Sr. Co-Op: Research & Development/ Digital (Hillsboro, OR)

Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description Why Join Us? At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our co-op program is designed to be a strategic pipeline for future leadership talent. Students who demonstrate exceptional performance, leadership potential, and alignment with our values will be considered for full-time opportunities during their co-op with us to begin post-graduation. These opportunities include potential placement into early career roles across the organization. As a global company with opportunities spanning multiple businesses, functions, and locations, applicants are required to be geographically flexible and mobile for both their co-op assignment and potential future employment opportunities. Potential placement into co-op or full-time roles is based on business needs and organizational priorities at the time of selection. Onsite and in-office work is an essential function of this role and a requirement of the position. Strategic Business Impact For this role, projects may include the following responsibilities: Metrology, AI & Algorithm Development — Develop new metrology methods for diverse samples and emerging customer problems; develop AI, machine learning, computer vision, image-processing, and high-throughput semiconductor metrology algorithms; perform algorithm validation, testing, and benchmarking. Charged-Particle Optics, Modeling & Simulation — Develop and validate charged-particle optics concepts; build computational models for electron- and ion-beam systems; use Python and charged-particle simulation tools to analyze beam behavior, focusing, shaping, alignment, transport, stability, energy spread, brightness, and optical performance; correlate simulations with experimental results and improve models. System, Source & Component Development — Design, develop, integrate, evaluate, and optimize microscopes, SEM, FIB, DualBeam systems, electron/ion sources, charged-particle optics, beam-shaping components, HVPS/high-voltage systems, vacuum systems, gas chemistry, detectors, optics, lasers, robotics, and electro-mechanical and pneumatic systems. Experimental Research, Testing & Characterization — Plan and conduct laboratory experiments using high-voltage equipment, vacuum systems, particle sources, beam diagnostics, and specialized instrumentation; apply DoE, imaging, pyrometry, I/V measurements, noise analysis, surface analysis, and other characterization methods to evaluate alignment, focusing, shaping, stability, transport, and overall system performance. Data Analysis & Physics-Based Modeling — Analyze experimental and system data using SPC, statistical analysis, curve fitting, regression, image processing, and quantitative methods; model thermal/electrical transport, electron emission, charged-particle behavior, and other relevant physical phenomena. Software, Automation & Instrument Control — Develop and use Python-based software, machine learning, AutoTEM, iFast, instrument-control systems, data-acquisition tools, and automated testing/workflows to improve experimentation, microscopy, metrology, analysis, and system operation. Engineering Optimization, Troubleshooting & Continuous Improvement — Optimize optics, sources, components, processes, and overall system performance; operate, diagnose, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair specialized equipment; apply PPI, Six Sigma, process control, benchmarking, and efficiency-improvement methods. Customer Applications & Product Development — Partner closely with AT scientists and customers to understand emerging real-world problems, develop application and metrology solutions, provide technical support and training, gather product feedback, and translate customer needs into future technology and product development. Technical Documentation, Research & Communication — Independently and collaboratively advance technical solutions while systematically documenting methods, workflows, models, experiments, designs,