Research Scientist Intern - Plasma Light Source Characterization

To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale—faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology. What You'll Do In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise. KLA is looking for summer interns at our Ann Arbor, Michigan location. This position provides an opportunity to work with engineering teams on projects aiming to develop and characterize laser plasma light sources for KLA’s next generation inspection and metrology tools! In particular, the intern would work in the following areas: Develop methods and test plans for characterization of laser plasmas Design optical systems for imaging, shadowgraphy, and interferometry Work with vacuum chambers and related equipment. Design, set up and execute multi-disciplinary experiments. Analyze data and prepare summary reports. Work with simulations based on physical models and build correlations with experimental data. Collaborate with scientists at external partner organizations. Qualifications: Experience with plasma metrology (e.g. pump/probe, spectroscopy, imaging) Experience with high power lasers Strong academic record. Familiarity with optical design software (e.g., Zemax, Code V, LightTools) or simulation tools (e.g., COMSOL, ANSYS) is desirable.