Experimental Operations Lead - Research

ASML•Wilton, CT

About The Position

As an Experimental Operations Lead - Research at ASML in Wilton, Connecticut, you will help turn advanced research concepts into executable experiments. You will ensure experimental equipment, test systems, infrastructure, and project operations are ready when needed, connecting Research, engineering, laboratory teams, facilities, logistics, suppliers, and other partners. Your work will remove operational barriers, accelerate experimentation, and support technologies that contribute to ASML’s future product roadmaps. The role combines technical knowledge with hands-on operational leadership. You will coordinate complex experimental activities, anticipate project needs, and help multidisciplinary teams execute research safely and efficiently. The position may require domestic and/or international travel depending on business needs. It also has potential exposure to strong magnetic fields, high voltage, and currents. Candidates must be legally authorized to access controlled technology under the United States Export Administration Regulations before beginning work. The current base annual salary range is $87,375–$128,000. Pay is determined by role, level, location, market alignment, and candidate-specific factors. ASML offers employees and their families medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance; participation in the company 401(k) plan; eight hours of vacation leave per month; and 13 paid holidays per calendar year. ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, applied science, or another relevant technical field.
At least two years of relevant professional experience in engineering, research, experimental operations, or laboratory environments.
Experience supporting complex equipment, test rigs, instrumentation, measurement systems, or experimental hardware.
Experience with technical troubleshooting, root-cause investigation, test methods, and engineering documentation.
Experience coordinating projects or technical activities across multiple teams and stakeholders.
Experience with Microsoft Office and collaborative information-management systems.
Ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary and global teams.
Ability to organize complex activities while maintaining attention to detail and project timelines.
Ability to identify problems proactively and drive practical solutions.
Ability to apply sound technical judgment in changing or less-defined research environments.
Ability to influence stakeholders and create alignment without relying on direct authority.
Ability to balance multiple priorities while maintaining ownership of committed outcomes.
Ability to build inclusive working relationships and incorporate different perspectives.

Nice To Haves

Experience with MATLAB or LabVIEW.
Experience in semiconductor, lithography, metrology, cleanroom, vacuum, motion-control, optical, or precision-engineering environments.

Responsibilities

Lead operational readiness of research test rigs, experimental setups, instrumentation, and project-specific equipment.
Coordinate installation, commissioning, maintenance, calibration, modification, relocation, and lifecycle planning of experimental assets.
Partner with laboratory, facilities, and safety teams to coordinate access, infrastructure needs, safety reviews, and experimental schedules.
Coordinate equipment procurement, supplier activities, confidentiality agreements, and movement of experimental hardware between ASML sites and external partners.
Plan experimental activities, identify execution risks, resolve equipment or infrastructure constraints, and balance competing priorities.
Support research investigations, test planning, root-cause analysis, validation, data collection, technical documentation, and recommendations.
Lead cross-functional coordination across Research, engineering, manufacturing, logistics, suppliers, and technical partners in Wilton and Veldhoven.
Communicate technical priorities, risks, requirements, and trade-offs clearly.
Promote safe working practices and identify risks associated with experimental activities.
Share knowledge and support colleagues through technical guidance and mentoring.