Senior Quality Engineer

Introduction to the job

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 world’s leading chipmakers - to reduce the size and increase the functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics. Our headquarters are in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, and we have 18 office locations around the United States including main offices in Chandler, Arizona, San Jose and San Diego, California, Wilton, Connecticut, and Hillsboro, Oregon.

As a Quality Engineer, you take responsibility for providing insight into the quality of the department’s development processes and deliverables. This includes driving quality improvements Solving customer issues using ASML's way of working, preform design & process failure mode-effect analysis, design tools, lead structural root cause analysis, and provide training as needed. You also have the opportunity to help shape a new quality role within a design and development organization.

Roles and responsibilities

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:

• Can observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work. 
• Can learn and apply new information or skills.
• Must be able to read and interpret data, information, and documents.
• Strong customer focus and commitment to customer satisfaction through prioritization, quality, efficiency and professionalism.
• Ability to complete assignments with attention to detail and high degree of accuracy.
• Proven ability to perform effectively in a demanding environment with changing workloads and deadlines.
• Result driven-demonstrate ownership and accountability.
• Identifies bottlenecks and drives improvements.
• Work independently or as part of a team and follow through on assignments with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrate open, clear, concise and professional communication.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with manager, co-workers and customer.
• Work according to a strict set of procedures within the provided timelines.

Bring the Voice of the Internal/External Customer (VoC) into the department by providing feedback from customers, customer service, factory, supply chain, and integration to the department. Improve the Feedback Loop / Operational Excellence. Provide on a regular basis insight on performance in terms of parts usage, product performance, quality sensitive elements in design process adherence.

Education and experience

Education required in the following or similar disciplines (Applied Physics, Electrical, Mechanical, Optical, industrial, manufacturing or Mechatronic Engineering) with requisite years of work experience as outlined below:

Bachelors with minimum 5 years’ experience

Masters with minimum 2 years’ experience

PhD with minimum 1 year experience

Minimum qualifications – the hired candidate must possess all of the minimum qualifications to be initially considered for the position including:

Minimum # of years of relevant experience (see above)

• Required technical skills Data Visualization / Data Science (Machine Learning) / Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) skills (e.g. Python, Tableau, Spotfire, MATLAB, JavaScript, MS Access, My SQL, Minitab, JMP, Statistics, VBScript, C, R Studio, SAP, BAAN, Oracle, Advanced Excel, C++)
• Knowledge/hands-on experience with software/technical tools like Microsoft office suites. Especially, deep data analysis using excel and its macros.
• Soft skill requirements: Commanding knowledge of English (verbal and written)
• Drive for continuous improvement and making use of the lessons learned.
• Convince others of your ideas.
• Change management skills.
• Strong analytical ability with a pragmatic attitude.
• Ability to work proactively and independently.
• Ability to multi-task and efficient in time management.
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work in a team environment.
• Works in medium sized teams. Assists junior engineers (1-2 FTE). Independently wor