Intern - Process Development Engineer, Planar DRAM CMP

What you'll do

• Collaborate with engineering teams to develop and evaluate CMP processes, chemistries, and hardware platforms.
• Conduct research, process characterization, and data analysis to support process development and optimization.
• Use AI-enabled tools and present technical reports, results, and recommendations to engineering and research teams.

What they ask for

• Currently pursuing an M.S. or Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or a related STEM field, with expected graduation after September 2027.
• Demonstrated academic or research experience in a STEM field, with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Working knowledge of at least one of: organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, surface chemistry, electrochemistry, or materials science.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of integrated circuit processing, semiconductor manufacturing, and semiconductor device fundamentals.
• Prior CMP experience, or experience applying AI tools or building or using AI-enabled applications, agents, or LLMs in research or engineering.

Tools

Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP), Microsoft Copilot, Large Language Models (LLMs)

AI focus

Use AI-enabled and AI-assisted tools to analyze experimental data, improve workflow efficiency, and support research and process-development decisions; preferred experience includes AI applications, agents, and LLMs.