Business Administration | Industrial Engineering internship: process improvement support

Introduction

The RISE (Repair Improvements and Stagnation Expertise) team safeguards the smooth flow of materials across ASML’s inbound and repair processes. The team focuses on preventing and resolving supply chain disruptions, improving warehouse stability, and strengthening collaboration with suppliers. You will help with day to day operations, and with refining the team’s structure and ways of working to increase efficiency. This internship gives you a unique view on how operational processes connect across ASML’s global supply chain. You will contribute directly to creating more reliable, predictable, and stable operations.

Your assignment

During this internship, you will help prevent, analyze, and structurally reduce inbound and repair‑related stagnations. A significant part of your role will involve actively participating in day‑to‑day operations to understand process dependencies and the realities behind recurring issues. This will allow you to gather insights from recurring issues, and support the development of long‑term solutions. You will also provide a fresh, external perspective on the team’s current setup and help identify opportunities to improve its organization and workflow.

• Participate in daily operational activities to understand process dependencies.

• Identify recurring disruption patterns and group them into clear cause categories.

• Support structural problem‑solving by helping uncover root causes.

• Contribute to designing sustainable solutions for frequently occurring issues.

• Assist in coordinating stakeholders across supply chain and warehouse processes.

• Maintain and improve data accuracy to support end‑to‑end visibility.

• Give recommendations on how the team’s structure and workflow can become more effective.

This is a bachelor's or master's internship (non‑thesis) for minimum 5 months, 32–40 hours per week (3–4 days on‑site). The start date of this internship projected at the end of August 2026.

Your profile

To be suitable for the internship, you:

• Are pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, industrial engineering, business engineering or related.

• Are analytical and able to view processes from a high‑level, end‑to‑end perspective.

• Have experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.

• Are able to communicate clearly in English, and are able to collaborate well with multiple stakeholders.

• Take initiative, work proactively, and enjoy improving existing processes.

Other requirements you need to meet:

• You are enrolled at an educational institute for the entire duration of the internship;

• Attach your cover letter with a clear motivation 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 CV/motivation letter includes the willingness to relocate.

• 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).

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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