Senior Electrical Engineer- PCBA Designer

ASML•San Diego, CA

7d•$143,063 - $209,825•Onsite

About The Position

ASML is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer specializing in PCBA design to develop highly reliable electronic systems and connectivity solutions for EUV source and lithography technology. The role leads the design, development, integration, and validation of complex electronic connectivity solutions, including PCBAs, cabling, interconnects, racks, and subsystem integration. Designs must meet demanding EMC, signal integrity, safety, and reliability requirements. As a senior technical leader in electronics connectivity and EMC, this engineer works across disciplines and with suppliers to deliver hardware from concept through qualification and production. The role also helps define future technologies, engineering practices, and roadmaps for connectivity, electronics reliability, and high-speed communication interfaces. It provides technical direction, mentorship, troubleshooting, and knowledge transfer to engineering, Manufacturing, Service, and Support organizations. The position is located on-site in San Diego, California. A flexible workplace arrangement may be available for roles conducive to remote work, up to two days per week. The job requires working in a clean room while wearing required protective clothing and equipment. The current base annual salary range is $143,063–$209,825. The position requires legal authorization to access controlled technology under U.S. Export Administration Regulations before beginning work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
At least 10 years of industry experience in electronic hardware development.
At least 5 years of experience designing PCBAs and electronic modules for semiconductor, industrial, aerospace, medical, automotive, or similarly demanding applications.
Strong knowledge of analog and digital circuit-design fundamentals.
Knowledge of FPGA design technologies.
Demonstrated experience developing electrical connectivity solutions, including cabling, harnesses, racks, enclosures, and interconnect systems.
Strong experience with PCBA design, schematic capture, component selection, design review, design validation, and hardware release.
Hands-on experience with EMC/EMI design techniques, qualification testing, and emissions and immunity testing.
Experience defining grounding, shielding, filtering, and signal integrity strategies for complex electronic systems.
Experience troubleshooting analog and digital electronics at board, module, and system levels.
Experience using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and communication bus analyzers.
Familiarity with high-speed and digital communication interfaces such as Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, and PCIe.
Understanding of reliability engineering concepts such as MTBF, HALT, ALT, and DFMEA.
Experience with configuration management and engineering change processes.
Experience collaborating with suppliers and outsourced development partners.
Strong technical leadership and systems-thinking capability; deep understanding of electronic connectivity, EMC, grounding, shielding, signal integrity, and electrical integration.
Hands-on hardware design experience across requirements definition, detailed design and review, component selection and evaluation, procurement, validation, and release.
Excellent troubleshooting, problem-solving, and root-cause analysis skills; ability to identify technical risks and drive timely resolution.
Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to technical and non-technical audiences, and strong written communication skills for specifications, design documentation, validation plans, and engineering reports.
Ability to mentor, influence, and provide technical direction to engineering teams.
Ability to establish effective working relationships with global stakeholders, suppliers, and development partners.
Strong ownership, accountability, decisiveness, customer focus, attention to detail, and commitment to product quality and engineering excellence.
Ability to work independently with limited supervision while providing technical leadership across multiple projects, and to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Must be willing to work in a clean room environment wearing coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses, and gloves for the entire duration of the shift.
Must be legally authorized to access controlled technology under U.S. Export Administration Regulations before beginning work.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree in Electrical Engineering.
Experience with Capital, XPedition, Altium Designer, or similar schematic-capture and hardware-design platforms.
EMC certification and compliance testing to IEC, EN, CISPR, FCC, CE, or equivalent standards.
High-speed digital PCB design and signal integrity analysis.
Functional safety principles and electronics safety requirements.
Hardware qualification in regulated or high-reliability product environments.
Experience in semiconductor capital equipment, industrial automation, motion control, or precision mechatronic systems.
Leading technical investigations involving EMC-related field issues.
Familiarity with SAFe Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

Lead development of electrical connectivity architectures, including PCBAs, cables, harnesses, racks, cabinets, and subsystem interconnects.
Define and maintain electronic hardware requirements, specifications, interface definitions, and validation plans.
Design, review, and qualify PCBAs for control, monitoring, and communication applications.
Perform electrical architecture trade studies to optimize performance, reliability, manufacturability, serviceability, and cost.
Drive EMC/EMI compliance throughout product development, including design reviews, mitigation strategies, and qualification testing.
Define design rules and layout constraints for signal integrity, grounding, shielding, high-speed interfaces, and EMC performance.
Support schematic capture, component selection, design verification, and root-cause analysis.
Lead troubleshooting and failure-analysis activities at board, module, and system levels.
Collaborate with system architects, software, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers, suppliers, and development partners to deliver electronic solutions.
Review supplier designs and provide technical guidance on electrical design, EMC performance, and qualification readiness.
Contribute to technology roadmaps for connectivity, electronics reliability, and high-speed communication interfaces.
Provide technical guidance in technologies including cPCI, PCIe, PLC, EtherCAT, Ethernet, photodetectors, differential signaling, wideband circuits, high-speed embedded computing, VHDL, distributed signal acquisition, and signal integrity.
Support project planning and communicate technical risks, project status, and mitigation plans to stakeholders and management.
Mentor and coach junior engineers and project teams.
Transfer technical knowledge to Manufacturing, Service, and Support organizations.
Perform other duties as assigned.