Optical Fabrication BCELL Production Engineer

Introduction

As a Production Engineer within the BCELL group—Bonding, Contacting, Etch, Litho, and Laser—you will support precision optical fabrication processes used to manufacture advanced glass components. This role builds on prior internship experience within the team and provides an opportunity to continue developing technical depth, manufacturing ownership, and structured problem-solving capability in a full-time engineering role.

In this role, you will work in a dynamic, collaborative manufacturing environment, partnering with production teams, development groups, and cross‑functional engineering organizations to create safe, stable, and highly reliable processes that meet demanding quality and performance requirements.

Role Overview

The Production Engineer (PE) supports assigned manufacturing processes, contributing to their stability, capability, and continuous improvement under the guidance of senior engineers. The PE develops technical depth in optical bonding and contacting processes, translating design intent and production requirements into well‑controlled, repeatable operations.

The PE partners closely with production, equipment engineering, safety, quality, and new product development organizations to identify process risks, reduce variation, improve yield, and resolve technical issues. This role builds a strong foundation in understanding and controlling critical process variables, applying data‑driven problem solving, and implementing sustainable improvements.

This is a highly hands‑on role that requires regular, direct engagement with production hardware and a strong presence in cleanroom and manufacturing environments. The PE supports process documentation, equipment qualifications, and process changes throughout the manufacturing lifecycle—from introduction and ramp‑up to sustained production and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

- Support assigned BCELL manufacturing processes, contributing to safety, quality, yield, and process stability under guidance of senior engineers.
- Support the development, execution, and maintenance of process control strategies, acceptance criteria, and monitoring methods.
- Track and analyze process performance metrics to support technical decision‑making and continuous improvement.
- Participate in investigations and resolution of process‑related issues, deviations, and escalations.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to reduce variation, improve capability, and increase first‑pass yield through data‑driven analysis and structured problem-solving methods.
- Identify and raise process‑related safety risks, supporting mitigation through process design, controls, and documented operating practices in partnership with Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS).
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, including work instructions, qualification reports, test plans, and safety‑related analyses, to support compliant and repeatable execution.
- Partner with engineering, operations, and development teams to support daily production, sustain stable processes, and enable new product introduction.

Qualifications

- Demonstrated ability to learn quickly, accept feedback, and build technical capability through hands-on manufacturing experience.
- Ability to communicate clearly with engineering, production, and cross-functional partners to support alignment, issue resolution, and execution.
- Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and apply structured problem‑solving methods to define root causes and support corrective actions.
- Technical problem‑solving skills, with curiosity, attention to detail, and a systematic, data‑driven approach.
- Ability to work proactively, adapt quickly, and contribute effectively in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.
- Ability to organize work logically, manage multiple priorities, and drive issues to closure with appropriate guidance.
- Experience operating in controlled manufacturing or laboratory environments, with disciplined adherence to procedures and standards.
- Comfortable working directly with hardware and spending significant time in cleanroom and manufacturing environments.
- Mindset oriented toward identifying and reducing risk, improving process robustness, and contributing to continuous improvement.
- Ability to build strong working relationships and contribute positively to a collaborative, team‑based engineering culture.

Education

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Physics, or a related technical field.

Preferred Experience

- Hands‑on experience working directly with mechanical systems, tools, fixtures, equipment, or custom hardware, supporting troubleshooting and root‑cause identification through physical experimentation.
- Experience working with contamination‑sensitive processes or precision components.
- Exposure to semiconductor, optics, or advanced manufacturing environments.
- Familiarity with common manufacturing and problem‑solving tools (e.g., DMAIC, A3, 8D, FMEA, DOE).
- Exposure to statistical process control (SPC).

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future.

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.

Additional Responsibilities: There is potential for exposure to strong magnetic fields, high voltage and currents.

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

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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