Optical Metrology Engineer - NXE Production First Line Support (CWW N2)

Job Mission

ASML is the world’s leading provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, manufacturing complex machines that are critical to the production of integrated circuits or microchips. This position is for a First Line Support Production Engineer to work in the Production Engineering department in Wilton Factory, CT. The candidate will work with cross-sector employees & teams to provide rapid responses to resolve engineering disturbance notices related. In addition, the candidate will perform engineering steps listed in the production operator dashboard (POD) to support output.

Work Schedule : Compressed Work Week Nights 2 (CWW N2) schedule that works from 6pm to 6am on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and every other Wednesday.

Job Description

• Spend about 75% of time in the Cleanroom providing direct support to production processes and troubleshooting

• Troubleshoot metrology issues in a timely & efficient manner.

• Troubleshoot manufacturing tooling and optical metrology equipment issues in a timely & efficient manner.

• Run image processing algorithms to extract nanometer scale flatness information from interferometric data

• Analyze MATLAB scripts and plot data from existing databases

• Support image analysis on data and derive conclusions

• Develop OCAPs, Fishbones and troubleshooting guidelines

• Support diagnostics qualification and implementation for production staff

• Evaluate and disposition failed parts with proposed solutions

• Support development of Manufacturing procedures and technical work instructions

• Support design and document reviews for diagnostics

• Support DOA (Dead on Arrival) Root Cause Analysis

• Support cycle time and labor hours roadmaps implementation

• Support PFMEA

• Able to read optical, mechanical and electrical drawings

• Knowledge of MATLAB, LabVIEW and Python is a plus

• 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).

  • Working around overhead cranes, fork trucks and motorized pallet movers.

  • Working around lasers; working with ladders; working on platforms; and working around chemicals.

Education

• Master Degree in Optics, Photonics, Optical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or Other Technical Engineering Degree with 0-2 years of work experience in a technical production environment

• Bachelor Degree in Optics, Photonics, Optical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or Other Technical Engineering Degree with 2-4 years of work experience in a technical production environment

Work experience & skills

• Working knowledge of geometric optics, wave optics, Gaussian propagation, and aberration theory, and interferometry

• Working Knowledge in image/signal/data process algorithm, statistics and software development

• Working knowledge with optical assembly/alignment/test equipment/tools

• Working Knowledge in lasers, polarization, detectors, electro-optical devices and opto-mechanical constructions

• Experience in a production environment with high tech products and complex production processes

• Working knowledge with epoxy application in opto-mechanical designs is a plus

• Working knowledge with Optical-Electrical sensors is a plus

• Working knowledge of diverse optical metrology setups: Interferometers, Shack – Hartmann sensor, polarimetry/ellipsometry & Optical alignment is a plus

• Experience in the field of technical Production Engineering and quality methodology such as statistical process control and FMEA is a plus

• Working knowledge of NX, Teamcenter and SAP is a plus

Personal skills

• Capability to interface with multidisciplinary groups (including senior leadership), and be willing to take on responsibility and follow through

• Possess strong ownership characteristics – demonstrated commitment to achieving results on time

• Have strong written and oral communicative skills – ability to communicate effectively to your team and to senior management

• Focus on quality and continuous improvements

• Demonstrated “team player” with a quality orientation and interpersonal skills

Context of the position

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