Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Introduction to the Job

As a Production Engineer at ASML in San Diego, you help power the world’s chips. Your work improves the reliability and throughput of our extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light source manufacturing. You remove roadblocks, raise yield, and protect cycle time. As a Production Engineer, your impact shows up in stable tools, shorter lead times, and satisfied customers.

Roles and Responsibilities

You will solve production issues, qualify process changes, and drive continuous improvement. You will work with manufacturing, design engineering, and quality to build robust, scalable processes. This Production Engineer role is on-site in San Diego and supports a compressed 12‑hour shift schedule.

• Triage production issues to restore tool uptime quickly and safely.

• Develop and improve assembly and test processes for repeatable results.

• Design and run qualification tests for process and equipment changes.

• Analyze in-line and customer quality data using statistical methods.

• Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.

• Prepare and present factory metrics on yield, cycle time, and capacity.

• Collaborate on design for manufacturability and new product introduction.

Education and Experience

• You have a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or similar technical field.

• Minimum of 6 years in a cleanroom or high-tech manufacturing environment.

• Strong hands-on skills with electromechanical systems and test equipment.

• Experience with Excel; familiarity with JMP, Minitab, or LabVIEW is a plus.

• Exposure to Python or basic scripting for data analysis is helpful.

• Knowledge of design of experiments (DOE) and lean manufacturing principles.

• Ability to read bills of material and follow controlled work instructions.

• Clear written and spoken communication across teams and shifts.

Skills

Working at the cutting edge of tech, you’ll always have new challenges and new problems to solve – and working together is the only way to do that. You won’t work in a silo. Instead, you’ll be part of a creative, dynamic work environment where you’ll collaborate with supportive colleagues. There is always space for creative and unique points of view. You’ll have the flexibility and trust to choose how best to tackle tasks and solve problems. To thrive in this job, you’ll need the following skills:

• Communicate clearly, listen actively, and build trust with teammates.

• Analyze data, spot trends, and make evidence-based decisions.

• Prioritize well in a fast-changing environment and meet commitments.

• Document processes with clarity and update work instructions promptly.

• Apply structured problem solving and statistical thinking.

• Collaborate across manufacturing, engineering, and quality functions.

• Take initiative, follow through, and ask for help when needed.

• Work safely in a cleanroom with full gowning and PPE.

• Support 12‑hour compressed shifts and on-site collaboration.

• Use basic automation or scripting to streamline reporting.

Other Information

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch.  

• The employee is required to work in a cleanroom environment: full gowning (full body coveralls, hood, CR safety shoes, face mask, nitrile gloves and safety glasses. Working under ISO 9000/14000 standards).  

• Operating/working around overhead cranes, fork trucks and motorized pallet movers.  

• Working around lasers; working with ladders; working on platforms; and working around chemicals.  

• The employee is occasionally required to move around the campus. 

• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.  

• May require travel dependent on company needs.   

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.  

• Other work as needed 

• This position operates on a compressed work week, working a 3-4-3 structure with 12 hour shifts.  Available shifts are as follows

  • 7am-7pm Sunday-Tuesday and every other Wednesday

  • 7am-7pm Thursday-Saturday and every other Wednesday

  • 7pm-7am Wednesday-Friday and every other Saturday

  • 7pm-7am Sunday-Tuesday and every other Saturday

Role within the Factory

Responsibilities

• Must be willing to work in a clean room environment, wearing coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses and gloves for entire duration of shift.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch.

• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Can we be more specific:  Must be willing to lift up to 20 pounds, pull 20 pounds at least once a day and spend the majority of time (greater than 90% less break time) on the floor working on tool sets, walking three to five miles a day, and/or standing/sitting for nine hours.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

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

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 United States 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.

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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