[Summer 2027] TSMC AZ Internship Opportunities - Engineering Roles

About the role

TSMC Arizona is seeking engineering interns to join our advanced technology fab in Phoenix, Arizona. We are committed to transforming innovative ideas into impactful products that enhance millions of lives.

Responsibilities

• Process Integration Engineer (PID) Intern: Analyze Inline and EOL electrical data to determine causes for issues, collaborate with Integration, YED, and Process/Equipment engineers.
• Yield Excellence Engineer (YED) Intern: Develop defect inspection methodologies to deduce root cause of critical issues, innovate current techniques, and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Process Engineer (PE) Intern: Deliver robust and efficient semiconductor manufacturing through data-driven analytics and systematic problem-solving, optimize processes with experimental design, precision control, and statistical methods, collaborate with suppliers.
• Equipment Engineer (EE) Intern: Improve and maintain tool performance in a cleanroom environment, troubleshoot alarms, install and qualify new tools, resolve critical equipment issues, enhance tool uptime, and manage vendor relationships.
• Intelligent Manufacturing Engineer Intern (MFG): Ensure timely delivery of high-quality wafers by driving productivity and efficiency through advanced technologies, optimize system, productivity improvement initiatives, and quality defense enhancements.
• Advanced Material Handling System (AMHS) Engineer Intern: Focus on automated systems ensuring efficient, timely, and accurate wafer transfers, projects may include improving DTA or enhancing stocker dispatching systems.
• Quality Management Engineer (AQE) Intern: Support TSMC's mission of world-class quality systems by collaborating with Taiwan's Central Quality team, monitor wafer fabrication processes, analyze manufacturing parameters, apply statistical methods, and leverage predictive analytics.
• Product Engineering (PES) Intern: Analyze yield and process issues to support customer needs, drive improvements in semiconductor manufacturing, identify process and quality "sweet spots," perform detailed layout analyses, and conduct electrical and physical failure analyses.
• MASK Engineering Intern (EBO): Ensure the performance, reliability, and efficiency of photomask tools, collaborate with tool owners to manage installation and maintenance, partner with tool vendors to improve maintenance processes, develop in-line monitoring systems.
• Central Start-Up (CST) Tool Install Engineer Intern: Support the installation of manufacturing equipment and tools, conduct site assessments, prepare installation plans, coordinate timelines with internal teams, present findings through reports or visual presentations, and identify bottlenecks to streamline operations.
• Industrial Safety & Health (ISEP) Engineer Intern: Support and promote workplace safety and environmental sustainability efforts, collaborate with departments to implement safety protocols, evaluate hazards, conduct risk assessments, and refine high-risk SOPs.
• Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) Engineer Intern: Work on projects like pattern recognition, machine learning, and web development, learn agile software development, implement Prometheus and Grafana monitoring services, and deploy automated deployment pipelines using Microsoft Azure DevOps.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled at an accredited university, in Bachelor, Master, or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Material Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Industrial Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction or related engineering fields.
• Full-time commitment for 10 weeks (40 hours per week) on-site at our Phoenix location from: Semester system: May 24, 2027 to August 6, 2027; June 7, 2027 to August 20, 2027; Quarter system: June 14, 2027 to August 27, 2027.
• Knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing process and design is a strong plus.
• Flexibility to change priorities and responsibilities to support business needs.
• Self-motivated learner, proactive collaborator, and team player.
• Strong communication, computer, presentation, listening, and working with others skills.
• Ability to lift weights in accordance with applicable regulations and safety guidelines, including NIOSH lifting recommendations.
• Able to work in a cleanroom environment, gowning up in coveralls, hoods, boots, safety glasses, and gloves.

Qualifications

• Must be legally eligible to work in the United States.
• Must be flexible to change priorities and responsibilities to support business needs.
• Must be a self-motivated learner, good at proactive collaboration, and should get the opportunity to work in a team presenting and discussing their work and ideas.
• Must have strong communication, computer, presentation, listening, and working with others skills.
• Some roles may require the ability to: (a) Lift weights in accordance with applicable regulations and safety guidelines, including NIOSH lifting recommendations; (b) Work in a cleanroom environment, gowning up in coveralls, hoods, boots, safety glasses, and gloves.

Benefits

Explore new challenges and advance your career with TSMC Arizona. We offer a variety of engineering internship opportunities across multiple fields, and if your skills and experience match, we may reach out with other opportunities to explore.

Pay

Details on pay will be provided upon acceptance of an offer.

Schedule

Interns will work full-time on-site at our Phoenix location from May 24, 2027 to August 6, 2027; June 7, 2027 to August 20, 2027; or June 14, 2027 to August 27, 2027.

Location

Phoenix, AZ

Travel

May require travel dependent on business needs.

Relocation Assistance

Available

Other Engineering Roles

We also offer a variety of engineering internship opportunities across multiple fields. If you're passionate about exploring new challenges and advancing your career, we welcome you to apply!

Export Controlled Technical Data

All positions may require access to export controlled technical data. Non-U.S. Persons may require an export license. U.S. Persons include United States citizens, lawful permanent residents, and persons admitted to the United States as a refugee or asylee.