New College Grad - Physicist/Scientist III - PhD (2027 Summer Cohort)
Core
Develop and apply advanced modeling capabilities for plasma processing applications (etching, deposition, ALE) using physics-based and data-driven methods to understand plasma–surface interactions.
Role type
PhD-level scientist (plasma physics & scientific machine learning)
Builds
Internal software tools, modeling frameworks, and predictive models for semiconductor equipment
Domain
Semiconductor equipment / Materials science / Plasma physics
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
ab initio quantum chemistry, molecular dynamics (MD), kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC), machine learning, high-performance computing (HPC), plasma–surface interaction modeling, experimental data integration
Preferred skills
N/A
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Develop models for plasma etching, deposition, and surface modification; Combine physics-based and ML-driven approaches; Collaborate with experimental teams; Contribute to internal software tools and frameworks; Communicate results to multidisciplinary teams
Seniority
PhD-level scientist (New College Grad)