Sr. Field Applications Engineer, Defect Inspection

Introduction to the job

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.

The role of a Field Applications Engineer (FAE) is to execute company strategies at the customer site. In this job, you will work closely with customer on daily basis to discover process development issues using state-of-the-art instrumentation along with first principles of physics and engineering to identify new failure mechanisms in advanced memory processes. The job is challenging and semiconductor customers are demanding. However, your successes will impact the customers, your team mates, as well as the entire ASML organization.

Our headquarters are in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, and we have 18 office locations around the United States including main offices inChandler Arizona, San Jose and San Diego California, Wilton Connecticut, and Hillsboro Oregon.

Role and responsibilities

Routinely Monitor inline defect inspection or CD Metrology results, making sure data generated from HMI's EBI equipment is in good quality; verify tool status after preventative maintenance and major tool down incidence, and work with field service on image and inspection related troubleshooting.

Identify gaps between tool's capability and customer detection & metrology needs; define problem statements and feedback to Marketing and R&D teams, working closely with both teams to resolve issues and develop new features. The scope of this responsibility includes proposing new functions, technical discussion and providing engineering testing and feedback, etc.

Execute new product introductions and evaluations and run head-to-head competitions with competitor tools, working closely with technical support, product marketing, and R&D teams to secure a successful outcome.

Drive up HMI tool's utilization through high quality recipe development, gap defect closure and in-depth technical engagement with customer defect and metrology teams.

Support application activities of global customer Fabs, including gap defect detection, CIP implementation, recipes transfer & matching, etc.

Develop new application use-cases and generate reports and BKMs to share with global application teams.

Education and experience

• Master's or PhD degree in Material Science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics or other engineering fields along with

• A minimum of 4 years relevant work experience

Skills

• At least 4 years of relevant hands-on defect of metrology tool experience, creating recipes and troubleshooting defect inspection tools, or developing process equipment applications or systems.

• Demonstrated knowledge of semiconductor processing, solid-state device physics, and optics (ideally electron optics). The ideal candidate for this job will be able to describe IV and CV behavior of transistors and explain how IV and CV behavior may be affected by processing defects.

• Application of Problem Solving, Project Management and Quality Assurance methodologies

• Experience troubleshooting complicated technical issues with instrumentation and process variation.

• Experience with DOE methodology, including analyzing data and image quality to optimize tool settings. for example familiarity with MATLAB, Python and/or JMP.

• Generating reports and presenting to customers, marketing, etc.

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.

Other information

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.

This position may require access to controlled technology, as defined in the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. * 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require the Company to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.

EOE AA M/F/Veteran/Disability

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