Job Abstract

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.

The Systems and Performance Manager in the EUV Source Research department will be responsible for the management and leadership of a team of diverse and highly skilled engineers, scientists and project leaders in a Research environment. In this role, you will serve as the leadership nexus for the delivery of learning goals for the Research team. This roll will lead and initiate new ways of working from the highest level to the working level for the successful integration and execution of test campaign and source/lab configurations to meet Research objectives. As a people manager, you will create an environment in which employees feel engaged and included and can grow in a Research environment with ownership and autonomy.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leads and manages the Systems and Performance group within ASML’s EUV Source Research department, including the Operations team, integration and systems project leads, systems integration architects, Research Engineers, Program Managers, and the Business Operations.

• Ensures project feasibility and monitoring for triple constraint: costs, timeliness and quality. Be able to foresee problems early that challenge project triple constraint and communicate to program leadership.

• Defines an optimum organization structure and providing input to the execution branch of the program structure for the efficient delivery of program objectives.

• Builds, maintains and upgrades EUV sources and lab environments for the Research Program, including quantifiable metrics for success and ways of working; identifies gaps in ways of working leading to test inefficiencies and establishes new best practices.

• Establishes best practices, metrics and processes needed for successful realization of the operational aspects of the mission, vision and strategy of Source Research organization including learning goals, operational efficiency, and Cost of Technology, to name a few

• Creates an environment where employees feel engaged and empowered to own safe and impactful test campaigns.

• Uses their influence and connections across sectors to proactively align people, parts and processes for efficient execution of Research learning objectives.

• Responsible for best practices, methodology, processes and systems that allow architecture pathfinding and proof of concept demonstration as well as full system-level demonstration and de-risking via rapid prototyping of technical innovations.

• Implements sound engineering processes that provide for efficient use of platform utilization, resource allocation and product planning.

• Provides technical leadership and operational credibility and have a balcony/dance engagement within the team and with strategic partners.

• Recruits, mentors and develops a highly cohesive team.

• Provides group direction: translates company and department requirements and goals into group policy and team goals.

• Leads and/or participates in preliminary and critical design reviews.

• Ensures quality of operation of your group by reviewing of technical solutions, procedures and documentation delivered by the group and signing-off as required.

• Drives a strong safety culture within the group as well as accountability for Lab safety.

• Conducts periodic performance reviews and one-on-ones for direct employees.

• Delivers technical and progress reports and presentations to upper management and internal / external customers.

• Drives budget and resource requests for annual financial budgeting.

• Manages suppliers and contractors.

• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

• Requires a BS, MS or PhD in Optics, Opto-Mechanics, Electrical/Photonics Engineering or Physics, or other related science or engineering discipline.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a technical leadership, project leadership or management role.

• Familiar with technical aspects of engineering modules with multiple challenging mechanical, material, controls, physical and optical constraints and interfaces.

• Result driven, ability to plan and prioritize.

• The drive, energy and initiative to achieve continuous improvement.

• Must be comfortable with a rapidly changing work environment.

• Ability to multi-task and set priorities without jeopardizing project schedule.

• Must be a person of high integrity with mature management and organizational skills who consistently builds effective relationships. Possess an open, honest and collaborative style.

• Must have a reputation as an effective leader of technical talent, someone who knows how to motivate and lead technical personnel to be their best and consistently meet objectives with a process for accountability.

• Must be able to think strategically and plan effectively, yet possess a detail-oriented, hands-on approach to leading an engineering team.

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

• Excellent negotiating and teambuilding skills.

• Ability to influence without power.

• Strong negotiation skills for interacting with other sectors.

• Experience selecting and managing suppliers for optical module design and manufacturing.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch.

• The employee is occasionally required to move around the campus.

• Requires frequent domestic and/or international travel dependent on company needs. 

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• The environment generally is moderate in temperature and noise level. 

• Must be able to read and interpret data, information, and documents.

• Can observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work.

• Must be able to travel up to 10% of the time (both domestic and international).

A flexible workplace arrangement may be available to employees working in roles conducive to remote work (up to two days a week working from home). This position often requires an onsite presence to attend in-person meetings,  work-related events and trainings to further ensure teamwork, collaboration and innovation. 

EOE AA M/F/Veteran/Disability

Pay scales are determined by role, level, location and alignment with market data. Individual pay is determined through interviews and an assessment of several factors that that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and pay relative to other team members.

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 diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

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