Internship Data Scientist

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The fabrication of semiconductors is complex and challenging, has long production lead times (up to 4 months), the production facility contains many very complex tools and during production a huge amount of data is generated. In our big data analytics journey so far, we have built a Big Data cluster (Hadoop) with over 400 billion production quality records. With these records you will investigate if we can use a machine learning model to increase yield by adjusting production parameters.

Your Team

NXP Manufacturing IT– Team Manufacturing IT Nijmegen implements, develops, and maintains IT solutions that enables the semiconductor factory ICN8 to run their operations effectively and efficiently and to continuously improve their performance. We are currently looking for a student for a 6-month internship, or two students with two 3-month sequential internships, to develop a machine learning model to analyze the correlation between lot quality and production data.

Your Responsibilities

• You will be working on the development of a model to analyze the correlation lot quality and production data aiming at predicting product quality.

• This model will then be used to determine adjustments in the production parameters that will increase yield.

• You will be working in the Manufacturing (MFG) IT Data Analytics Team at NXP-Nijmegen

• Apply Data analytics and machine learning in a complex fabrication process.

• Present the solution and results towards IT and the yield and process engineers.

What’s in it for you

• A great opportunity to develop your skills (technical, soft skills, communication, etc.)

• Gaining experience in a multinational and diverse environment

• Possibility to become part of NXP’s Young Professional Talent Pool

• Working on real assignments which contribute to NXP’s objectives

Your Profile

• Result oriented.

• Effective communication skills.

• Good analysis and problem-solving skills.

• Understanding of various machine learning models and its applications.

• Understanding of different data sets and how to process them for usage for a machine learning model.

• Solid mathematical background.

• You are an enrolled master student Data Science/AI or another relevant master, during the entire internship.

• Enthusiastic and showing initiative.

• Able to work independently and as part of a small team.

• Project approach (mindset) with can do-attitude.

• Good communication in English and/or Dutch. Dutch is not required, but it is a pre.

Duration 

This is a full-time internship (40 hours per week) with a duration of 3-6 months or longer. The assignment could also be suitable as a thesis/graduation project.

Please note that in order to be considered for an internship/working student assignment, you need to be registered as a student during the entire period.

Creating Secure Connections and Infrastructure for a Smarter World

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) makes products and environments safer, more sustainable, and more secure with innovative connectivity and edge processing solutions for a smarter world. We are in the business of better. Not just better technologies, but better innovations to improve society. As the world leader in secure connectivity and processing solutions for embedded applications, NXP is solving the world’s most complex technology challenges to accelerate business innovation, enhance how we work, and advance how we live. If you are as excited about this opportunity as we are, we kindly invite you to apply. After a screening based on your profile you can be expected to have a video interview with our Talent Acquisition Consultant followed by business.

What Can You Expect?

Development opportunities: We believe that a key component to growing our business is to develop our people. To enable you to grow your career at NXP, we provide you with a mix of learning through on-the-job experiences, learning from industries bests, and learning through education to help you develop your core and professional skills.

Our offices: The Netherlands is home to our global headquarters (Eindhoven) along with two additional sites (Nijmegen, Delft) and includes a diverse team of over 2000 employees with 51 different nationalities focused on R&D, manufacturing, product development, business operations, legal and sales.

Hiring process: Applying only takes a minute! Fill in the online application and share your CV with us. After a positive screening based on your CV you will have an initial video conversation with our Talent Acquisition Consultant followed by several business interviews. Here are some useful tips to help you prepare. 

And more: Life at NXP is more than work alone. Join one of the many social activities that are organized by and for employees in the Netherlands, such as our Christmas parties and International Walking Day. We have a YOUNG community that organizes a mix of social and professional events for our young professionals and an active Women in NXP. We also take time to give back to our communities by engaging young girls to learn about Technology during Girls Day or participating in several volunteering activities.
 

What’s Next?

If you’re excited about this opportunity, we kindly invite you to apply! If you have any questions, we are happy to answer them. Please contact, Mark Beijer, Data Engineer on mark.beijer@nxp.com.

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