# Process Engineering Intern

**Company:** [Fab2](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/fab2)
**Location:** Austin, TX
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $108k – $126k/yr
**Skills:** Semiconductor Processing, Cleanroom Experience, Wafer Fabrication, Thin-Film Deposition, Dry Etch, Lithography, Metrology, Atomic Force Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Python, Nanofabrication, Process Recipes
**Posted:** 2026-09-05

> Hands-on summer intern role focused on designing experiments, developing semiconductor and thin-film fabrication recipes, operating fab tools, and analyzing process data. Requires engineering degree pursuit, cleanroom and wafer-fabrication experience, and knowledge of semiconductor processing.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design and run experiments alongside senior process engineers.
- Read academic papers and technical literature to inform experimental design; whiteboard ideas and iterate quickly.
- Learn and operate semiconductor tools, including deposition, etch, lithography, and metrology systems.
- Develop, transfer, and optimize process recipes across platforms, focusing on consistency, yield, and throughput.
- Analyze process data, troubleshoot recipe or equipment issues, and clearly document findings and results.

## Requirements
- Pursuing a bachelor's degree or higher in engineering.
- Ability to learn quickly and troubleshoot technical problems.
- Hands-on experience with wafer fabrication tools, including etch, deposition, patterning, and metrology tools such as AFM, SEM, and thin-film measurement systems.
- Recipe development and optimization experience in thin-film deposition, dry etch, or lithography.
- Strong foundation in semiconductor devices and fabrication.
- Hands-on cleanroom experience and a track record of developing nanofabrication recipes from scratch.

## Nice-to-haves
- Familiarity with data processing in Python.
- Mechanical or maintenance experience with fabrication tools.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Hourly pay equivalent to an annualized range of $108,000–$126,000, depending on experience and education; actual earnings vary with hours worked.
- Housing stipend, daily lunches, dinners three times per week, stocked office kitchen, learning and development opportunities, commuter benefits, paid time off, visa sponsorship, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), and life and disability insurance.

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