Advanced Processing Coating Process Engineer

Advanced Processing Coating Process Engineer

As an Advanced Processing Coating Process Engineer you will directly support our mission to enable the worlds most advanced chip manufacturing. You will be a subjectmatter expert in thinfilm deposition processes optical coating performance and process stability for highprecision optical components.

In this role you will work in a dynamic collaborative manufacturing and development environment partnering with production teams equipment engineering and crossfunctional stakeholders to deliver robust repeatable and highperformance optical coatings.

Role Overview

The Advanced Processing Coating Process Engineer is responsible for developing industrializing and sustaining optical thinfilm coating processes used on highvalue precision optics. You will own coating process performance across development and production lead equipment and process qualifications and drive continuous improvement in yield reliability and optical performance in a fastpaced hightech manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

Technical & Process Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of optical thinfilm requirements including reflectivity transmission uniformity stress adhesion and cosmetic performance.
• Develop optimize and sustain optical coating processes using physical vapor deposition (PVD) techniques such as electron beam evaporation sputtering and ionassisted deposition.
• Own process recipes control parameters and process windows to ensure stable and repeatable coating performance.
• Troubleshoot coatingrelated issues including optical performance shifts defects adhesion failures and cosmetic nonconformances.
• Analyze process metrology and test data to identify trends reduce variation and improve yield and throughput.
• Support daytoday production needs including process certification escalations technician training & certification and root cause investigations.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance coating performance productivity and equipment utilization.

Documentation & Compliance

• Generate highquality technical documentation including engineering test plans qualification reports work instructions and process specifications.
• Maintain coating process documentation OCAPs and change control records.
• Apply structured problemsolving methodologies (e.g. FMEA 8D DMAIC) to improve process robustness.
• Collaborate with EHS and operations teams to ensure safe operation of coating systems and compliance with environmental and safety requirements.

Equipment & Project Management

• Lead coating equipment projects from concept through vendor engagement specification FAT/SAT installation and internal qualification.
• Support equipment troubleshooting maintenance planning and process capability improvements in collaboration with equipment engineering.
• Support new product introduction (NPI) through coating process development qualification and release to production.
• Participate in capital planning equipment roadmapping and technology upgrades.

Collaboration & CrossFunctional Support

• Collaborate closely with production inspection cleaning equipment engineering and design teams to ensure endtoend process success.
• Support KPI tracking and datadriven decision making related to yield quality and availability.
• Communicate clearly during escalations and lead crossfunctional efforts to resolve coating performance issues.

Education & Experience

• Masters degree with 1 years of relevant experience or Bachelors degree with 3 years of relevant experience in Materials Science Physics Optical Engineering Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering or related fields.
• Experience in optical thinfilm coating precision optics or semiconductor manufacturing strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of thinfilm optics optical constants interference coatings and material properties.
• Handson experience with PVD coating systems (ebeam sputtering IAD or similar).
• Experience with coating qualification process transfer and production support.
• Experience using structured problemsolving frameworks such as FMEA 4C A3 or 8D.
• Familiarity with optical metrology techniques (e.g. spectrophotometry ellipsometry surface inspection) is a plus.

Competencies

• Communicate clearly and effectively across engineering operations and crossfunctional teams.
• Analyze complex data sets and translate results into actionable process improvements.
• Work proactively and adapt quickly in a highmix fastpaced manufacturing environment.
• Apply a systematic detailoriented approach to technical problem solving.
• Manage multiple priorities while maintaining strong ownership and accountability.
• Follow procedures rigorously to maintain highquality controlled processes.
• Contribute ideas that improve yield stability and overall manufacturing excellence.
• Build strong working relationships and support a collaborative team culture.

Additional Skills

• Proficiency with Python MATLAB or similar tools for data analysis modeling or automation.
• Experience with SPC JMP Minitab or similar statistical analysis tools.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office (Excel PowerPoint Word).

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship

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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