Senior Mechanical Engineer

Job Description:

Introduction of the Job

As a Senior NPI Reticle Stage Mechanical Engineer, you will lead the specification, design, development, integration, qualification, and industrialization of Reticle Stage (RS) modules and subsystems for next-generation lithography platforms. Working within a highly multidisciplinary environment, you will collaborate closely with system architects, mechatronics, software, electronics, manufacturing engineers, suppliers, and integration teams to deliver innovative precision motion solutions that meet demanding performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost targets.

You will be responsible for translating system requirements into robust subsystem architectures and engineering solutions, driving technical trade-offs, managing interfaces, and ensuring successful integration and qualification of Reticle Stage designs throughout the product lifecycle. The role requires a strong combination of precision mechanical engineering, system thinking, technical leadership, and NPI execution to enable timely delivery of competitive, serviceable, and scalable products.

This position requires a highly motivated, organized, and self-driven engineer who can effectively navigate complex technical challenges, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and make sound engineering decisions in a fast-paced development environment. The ideal candidate thrives in situations requiring a balance between innovation, risk management, industrialization readiness, and product performance.

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

Roles and responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, industrialization, and lifecycle management of Reticle Stage (RS) modules and subsystems for New Product Introduction (NPI) programs.
• Define, analyze, document, and manage system, module, and component requirements with full traceability from customer and system needs through design verification and qualification.
• Develop mechanical concepts, precision motion solutions, structural architectures, and subsystem designs that meet performance, reliability, manufacturability, serviceability, cost, and schedule objectives.
• Perform engineering analyses including tolerance analysis, kinematic analysis, FEA, thermal analysis, dynamic modeling, and risk assessments to support technical decision making.
• Drive technical trade-off studies and design reviews, balancing overlay, imaging, throughput, contamination, stiffness, thermal stability, reliability, and manufacturability requirements.
• Own integration activities across multidisciplinary teams including mechanics, electronics, controls, software, mechatronics, manufacturing engineering, suppliers, and system architects.
• Define subsystem specifications, interface control documents, qualification plans, and acceptance criteria to support successful product development and release.
• Coordinate prototype builds, module integration activities, factory acceptance, qualification testing, and issue resolution during development and industrialization phases.
• Lead root-cause analysis and structured problem solving for technical issues using data-driven methods, ensuring timely closure of design, integration, and field-related escalations.
• Support supplier development and manufacturing readiness by reviewing designs for manufacturability, assembly, inspection, testing, serviceability, and cost optimization.
• Drive configuration management, change control, risk management, and technical documentation practices throughout the product lifecycle.
• Estimate effort, develop engineering plans, manage technical risks and dependencies, and deliver committed work packages according to NPI milestones and release schedules.
• Support factory, integration, service, and customer-related investigations by providing technical expertise and implementing robust corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with company quality standards, EHS requirements, product safety standards, and engineering development processes.

Education & experience

• Minimum BS degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in precision engineering, mechatronics, motion control systems, semiconductor equipment, aerospace systems, robotics, or other high-tech capital equipment.
• Experience with product development, system integration, and NPI environments preferred.
• MSc or PhD preferred.
• Experience with precision motion systems, wafer stages, reticle stages, magnetic levitation, air bearings, nanometer positioning systems, or high-performance mechatronic systems is highly desirable.

Skills

Technical & Functional Skills

• Strong understanding of precision mechanics, structural dynamics, vibration control, thermal behavior, kinematics, and high-accuracy motion systems.
• Ability to develop innovative engineering concepts and convert them into robust, manufacturable, and qualified subsystem designs.
• Experience with FEA, tolerance analysis, design optimization, and engineering simulation tools.
• Understanding of design for manufacturability (DfM), design for assembly (DfA), reliability engineering, and cost optimization principles.
• Experience managing subsystem architecture, interface definitions, requirement flow-down, verification matrices, and technical documentation.
• Ability to define and execute qualification strategies, validation plans, and performance testing to support product release readiness.
• Experience supporting cross-functional integration of mechanical, electrical, controls, and software disciplines.
• Strong technical problem-solving skills using structured methods such as 8D, Fishbone, FMEA, Fault Tree Analysis, and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA).
• Familiarity with configuration management, engineering change processes, and product lifecycle management systems.
• Ability to interpret experimental data, identify trends, and make sound engineering decisions under uncertainty.
• Strong analytical and presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex technical topics to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated capability to interface with senior leadership, chief engineers, architects, suppliers, and global development teams.

Behavioral & Leadership Skills

• Ability to translate technical roadmaps and NPI objectives into executable plans and measurable outcomes, consistently delivering quality results while managing complexity, technical risk, and competing priorities.
• Ability to understand personal strengths and development areas, actively seek feedback, adapt behaviors, and continuously improve technical and leadership effectiveness.
• Ability to build inclusive and collaborative relationships across global, multidisciplinary teams while leveraging diverse perspectives to improve engineering outcomes and decision-making.
• Demonstrates accountability for subsystem performance, technical decisions, design quality, and successful delivery throughout the full product lifecycle.
• Builds alignment across architects, integration teams, manufacturing, suppliers, and program leadership to achieve program objectives.
• Proactively identifies technical bottlenecks, process inefficiencies, and quality risks, driving sustainable improvements and organizational learning.
• Communicates clearly, concisely, and professionally through technical documentation, presentations, reviews, and stakeholder engagements.
• Maintains strong focus on customer value, product quality, reliability, serviceability, and operational excellence.

Preferred Experience

• Semiconductor lithography systems.
• Reticle Stage, Wafer Stage, Positioning Systems, or Precision Motion Platforms.
• Precision bearings, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, contamination control, and ultra-high precision assemblies.
• NPI product development and industrialization.
• Supplier technical management and qualification.
• System integration and qualification execution.
• Mechatronics and precision engineering environments.
• Experience with Reticle Stage architecture, Reticle Stage Service Swap Strategy, module qualification, precision positioning systems, contamination control, subsystem industrialization, and NPI execution for EUV future platform development programs.

Other

• This position is located on-site and requires close collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams, laboratories, manufacturing teams, and cleanroom operations.
• Travel may be required domestically and internationally (up to ~10%).
• Ability to work effectively in laboratory, integration, manufacturing, and cleanroom environments.
• Commitment to maintaining the highest standards of product quality, safety, and engineering rigor.

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.

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