Summer 2027 - Process Engineering Intern - BS - US-CA-Fremont (1003), United States
$29 - $40 USD yearly
Originally posted 7 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Process Engineering Intern, you will actively support process development, product development, and research and development (R&D).
What you'll do
- Support Process Engineers in preparation for wafer fabrication equipment (WFE) tests, equipment setup, experiments, data collection, and sample submissions.
- Operate processing equipment and advanced tools with recipes defined by engineering teams to collect experiment results, capture measurements (e.g. thin film, CD, XSEM, other metrology tools) and chemistry properties analysis.
- Process test runs and prepare records, charts, and schematics of results for presentation to engineering to identify yield optimization areas.
- Provide technical assistance to process development teams and process engineers.
- Assist in technical troubleshooting and improvement opportunities of the application lab tools and experiment setups.
What you'll need
- Currently enrolled and obtaining a BS in an engineering or science major (Chemical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Material Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering).
Nice to have
- Ability to work in a clean room environment, wearing personal protective safety equipment (PPE), cleanroom suit, or smock.
- Foundational communication skills, reading and writing, in English.
- Ability to work a shift schedule.
Skills: process development, processing equipment, wafer fabrication, etch tools, yield optimization
This role has been open 1 day — 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 | 31 | 1044 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 768 | 9729 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 25 d | 77 d (−52 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $148k |
Skills observed across this category: process development, processing equipment, wafer fabrication, etch tools, yield optimization
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.