Optical Data Analyst

Introduction to the Job

ASML US, including its affiliates and subsidiaries, bring 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, 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.

The Advanced Development Center at ASML in Wilton, Connecticut is seeking an Optical Data Analyst with expertise processing of images for metrology process development of ultra-high precision optics and ceramics. The Advanced Development Center (ADC) is a multi-disciplinary group of engineers and scientists focused on developing learning loop solutions, proto-typing of next generation wafer and reticle clamping systems and industrialization of proto-types that meet the system performance requirements.

Role and Responsibilities

The main job function is to develop image processing, data analysis and machine learning algorithm and software to aid in development of wafer and reticle clamping systems to solve challenging engineering problems associated with achieving nanometer (nm) scale precision. You will be part of the larger Development and Engineering (DE) sector – where the design and engineering of ASML products happens.

As an Optical Data Analyst, you will:

• Develop/improve image processing algorithm to extract nm level information from scientific imaging equipment (e.g. interferometer, SEM, AFM, etc.)
• Integrate algorithms into image processing software package for analysis and process development cycles for engineering and manufacturing users
• Maintain version controlled software package for multiple product generations
• Perform software testing to identify application, algorithm and software bugs
• Validate/verify/regression/unit test software to ensure it meets the business and technical requirements
• Use machine learning models to predict trends and behaviors relating to lifetime and manufacturing improvements of the product
• Execute a plan of analysis, software and systems, to mitigate product and process risk and prevent software performance issues
• Collaborate with the design team in software analysis tool development to find solutions to difficult technical problems in an efficient manner
• Work with database structures and utilize capabilities
• Write software scripts to search, analyze and plot data from database
• Support query code to interrogate data for manufacturing and engineering needs
• Support image analysis on data and derive conclusions
• Travel (up to 10%) to Europe, Asia and within the US can be expected

Education and Experience

To help us tackle the technical challenges we face, you will need experience working on high-tech products and with complex processes.

As an Optical Data Analyst, you will need:

• To meet one of the following scenarios
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics, Optical Engineering or related disciplines with 5+ years of experience in developing data analytics and image processing algorithms
  • Master’s Degree in Physics, Optical Engineering or related disciplines with 2+ years of experience in developing data analytics and image processing algorithms
  • PhD in Physics, Optical Engineering or related disciplines with research experience in developing data analytics and image processing algorithms
• Familiarity with software configuration management (e.g. Git, SVN, GitHub, Bitbucket, etc.)
• Experience in scientific data analytics, development of image processing algorithms and software
• Expertise in statistics and data fitting techniques
• Clear understanding in measurement techniques (e.g. interferometry, scatterometry, optical sensors, etc.) and imaging systems (e.g. SEM, AFM, etc.)
• Hands on system integration, alignment, tooling or testing experience with interferometers or imaging systems
• Knowledge/hands-on experience with software tools (e.g. MATLAB, Python, C/C++, etc.)
• Ability to communicate effectively in the English language both written and oral

Skills

Working at the cutting edge of tech, you will always have new challenges and new problems to solve – and working together is the only way do that. You will not work in a silo. Instead, you will be part of a creative, dynamic work environment where you will collaborate with supportive col