ATG SPS Simulation Intern (Summer 2026)

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Tokyo Electron America, Inc. a subsidiary of Tokyo Electron Limited, a global, multi-billion dollar corporation and a leader in the semiconductor equipment industry is seeking research scientist intern candidates. Tokyo Electron markets a wide range of semiconductor production equipment (SPE) products and provides outstanding service and support to semiconductor device manufacturers. TEL's world-renowned products and technologies support diverse customer needs for the manufacturing of increasingly sophisticated semiconductors.

Position Summary:
TEL is seeking a summer intern with ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) expertise using CP2K software to work in the Surface Preparation Systems (SPS) Advanced Technology Group (ATG) located in Austin, Texas.

Responsibilities:

• Build models and run ab initio molecular dynamics simulations using CP2K.
• Modeling chemical reactions in gas/liquid phase, and solid-liquid interface using CP2K.
• Run DFT calculations on CP2K.
• Good communications skills are critical to the project assignment. Strong emphasis is placed on candidates that can find solutions to difficult problems. through structured project management while working in a team environment.

Qualifications:

• The candidate should be pursuing a B.S. or M.S. or Ph.D. degree in engineering, physics, chemistry or equivalent field.
• Experience with CP2K software is required.
• Knowledge of ab initio molecular dynamics is required.
• Knowledge of quantum chemistry calculations is desirable.
• Knowledge of modeling chemical reactions is desirable.
• Experience working in a Linux cluster environment is desirable.
• Experience with LAMMPS is desirable.
• Experience with GAUSSIAN is desirable.
• Experience with programming languages such as MATLAB, python, C/C , etc. is desirable.

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