Senior Computational Fluid Dynamics Applications Engineer

Introduction

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.

Duties and Responsibilities

ASML is seeking a highly talented Senior CFD Application Engineer to join our team in San Diego. The candidate will perform a variety of engineering tasks including providing inputs in designing & using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools to analyze subassemblies and modules from a concept phase to a final design. Work with cross-functional teams to support the products and passionate solving complex engineering problems.    

• Perform CAD clean-up and generate meshes for complex geometries.

• Develop modeling methodologies for complex problems that involve plasma-gas interaction, multi-physics, fluid flow, heat transfer, and particle tracking, and rarified gas dynamics.

• Apply commercial CFD tools to perform transient and steady state analysis for flow, thermal, conjugate heat transfer including radiation, discrete phase, and plasma engineering problems.

• Interpret simulation results and provide guidance to design.

• Translate function specifications into required physics-based model capabilities.

• Contribute, participate and define conceptual design during specification phases and ensure design qualifies & work as intended in validation phases.

• Identify experiments required for model validation.

• Work independently and manage projects as needed.

• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, chemical, or aeronautical engineering with a specialization in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Master's degree or PhD. preferred.

• Extensive experience in mesh generating using StarCCM+ and SnappyHexMesh.

• Experience with commercial CFD tools, e.g., StarCCM+ or Fluent.

• Experience with open source CFD tools (OpenFOAM).

• Experience in performing Plasma-Gas Interaction, Conjugated Heat Transfer (CHT), Multiphysics (Lagrangian, Volume of Fluid) in rarified gas regime.

• Experience working in multi-disciplinary team.

• Demonstrated experience with automation of design processes including CFD pre-and post-processing. 

• Experience with writing user sub-routines using Java, C++ and python. 

• Experience with verification and validation of CFD analysis models with experimental analysis.

• Demonstrated creativity in solving complex design problems.

• Experienced with Siemens- Amesim desired.

• Experience in working with Siemens NX desired.

• Experience in PLM software – Siemens Teamcenter desired

• Ability to translate, statistically analyze data, and effectively report problems through written and/or graphical formats is required.

Skills

• Experience working in a team and have ability to mentor younger engineers and technicians.

• Strong time management skills in managing multiple projects/activities in parallel.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Other Information

• This position is located on-site in San Diego .  It requires onsite presence to attend in-person work-related events, trainings and meetings and to further ensure teamwork, collaboration and innovation.

• A flexible workplace arrangement may be available to employees working in roles conducive to remote work (up to two days a week).
• Routinely required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch. Occasionally required to move around the campus.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• Must be willing to work in a clean room environment, wearing coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses and gloves for entire duration of shift.