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Applied Materials · 16 hours ago

2026 Summer Materials Engineer Intern- PhD (Santa Clara, CA)

positionSanta Clara,CA
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
workcardStart in 2026 Summer

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce advanced chips and displays. They are seeking a Materials Engineer Intern for Spring/Summer 2026 to assist with laboratory projects, conduct materials analysis, and support data acquisition and processing.

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Responsibilities

Assist with laboratory projects and develop analysis methods for complicated issues
Conduct parts and materials analysis, like SEM, Laser Microscope, and other analysis tools
Work with project owners and conduct communication HW development, troubleshooting, and functionality test
Support experiment data acquisition and processing, and report

Qualification

Materials characterizationMaterials processingSEMLaser MicroscopeCommunication

Required

Student must be pursuing a Master, or Ph.D. degree program in Science or engineering area, e.g. Materials, Chemicals and Physics etc
Hands on experience on Materials characterization
Familiar with materials processing
Student must be in good academic standing at their university, with a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package
Participation in a bonus and a stock award program

Company

Applied Materials

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Applied Materials is a semiconductor and display equipment company that offers materials engineering solutions.
dateFounded in 1967
location
Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.appliedmaterials.com

H1B Sponsorship

Applied Materials has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2023 (362)
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2.1B
Key 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

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Omkaram Nalamasu
CTO and Senior VP of Applied Materials; President of Applied Ventures
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Tony Chiang, Ph.D
VP, CTO Applied AI
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