About the role#
Process engineering is how Terafab technology is built, atom by atom. Lithography defines the limits of what we can build. You will develop and own patterning processes across three chip families, including edge-inference processors, space-hardened chips for orbital satellites, and high-bandwidth memory. With mask production in-house, you will manage feedback loops to co-optimize reticle and scanner strategies.
What you'll do#
- Support process qualification for EUV and ArFi resist processes, exposure parameters, and coat/develop recipes.
- Qualify EUV and DUV scanners from installation through production readiness, including dose-focus matrices, CDU, and overlay.
- Support overlay and registration control strategies, scanner-to-scanner matching, and APC loop integration.
- Analyze processes from a first-principles, physics-based approach to understand and manipulate mechanisms.
- Assist with root cause analysis, establish inline metrology and SPC control strategies, and drive systematic yield improvement.
- Support next-generation lithography materials and process development.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
- Familiarity with lithography process engineering in a semiconductor fab.
- Ability to work closely and proactively across lithography, etch, thin films, integration, and equipment engineering teams.
Location & details#
- This position is located in Austin, Texas.
- The internship is full-time, 40 hours per week, and on-site.
- Available terms include Winter 2027 and Summer 2027.
- This is a paid internship.
About Tesla
Tesla produces electric vehicles, battery storage systems, and solar energy products. Founded in 2003, the company operates six vertically integrated factories across three continents. It is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and employs over 10,000 people. The organization designs, manufactures, sells, and services its products internally.
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