Process Engineer Summer 2027 Intern

Tokyo Electron • 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 duration is from Monday, May 17th to August 20th, 2027, located at the San Jose Office (CA). The program aims to provide interns with meaningful, hands-on experiences that contribute to business objectives while supporting their professional development. Interns will be assigned a project that delivers value to the business and are expected to apply Lean principles and continuous improvement thinking, with Lean training and resources provided.

Requirements

• Enrolled in Physics, Materials Science, Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering
• Knowledge of Design of Experiments (DOE), statistical methods, computer aided design (CAD), and computational plasma/fluids simulation tools
• Graduate level (M.S. or Ph.D.) preferred, strong candidates who are rising Junior or Senior level; Bachelor’s level students in the named fields will be considered
• Prior experience working on thin films and/or in a cleanroom environment is a plus

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Design of Experiments (DOE), statistical methods, computer aided design (CAD), and computational plasma/fluids simulation tools
• Skills in coding and applying machine learning/AI techniques to accelerate learning and productivity
• Passion for technology
• Strong collaboration, communication, and teamwork skills

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 (ROMs) 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree