deliver business value and are expected to apply Lean principles and continuous improvement thinking. The goal is to provide interns with hands-on experiences that contribute to business objectives while supporting their professional development.

Requirements

Enrolled in Physics, Materials Science, Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering
Knowledge of Design of Experiments (DOE)
Knowledge of statistical methods
Knowledge of computer aided design (CAD)
Knowledge of computational plasma/fluids simulation tools
Strong collaboration skills
Strong communication skills
Strong teamwork skills

Nice To Haves

Graduate level (M.S. or Ph.D.) preferred
Rising Junior or Senior level students will be considered
Knowledge of Design of Experiments (DOE)
Knowledge of statistical methods
Knowledge of computer aided design (CAD)
Knowledge of computational plasma/fluids simulation tools
Skills in coding
Skills in applying machine learning/AI techniques to accelerate learning and productivity
Prior experience working on thin films
Prior experience in a cleanroom environment

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 tool and metrology data
Construct reduced order models (ROM) of chamber hardware and validate with tool signal data
Simulate EM fields and plasmas using commercial codes
Supervised work in TEL lab including sample preparation and data collection

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