Computer Science | Data Science internship: optimization & control alghorithms

Job description

Introduction The Product Alignment team in Business Line Applications develops solutions that help ASML systems achieve accurate wafer positioning. The group focuses on alignment control products that support high‑performance patterning in advanced semiconductor manufacturing. As requirements in the industry grow, wafer behavior, process noise, and measurement uncertainty make alignment increasingly challenging. These trends create new opportunities for machine learning and advanced optimization. In this internship you contribute to exploring next‑generation strategies for accurate and efficient wafer alignment. Your assignment: In this internship, you investigate how machine learning, statistical modeling, and optimization can improve alignment performance. You work with experts to understand the current alignment pipeline and propose new algorithmic approaches that enhance accuracy, robustness, or computational speed. The assignment combines research, prototyping, and evaluation of algorithmic concepts for real‑world use cases. Your main responsibilities will be: Explore data‑driven methods that address wafer variability, noise, and measurement uncertainty. Develop and test new a...