Software Engineer, AI Research Summer 2027 Intern

TEL • San Jose, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Tokyo Electron (TEL) is a leader in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. TEL Technology AI and Design Inc is our Silicon Valley AI lab, where we do groundbreaking, long-term research and technology development in AI/ML for semiconductor equipment. We are looking for a new team member who can contribute to our AI research roadmap. TTAD fosters a creative culture where ideas are freely exchanged inside our lab and with our colleagues around the world. Every Intern is assigned a project that delivers value to the business. Interns are expected to apply Lean principles and continuous improvement thinking throughout their project work; Lean training and resources will be provided. Our Goal is to provide interns with meaningful, hands-on experiences that contribute to business objectives while supporting their professional development.

Requirements

• Creative, out-of-the-box thinker
• Good communicator who works well in a team and across cultural barriers
• Low prestige problem solver: willing to be wrong and accept a better solution
• Productive in translating ideas to code
• Present to support colleagues – gives freely of own time
• Interested in learning, e.g. a complex application domain, new programming languages
• Proficiency in Python and/or C/C++; ability to read and modify existing codebases.
• High proficiency in algorithmic thinking and software development
• High familiarity with current AI approaches and research
• Clear written and verbal communication for producing technical deliverables.
• 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

Responsibilities

• Drive development of assigned research tasks
• Research and propose solutions to assigned research topics
• Convert ideas to code in a productive and flexible manner, in existing and new code bases
• Actively contribute to TTAD knowledge accumulation by sharing research topics and insights with team

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern