Computer Science | IT internship: Standardizing Test Automation with AI Assistance

Introduction

The Scientific Computing team within ASML's IT R&D Hardware Engineering department supports engineers and researchers developing advanced software solutions used in the world's most complex semiconductor equipment. Based in Veldhoven, the team helps create reliable and efficient software environments so specialists can focus on innovation. During this internship, you will contribute to improving software quality across multiple development projects. Your work will help establish a consistent testing approach and explore how artificial intelligence can support modern software testing practices. This internship offers the opportunity to make a visible impact within a collaborative and international engineering environment.

Your assignment

As part of the Scientific Computing team, you will help improve the quality, consistency, and maintainability of software testing across MATLAB-based repositories. You will define a standardized testing framework, investigate the use of AI-supported testing techniques, and help create guidelines that can be adopted by development teams. The results of your work will directly support engineers and researchers working on innovative technology solutions.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Analyze existing test structures and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop a standardized approach for writing and organizing automated tests.
• Evaluate how AI tools can support test generation, maintenance, and review activities.
• Explore methods to migrate existing test suites to a standardized format.
• Create practical guidelines and documentation for future adoption.
• Collaborate with software developers and engineering specialists to validate solutions.
• Ensure compatibility with automated build and testing processes.

This is a bachelor internship (non-thesis) for minimum 4 months, minimum 4 days per week (2 days on-site). The start date of this internship is as of January/February 2027.

The internship provides the opportunity to work on a meaningful challenge in a professional engineering environment. Throughout the internship, you will collaborate with experienced software engineers, researchers, and platform specialists while gaining exposure to software quality practices at scale.

Your profile

To be suitable for the internship, you:

• Are pursuing a bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, software engineering, or a related field.
• Have experience with, or a willingness to learn, automated testing in MATLAB, Python, Java, JavaScript, or similar programming languages.
• Have an interest in applying artificial intelligence technologies to software development and testing.
• Are analytical and able to identify patterns, improvements, and practical solutions.
• Are proactive, collaborative, and comfortable communicating in English.
• Can clearly document findings, recommendations, and technical solutions.

This internship is ideal if you enjoy software development, testing, and exploring innovative technologies. As part of this internship, you will contribute to a solution that may influence how testing is performed across multiple development teams at ASML in Veldhoven.

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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