Senior Optical Engineer

6 dagen geleden


Veldhoven, Nederland ASML Voltijd
Job Description

We are seeking a skilled Senior Design Engineer to join BSQ (Beam Spatial Quality) team. The ideal candidate will be someone who can identify and solve complex optical issues. As you also communicate a lot with other competencies to make your deliverables happen, this responsibility requires a high level of multidisciplinary technical knowledge combined with good communication skills and a big drive to make things happen.

  • Specify optical requirements, and deliver tools, test and analysis methodology, for performance monitoring and optimization. Serves as a technical expert/owner for one or more topics.

  • Create and perform test plans to verify if the design is meeting the requirements, on module level and integrated in the overall system.

  • Investigate, analyze & troubleshoot issues in a structured way, find the root cause and turn this into plannable actions to contain and solve the issues structurally.

  • Present results to the project team and other stakeholders. Interacts with cross-functional groups. Crosses functional boundaries and builds constructive and effective relationships throughout the whole organization.

Main responsibilities

Functional owner of 10um Beam size  (including MMDC -  Machine & Material Damage Control)

  • Provide input and EPS on beam size, especially for MMDC related deliverable

  • Follow-up on beam size risks with other architects

  • Ownership of topic and questions from other teams regarding all use cases (operational, ramp-up, set-up)

  • Defending priority calls towards stakeholders on BSQ team MMDC scope

  • Supplier interaction to drive optical specs & performance towards Metrology (BPU in 10um OP) 

MP ellipticity budget

  • Get familiar with current analysis on MP ellipticity

  • Take ownership of PIR and MP ellipticity related work

  • Responsible for the budget mitigation

  • Handshake with stakeholders and document ellipticity budget in EDS

Light tightness calculations for future programs

  • Become the go to person competence wise

ABC tool owner

  • Responsible for ABC tool qualification (documentation like TPS, TAR)

  • Review and update EPDS

Irradiance: margin against optics LIDT

  • Functional and failure modes

  • System mode dependency

Education and experience:
  • Masters degree or higher (PhD) in Physics, Optics, Opto-mechatronics or similar.

  • A background in high-power laser optics, UV optics, Plasma physics or Optomechanical design is a pre.

  • Some ~3 yrs work experience in industry

Soft skills
  • Team player

  • Able to manage dependencies in complex projects and take ownership

  • Deliver updates in timely and clear manner

  • To be able to summarize, simplify and explain complex optics problems/functional requirements

  • Stakeholder management

  • Bringing key message

  • Presentation skill

  • Curious mind to explore out of the box ideas

  • Taking ownership

  • Willingness to grow in a multidisciplinary environment

  • Handling uncertainty in the project plan

 Qualifications
  • Proficient in ray tracing and Zemax.

  • Proficient knowledge Optical tolerance analysis and Stray light analysis

  • Familiarity with basic principles of lasers and laser system design

  • Affinity with physical optics propagation and basic Optomechanics, Optomechatronics

  • Affinity with polarization principles

  • Affinity with LIDT, optics damage, coatings

  • Affinity with ellipticity

  • Lasers (solid state and CO2)

Other information

Please submit a cover letter with your application

Diversity and inclusion

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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Work Experience: 2-3 years

Travel: 10%

Education Level: Master,PhD

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Team: Design Engineering and Architecture

Technical Field: Optical



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