Principal Opto-Mechanical Engineer
ASML•San Jose, CA
•Onsite
About The Position
As an Opto-Mechanical Engineer, you will design, develop, and deliver advanced modules and tools that enable next-generation optically enhanced performance in our e-beam systems. Working closely with cross-functional teams and suppliers, you will ensure solutions meet system performance, cost, and schedule requirements while supporting scalable, serviceable products. This role spans hands-on engineering through technical leadership—owning complex module development, driving roadmap direction, and ensuring seamless system-level integration across current and future technologies.
Requirements
- MSc or PhD in a relevant engineering field
- 10+ years of industry experience in optics, lasers, and opto-mechanical or related domains
- Technical Skills Requirements & Specification Management: Translate requirements into clear, traceable technical specifications
- Align interfaces to enable reliable design, integration, and validation
- Engineering Development: Applies expertise in precision motion, optics, laser physics, and tolerancing
- Develop solutions that meet performance, cost, and schedule targets
- Drive sound trade-offs and resolve complex technical challenges
- Integration, Verification & Validation: Plan and execute validation activities to ensure release readiness
- Support system integration through strong coordination and traceability
- Delivers solutions from prototype to high-volume manufacturing
- Leadership & Behavioral Skills: Drives Results: Converts strategy into clear plans and delivers outcomes
- Self-Aware: Actively seeks feedback and adapts to improve effectiveness
- Values Differences: Leverages diverse perspectives for better decisions
- Builds Teams: Creates aligned, high-performing, and inclusive teams
- Drives Vision: Communicates clear direction and sustains focus through complexity
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end technical delivery for module performance and major project scope
- Lead design, integration, and realization of complex opto-mechanical systems
- Make and guide technical trade-offs across sub-modules and system interfaces
- Collaborate with internal teams and external partners in complex environments
- Shape multi-year technical strategy and roadmap for your domain
- Ensure system integration, validation, and delivery across multiple designs
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
- 401k plan
- eight (8) hours of vacation leave every month
- 13 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
