Research Engineer - 2nd Shift

About the role

As a Research Engineer on 2nd shift, you will be responsible for performing numerous activities during the preparation and demonstration of developed technology on a Research EUV light source machine. You will possess intimate knowledge of Research/Tech Dev proto machines and provide technical support for all sub-systems of the machine and work with scientists to understand, prepare and execute the research learning activities. To be effective in the role, candidates must possess interpersonal skills to cross functional and department boundaries and to build constructive and effective relationships across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Gain full understanding of the technology, integration and functioning of new modules by reading documentation, and participating in knowledge transfer sessions.
• Develop procedures, troubleshooting activities, and action plans.
• Maintain ownership of the fishbones for system issues and follow a closed loop issue management system for the proto machines.
• Contribute to the PERT for upgrade/integration activities of new modules.
• Be a critical TPS (test plan specification) reviewer for content criticality toward research objectives and readiness for execution on proto machines, from a qualification perspective and a data collection perspective.
• Spend time with scientist to translate TPS's into sequence of execution during test campaigns.
• Execute the test sequence on the proto machines.
• Support data collection, analysis and review test conclusions for clarity.
• Follow a thorough but flexible process best suited for an organizational ethos that allows idea generation, concept development and demonstration in a fast fail manner.
• Personally conduct and work to prepare all activities reflecting ASML safety culture and programs.
• Deliver technical and progress reports and presentations to upper management and internal / external customers.
• Create and develop innovative ideas pertinent to the development, improvement, or maturity of EUV light sources.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and experience

• Requires an MS and minimum 3 years of experience or BS and minimum of 5 years of experience in Optics, Opto-Mechanics, Electrical/Photonics Engineering, or Physics or Mechanical Engineering, or other related science discipline.
• Experience in technical engineering roles (some experience in a technical or project leadership a plus).
• EUV light source experienced highly desired, especially generalist experience.
• Familiar with the engineering development process from requirements to design to assembly to testing of mechanical and/or opto-mechanical assemblies.
• Demonstrated troubleshooting ability in an individual and team setting.

Skills

• Result driven and ability to plan, prioritize.
• The drive, energy and initiative to achieve continuous improvement.
• Must be comfortable with a rapidly changing work environment.
• Ability to build effective relationships.
• Possess an open, honest and collaborative style.
• Must possess a detail-oriented, hands-on approach individually and within an engineering team.
• Ability to translate, statistically analyze data, and effectively report problems through written and/or graphical formats.
• Ability to train others on skills gained, new procedures or processes.
• Strong negotiation skills for interacting with other sectors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to support test preparation, escalation, process or procedure documentation review, shift pass-downs, and Proto tool logging.

Work environment

• 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 including working while fully gowned in a clean room environment.
• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• The employee may be required to travel based on business 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.
• Primarily second shift, schedule flexibility to attend training or support other required activities on first or third shift hours as needed.
• Extended periods of time in a cleanroom environment.
• Requires gowning in Class 10K gowning protocol.
• May need to work in labs with equipment that emit high-pitched noise.
• May spend extended periods of time at a computer workstation.

Pay and schedule

• This 2nd shift position is located in San Diego, CA. It requires on-site presence, it is not a remote position.
• Shift hours are generally 1500-2400.
• The current base annual salary range for this role is currently: $125,600-172,700.
• The Company offers employees and their families, medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• Employees are able to participate in the Company's 401k plan.
• Employees will also receive eight (8) hours of vacation leave every month and (13) paid holidays throughout the calendar year.