# Research Intern, Thin Films at Periodic Labs

- Company: Periodic Labs
- What the company does: From bits to atoms. Backed by Accel, Lightspeed and a16z.
- Company website: https://periodic.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Internship
- Location: Menlo Park, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-05-26
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/periodic-labs/2cfb099d-42f1-4dff-93f4-1862b13f914a
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/periodic-labs-research-intern-thin-films/

## About the role

Periodic Labs is developing AI that can both simulate science and verify its predictions to train on the full scientific method. A central challenge in that mission is connecting materials discovery with real, scalable device-relevant form factors. Materials our AI predicts and our lab synthesizes must ultimately be validated through thin films, patterned structures, and device-relevant process flows for applications across semiconductors, memory, photonics, and advanced materials.

## What they're looking for

- Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in electrical engineering, materials science, applied physics, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, chemistry, or a related field
- Hands-on experience in a university cleanroom, nanofabrication facility, semiconductor lab, photonics lab, MEMS lab, or related research environment
- Practical exposure to lithography, deposition, and etch processes. You do not need to be equally deep in every module, but you should understand how these steps connect in a device fabrication flow
- Experience working with silicon-based microelectronic, photonic, MEMS, optical, or semiconductor devices
- Comfort spending real time at tools, following cleanroom protocols, logging process details, and learning new equipment quickly
- Strong documentation habits and attention to detail. You record what actually happened in the experiment, not just what was intended

Tags: Science