Mechanical Engineering | Physics internship: wafer flatness optimization

Job description

Introduction You will join the Tables & Clamps Analysis group within ASML’s Development and Engineering department in Veldhoven. This team focuses on the design and optimization of wafer tables used in high-precision systems. In this internship, you will contribute to improving wafer flatness at the nanometer scale through modeling and optimization. Your work will directly support the performance of advanced lithography machines. This Mechanical Engineering | Applied Physics internship: wafer flatness optimization offers a unique opportunity to combine physics, mechanics, and numerical methods in a real-world application. Your assignment: In this internship you will develop and improve a modeling and optimization approach for wafer table design. You will explore how stiffness and load distribution influence wafer flatness and translate insights into practical solutions. The goal is to create a reliable and usable method that supports engineering decisions. Your main responsibilities will be: Perform a structured literature study on wafer mechanics and optimization methods Improve an existing numerical model for wafer table behavior Define objective functions for wafer flatness opti...