Competency Mechanical Engineer

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San Diego, CA, USA
In-Office
102K-154K Annually
Senior level
Hardware • Software • Semiconductor
The Role
Lead and deliver technically complex mechanical designs for sub-modules, guiding a small team (3-5 engineers). Manage requirements, feasibility, detailed design, integration, testing, qualification, and supplier/customer interfaces. Contribute to project planning, risk mitigation, documentation, and competency development while ensuring safety and production-readiness.
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Introduction to the Job

Takes the lead in development of more complex parts of modules AND/OR drives and owns a technically complex solution.

Leads several technically complex (mono-disciplinary) designs OR a functional design, owning and delivering solutions with full technical ownership, taking industrialization into account.

Works across multiple teams and collaborates with other trains.

Can take lead in interfaces with suppliers, customers, other projects and other engineering disciplines in a less-defined environment (e.g. new supplier, NPI product).

Participates in cross-sector teams to realize customer solutions (end-customer /sectors in Operations).

Aligns on / thinks of solutions with counter parts from multiple adjacent groups. Collaborates with engineers in other trains.

Understands how own designs fits in at subsystem level. Performs critical design engineering tasks, in cooperation with other disciplines and suppliers, maintains cross project view, specifies, designs, develops, tests, and assists in project planning and management as well as competency development. Introduces and drives new approaches on technical level within submodule. Provides work breakdown support to architects/PLs/POs for features/work packages and performance breakdown in own (sub-)module scope. Balances between quality and timely delivery. Advises Cluster Project Leaders & SE & manager on own expertise area.

Self-propelling within own area of expertise, subject to high-level managerial direction.

Guides and impacts the work of peers, typically 3-5 engineers.

Taking the lead in a mechanical design (or parts of it) and guiding the work of a small dedicated mechanical design team.

Roles and ResponsibilitiesResearch

Achieve specific goals for a designated part of a research program. Involves working within established research systems.

Design Requirements and Specifications

Plan and coordinate the identification, elicitation of of product and/or project requirements, conduct analysis of those requirements for completion and alignment, document and manage requirements throughout the life of the project and coordinate the verification of the end deliverable. Generally done at the project level.

Feasibility

Conduct feasibility studies from a technological and organizational perspective and document findings to complete cost-benefit analysis on implementing changes to business processes, products, or business unit structure. Identify feasibility questions and improvements in own domain.

Conceptualization

Contribute to the design of engineering solutions; design the feasibility testing approach and supervise its implementation to support the development and validation of engineering solutions.

Preliminary Design

Develop technical concepts including material choices. Make technical choices in all phases, solve technical issues, devise new approaches to problems encountered. Prepare high level design of the (sub-) module fulfilling the requirements set while addressing architectural and interface choices. Document the high level design in the relevant SEG documents.

Detailed Design

Contribute to the design of engineering solutions; design the feasibility testing approach and supervise its implementation to support the development and validation of engineering solutions.

Detail out the design including its documentation.

Integration

Integrate sub-systems into the system, execute configuration management, and provide support to projects

Product Quality / Testing

Contribute to the specification of Qualification-, Integration-, and Production- Tests,

design and produce associated test tools, realize the qualification of the design by

ensuring the proto production, execute tests and report results.

Develop product specifications and design test procedures and standards. Validate new or existing complex test methods and procedures; identify issues and recommend improvements to contribute to further development.

Safety

Adheres to ASML’s EHS policies, procedures and mandatory instructions; identifies and mitigates safety risk and safeguards the environment and well-being of oneself and others. Instructs the team in safe working methods and identifies instances of risky behaviors within the team and takes appropriate action, escalating serious issues as appropriate.

Project Management

Oversee the dependencies between project team tasks, assist PO/PL in planning, proactively signal risk of not delivering on spec and in time, take the lead in teamwork breakdown from features to daily tasks, deliver weekly deliverables, carry out assigned departmental projects.

Provide input to PO/PL for upcoming features in terms of content and high level effort estimates.

Communication and Documentation

Document complex design choices and specifications in all phases to ensure product documentation is up to date and relevant underlying assumptions and restrictions are documented.

Knowledge

Stay up to date on technical developments in one’s area of expertise and in general affecting ASML and contribute to the overall broadening and maintenance of ASML' s technology base. Acquire knowledge of neighboring FCs/ICs.

Education and Requirements

Master degree with thorough experience, or equivalent working and thinking level. Able to technically lead engineering team and advise management.

Has complex sub-module knowledge within own area of expertise and

Solid knowledge of neighboring parts / areas of expertise within module and

complex module and system knowledge and how it interacts with other sub-systems

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

$102,375-153,563

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.

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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Skills Required

  • Master degree in relevant field or equivalent working and thinking level
  • Proven ability to technically lead an engineering team and advise management
  • Deep sub-module mechanical knowledge and system-level understanding
  • Solid knowledge of neighboring parts/areas and cross-discipline collaboration experience
  • Experience with requirements elicitation, documentation, verification and configuration management
  • Experience designing and executing qualification, integration, and production tests and related test tools
  • Experience conducting feasibility studies, cost-benefit analysis, and technical concept development
  • Project management skills: task breakdown, planning input, risk identification and delivery coordination
  • Adherence to EHS policies and ability to instruct team on safe working methods

ASML Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ASML and has not been reviewed or approved by ASML.

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage is broad and employer‑funded to a significant degree, with multiple plan options plus mental health and wellness resources. Complementary offerings like onsite/virtual care, HSA contributions, and a gym subsidy strengthen the overall medical package.
  • Parental & Family Support Family‑forming benefits include paid parental leave, adoption assistance, IVF coverage, and practical supports like lactation rooms and milk‑shipment for travel. These provisions indicate substantial caregiving support across life stages.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Paid time off can reach a high ceiling when combining vacation and company holidays, with accruals increasing by tenure. Flexible workplace policies and a vacation sell‑back option add usability to the time‑off program.

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The Company
HQ: Veldhoven
34,760 Employees
Year Founded: 1984

What We Do

ASML is a high-tech company, headquartered in the Netherlands. We manufacture the complex lithography machines that chipmakers use to produce integrated circuits, or computer chips. Over 30 years, we have grown from a small startup into a multinational company with over 60 locations across Europe, Asia and the US. Behind ASML’s innovations are engineers who think ahead. The people who work at our company include some of the most creative minds in physics, electrical engineering, mathematics, chemistry, mechatronics, optics, mechanical engineering, computer science and software engineering. Because ASML spends more than €2 billion per year on R&D, our teams have the freedom, support and resources to experiment, test and push the boundaries of technology. They work in close-knit, multidisciplinary teams, listening to and learning from each other.

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