2026 Summer - Plasma Products Modeling Physicist/Scientist Intern - PhD (Santa Clara, CA)

Applied Materials(2 months ago)

Santa Clara, CAOnsiteFull TimeIntern$53,595 - $74,447 (estimated)Research & Development

About this role

Applied Materials is seeking Summer 2026 interns for its Plasma Product Modeling team within the Silicon Product Group in Santa Clara, CA. Interns will support forward-looking R&D focused on plasma processing tool and model development, including plasma–surface interaction physics and accelerating model development for semiconductor manufacturing. The role is part of a global materials engineering company enabling advanced chip and display production.

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Required Skills

Plasma Modeling
Computational Physics
Plasma Physics
Molecular Dynamics
Plasma Chemistry
Surface Physics
Density Functional Theory
Reacting Flows
Fluid Dynamics
Machine Learning

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Qualifications

MS (Pursuing)
PhD (Pursuing)

About Applied Materials

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Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions that enable the production of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display. The company designs, manufactures and services equipment, software and process technologies across semiconductor fabrication (deposition, etch, implantation, inspection/metrology, CMP, ALD/CVD/PVD), advanced packaging and display manufacturing. Its customers include chipmakers, foundries and display manufacturers worldwide, and it provides process integration, factory automation and lifecycle services to improve yield, performance and cost. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Applied Materials combines deep R&D and scale to drive device scaling, energy efficiency and new architectures.

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