Chemical | Mechanical Engineering | Resilience Engineering internship: critical gas infrastructure

Introduction

Every advanced chip in the world depends on lithography systems that only ASML can build. In Veldhoven, these systems are developed, built and tested with the support of a continuous supply of ultra-pure process gases. ASML invests extensively in robust gas infrastructure, redundancy and strong partnerships with leading industrial gas suppliers. The Process Technology team for critical assets owns these process-critical utilities end to end. In this internship, you will explore how this infrastructure performs under exceptional circumstances, and how engineering, operations and suppliers coordinate an effective response. You will strengthen resilience through scenario-based engineering, at the heart of the world's most advanced semiconductor equipment manufacturing.

Your assignment

What happens when the unexpected hits the infrastructure behind the world's most advanced lithography systems?

At ASML, bulk gases play a critical role in our manufacturing and testing operations. Ensuring their continuous availability requires sophisticated engineering, robust infrastructure, redundancy and close collaboration with leading industrial gas suppliers. In this internship, you will take that resilience one step further.

Working within the Process Technology team, you will explore challenging what-if scenarios. What happens if a major installation becomes unavailable? How do storage capacities, backup systems and alternative supply arrangements respond? Which engineering and operational decisions matter most, and how can different stakeholders coordinate effectively? You will combine engineering analysis with real-world operational challenges, working closely with experts across ASML and its supplier network. Your main responsibilities will be:

• Understand the infrastructure, technologies and redundancy concepts supporting ASML's bulk gas systems
• Develop and evaluate credible disruption scenarios using chemical and mechanical engineering principles
• Model gas consumption, storage capacities, system behavior and available response options under different operating conditions
• Assess process safety and operational risks during abnormal operating conditions.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, operations, safety teams, and external suppliers.
• Create practical mitigation plans, recovery strategies, and decision-making frameworks.
• Present findings and recommendations to technical experts and department stakeholders.

This is a master's internship for minimum 5 months. The start date of this internship is as of February 2027.

Your profile

To be suitable for the internship, you:

• Are pursuing a master's degree in chemical engineering or mechanical engineering
• Can quantify a complex, real-world problem and make sound engineering judgments when data is incomplete
• Are curious about how technical systems behave beyond normal operating conditions, and what that means for the business
• Can explain a technical risk clearly to engineers, operators, safety specialists and senior managers, each in their own language
• Take ownership and drive your work forward without waiting to be told the next step

This internship is for students who want to understand systems, not just components. You will see how critical industrial infrastructure behaves, from the physics of the installation to the business consequences of exceptional events. You will build hands-on experience in scenario modelling, process safety and decision-making under pressure, skills most engineers only develop after years in industry. You will be mentored and coached by technical experts. Your recommendations will directly contribute to the resilience of advanced semiconductor manufacturing.

Other requirements you need to meet:

• You are enrolled at an educational institute for the entire duration of the internship, and you are at least 18 years old at the start of the internship;
• If you are a non-EU citizen, studying in the Netherlands, your university is willing to sign the documents relevant for doing an internship (i.e., Nuffic agreement);
• You attach your cover letter with a clear motivation on why you are interested in this internship assignment in particular;
• You need to be located in the Netherlands to be perform your internship. In case you are currently living/studying outside of the Netherlands, your application shows the willingness to relocate.

Inclusion and diversity

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that inclusion and diversity is a driving force in the success of our company.

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