2025 Summer Intern - Plasma Products Modeling

Applied Materials, Inc. is the global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale enables customers to transform possibilities into reality. At Applied Materials, our innovations make possible the technology shaping the future.

Applied Materials’ Plasma Product Modeling team in Silicon Product Group is searching for an intern to join our team in summer 2025! Our computational modeling tools for plasma have been used for many years to design plasma and RF equipment. Recently we have developed machine learning framework for applications in plasma science. The position will entail the following:

• Understand chamber design and operating conditions, simulated plasma properties or experimental on-wafer process characteristics.
• Apply in-house plasma model to understand complex plasma behavior, or on-wafer plasma characteristic.
• Use in-house plasma model results and/or experimental data to predict plasma behavior or on-wafer process characteristics using machine learning model based on business needs.

Requirements

• Student must be pursuing a Master’s or Ph.D. degree program in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related field with a graduation date of minimum December 2025
• Student must be in good academic standing at their university, with a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale
• Proficient in computational gas phase chemistry, chemical kinetics, surface interactions, density functional theory, molecular dynamics, plasma physics, reacting flows or fluid dynamics, and in coding
• Knowledgeable in machine learning applications
• Quick learner, high degree of flexibility and problem-solving skills

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. 

Qualifications

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Master's Degree (Required)

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Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Intern / Student

Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

Yes

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.