Applied Materials · 2 days ago
2026 Summer - Plasma Products Modeling Physicist/Scientist Intern - PhD (Santa Clara, CA)
Santa Clara, CA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
Start in 2026 SummerApplied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used in semiconductor and display manufacturing. They are seeking a Plasma Products Modeling Physicist/Scientist Intern for summer 2026 to work on projects related to plasma processing tools and atomic-scale physics at surfaces in contact with plasma.
ElectronicsManufacturingSemiconductorSoftware
Responsibilities
Understanding and designing new plasma processing systems
Use molecular dynamics simulation to understand fundamental processes at surfaces in contact with plasma
Developing new capabilities in our internal plasma and feature scale models
Use plasma and surface physics models to understand leading-edge plasma etch and deposition experiments
Apply in-house plasma models to understand complex plasma behavior
Explore machine learning methods to accelerate how 2-dimensional (2D) and 3D plasma and feature-scale models are developed and used
Qualification
Required
Student must be pursuing a M.S. or Ph.D. degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or a related field
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 some of the following fields: computational physics, plasma physics, molecular dynamics, plasma chemistry, surface physics, density functional theory, reacting flows, fluid dynamics
Knowledge of machine learning applications will be useful
Quick learner, high degree of flexibility and problem-solving skills
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Participation in a bonus and a stock award program
Company
Applied Materials
Applied Materials is a semiconductor and display equipment company that offers materials engineering solutions.
Founded in 1967
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.1BKey Investors
Stonnington GroupUS Department of Energy
2025-02-24Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2023-06-27Post Ipo Equity· $0.38M
2022-10-19Grant· $100M
Leadership Team
Omkaram Nalamasu
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Tony Chiang, Ph.D
VP, CTO Applied AI
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