2027 Process Engineering Intern - PhD (6 months) - US-CA-Fremont (1003), United States
$35 - $57 USD yearly
Originally posted 1 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves contributing to EUV Patterning process development and innovating wafer fab equipment processes and products within the Patterning Technology team.
What you'll do
- Learn to operate semiconductor wafer processing equipment in laboratory and clean-room environments.
- Support testing and characterization on development of new processes, including setting up experiments and operating wafer process tools.
- Conduct chemistry and material analysis, and use metrology tools to measure and characterize on wafer performance.
- Plan and execute concept and feasibility studies of novel EUV patterning technology.
- Summarize, analyze, discuss, and present experimental test data with cross-functional teams.
What you'll need
- PhD graduate student in Material Science & Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or related majors.
- Understanding of chemical mechanisms in semiconductor wafer processing.
- Hands-on experience in a cleanroom or laboratory setting working with thin films, semiconductor patterning, or solid-state materials.
- Strong writing and verbal communication skills.
- Proficient in PowerPoint to convey project status, experimental plans, and conclusions.
Nice to have
- Experience with plasma process of depositing and etching of thin films.
- Understanding of problem-solving and troubleshooting techniques such as DOE, 5-why, 8D, fishbones.
- Experience working on troubleshooting processing equipment and systems.
- Experience with thin film analytical methods such as SEM/TEM, XPS, AFM, ellipsometry, SIMS.
- Knowledge in lithography, photoresist, EUV patterning
Skills: EUV patterning, thin film deposition, etching process, wafer processing equipment, metrology tools
This role has been open 8 days — well below the 77-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1044
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Median days open
77 d
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Median salary
$148k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Lam Research | All employers we track in this specialty (1044 roles · 58 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 30 | 1044 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 776 | 9796 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 24 d | 77 d (−53 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $148k |
Skills observed across this category: EUV patterning, thin film deposition, etching process, wafer processing equipment, metrology tools
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 347 open roles · median 155 d
- Applied Materials · 79 open roles · median 76 d
- GlobalFoundries · 67 open roles · median 108 d
- Texas Instruments · 53 open roles · median 44 d
- STMicroelectronics · 48 open roles · median 43 d
- Entegris · 43 open roles · median 29 d
How we counted: 1044 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 58 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.