Introduction to the job

ASML US, including its affiliates and subsidiaries, brings together the most creative minds in science and technology to develop lithography machines that are key to producing faster, cheaper, more energy-efficient microchips. We design, develop, integrate, market and service these advanced machines, which enable our customers - the world’s leading chipmakers - to reduce the size and increase the functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics. Our headquarters are in Veldhoven, Netherlands, and we have 18 office locations around the United States including main offices in Chandler, Arizona, San Jose and San Diego, California, Wilton, Connecticut, and Hillsboro, Oregon.

Job Mission

We are looking for a highly motivated, self-driven, hands-on technical individual to support our state-of-the-art Optical Proximity Correction product (OPC+). This position will be in our OPC PEG (Product Engineering Group) organization.

OPC PEG team functions as a link between R&D and customers and interacts with most of the other teams (Marketing, Field, Sales, QA, etc.); therefore, this job provides a broad exposure to whole pictures of the product. OPC PEG engineers play a key role in shaping and directing OPC product growth and development.

Role and responsibilities

The Product Engineering Group is responsible for tool benchmark, new feature engagements with customer, new product / feature definition, release testing with acceptance tests, second-line support of current accounts, and training (internal / external).

Understand the request/feedback from customers and envision the technical trend with the marketing team.

Define the details of new and advanced OPC product features and improvements in each release.

Test and qualify the new features and improvements in each release, providing the proof book, documentation, and training materials.

Keep improving OPC product by internal studies and innovations.

Support customers as a second-line engineer to field engineers to resolve customer issues.

Engage in a new customer benchmark / evaluation and provide the best solution with the Field team.

Education and experience

Ph.D., M.Sc./M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Optical Engineering, Imaging science, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent education/experience

5 or more years related work experience.

In-depth research or engineering experience.

Experience in semiconductor technology with an emphasis on computational lithography, lithography process, and/or lithography related analysis tools is a plus.

Direct experience in OPC (Optical Proximity Correction), including recipe development and tuning, ILT and inverse problem solving, or advanced lithography and is a plus.

Customer support experience is a plus.

Skills

Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, exceptional execution efficiency.

Ability to work independently and also effectively as a member of a team , and effectively across multiple teams

Intermediate / advanced software programming skills in one of following: python, perl, Lua, C/C++, has the capability to design a algorithm to resolve a Intermediate level problem.

Quick learner and flexibility are key attributes, good sense in priority handing and and multi-tasking.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

EOE AA M/F/Veteran/Disability

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The current base annual salary range for this role is currently:

$155,625-259,375

Pay scales are determined by role, level, location and alignment with market data. Individual pay is determined through interviews and an assessment of several factors that that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and pay relative to other team members.

The Company offers employees and their families, medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to participate in the Company’s 401k plan. Employees will also receive eight (8) hours of vacation leave every month and (13) paid holidays throughout the calendar year. For more information, please contact the Recruiter or click on this link Compensation & Benefits in the US.

All new ASML jobs have a minimum application deadline of 10 days.

This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.

Diversity and inclusion

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 diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

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