Manufacturing Engineer: Global Transfer & Ramp-Up Lead

ASML US, LLC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid holidays

Vacation leave

Job summary

ASML US, LP in the United States designs and manufactures advanced lithography systems for leading chipmakers, seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to oversee manufacturability from design through new product introduction.

You will drive end-to-end transfer of complex products across global sites, develop transfer strategies, create process and tooling specs, and collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure quality and on-time readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master in mechanical/electrical/mechatronics/physics with strong production experience.
• Experience with factory transfer, line replication, or new site setup.
• Experience with complex assemblies and high-tech manufacturing environments.
• Experience with MRP systems; SAP preferred.
• LEAN manufacturing and data-driven decisions are essential.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end manufacturing transfer of complex products across global sites.
• Develop and execute transfer strategy, including risk assessment and mitigation plans.
• Create complete transfer packages (process flows, work instructions, BOMs/routing, control plans).
• Establish and qualify new Workcenter, including layout, tooling, and equipment validation.
• Ensure replication of production performance (yield, quality, throughput, safety).
• Lead build validation, ramp-up, and production readiness reviews at receiving factory.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain).
• Drive knowledge transfer, training, and documentation standardization.
• Evaluate prototype and manufacturing practices to develop optimized process flows.

Skills

Manufacturing transfer

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Data analysis

LEAN manufacturing

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Master's degree in a technical field

Tools

SAP

MRP system

NX Siemens

SolidWorks

JMP/Minitab

Job description

ASML US, LP in the United States designs and manufactures advanced lithography systems for leading chipmakers, seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to oversee manufacturability from design through new product introduction.

You will drive end-to-end transfer of complex products across global sites, develop transfer strategies, create process and tooling specs, and collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure quality and on-time readiness.