Internship Production Engineer OpticalMechanical Engineer Summer 2026

Introduction

ASML US 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 worlds leading chipmakers-to reduce the size and increase the functionality of their microchips which in turn leads to smaller more powerful consumer electronics.

We are currently recruiting for an internship located at our office in Wilton CT.

This position is for a Module Production Engineering Intern with an innovative attitude. Intern will provide support to the optical sensor production engineering team including data analysis procedure writing factory floor troubleshooting and continuous improvement projects.

Your Assignment:

• Intern will provide support to the optical sensor production engineering team including data analysis procedure writing factory floor troubleshooting and continuous improvement projects.

• Spending time in the cleanroom providing direct support to production processes and carrying out time studies when needed.

• Spending time in an office environment working on continuous improvement and process development for production. Projects are tailored to candidate skills and can include automation enhancements and programming tooling and design improvements and cycle time reduction.

• Providing support to troubleshoot/improve optical alignment and metrology issues module test and final quality issues manufacturing tooling and optical metrology equipment issues.

• Performing image analysis on data and derive conclusions.

• Evaluating and dispositioning failed parts with proposed solutions.

• Supporting development of manufacturing procedures and technical work instructions design and document reviews.

Your Profile:

• Pursuing a Bachelors or Masters of Science Optical Engineering Mechanical Engineering or Physics

Skills

Working at the cutting edge of tech youll always have new challenges and new problems to solve and working together is the only way to do that. You wont work in a silo. Instead youll be part of a creative dynamic work environment where youll collaborate with supportive colleagues. There is always space for creative and unique points of view. Youll have the flexibility and trust to choose how best to tackle tasks and solve problems.

To thrive in this job youll need the following skills:

• Able to read optical and/or mechanical drawings.

• Knowledge of Code-V and /or Zemax MATLAB LabVIEW or Python a plus.

• Knowledge of diverse optical metrology setups: Interferometers Shack Hartmann sensor polarimetry/ellipsometry & Optical alignment a plus.

• Knowledge of geometric optics wave optics Gaussian propagation and aberration theory a plus.

• Knowledge in image/signal /data process algorithm statistics and software development a plus.

• Can learn and apply new information or skills.

• Must be able to read and interpret data information and documents.

• Ability to complete assignments with attention to detail and high degree of accuracy and maintain cooperative working relationships with manager co-workers and mentors.

• Ability to work on multiple projects and assignments

• Ability to communicate and drive proposed solutions forward

Other Information

This position is located on-site in Wilton CT. It requires onsite presence to attend in-person work-related events training courses and meetings and to further ensure teamwork collaboration and innovation

Additional responsibilities for Wilton Factory

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.

• There is a potential for exposure to strong magnetic fields high voltage and currents.

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.

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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