Optical Fabrication Technician CWW Back End Nights, 6:00 PM – 6:00 AM (Wednesday, Thursday, Fri[...]

ASML; Wilton (CT); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

ASML in Wilton, Connecticut, seeks a manufacturing technician to fabricate advanced optical components for semiconductor machines. In this role, you will ensure precision and quality while adhering to safety standards and workplace organization.

Responsibilities include monitoring equipment, maintaining high standards, inspecting optical surfaces, and collaborating with teams for continuous improvement. A high school diploma is required, with preference for an associate degree or relevant experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Commitment to task and results orientation to complete scheduled activities.
• Demonstrated ability to document problems using facts and data.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and take ownership of optical processing equipment.
• Handle delicate optical components and visually identify abnormalities.
• Collaborate with engineering and management teams to improve efficiency.

Skills

Commitment to task and results orientation

Attention to detail

Organization of information and materials

Ability to read and understand gauges

Self-motivated learner

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree in a vocational trade (preferred)

Previous experience in a manufacturing facility

Tools

Microscopes

Calipers

Micrometers

Coordinate measuring machine (CMM)

Interferometer

Job description

Introduction to the role: You will fabricate some of the world’s most advanced optical components used in the most advanced semiconductor photolithography machines. Through your attention to detail, results orientation, and commitment to task, you will produce high precision quality optics per production schedule. You will maintain the safety and workplace organization of your processing area. You will value adherence to standards while applying your experience and perspective to contribute to continuous improvement in our processing methods. You will enjoy success generated through your individual desire to learn and through teamwork with your colleagues.

Role & Responsibilities

Shift: Back End Nights 6pm – 6am (Thursday night, Friday, Saturday, alternate Wednesday nights). Must be willing to work a compressed work week schedule—twelve-hour long shift and rotating from three to four days a week.

• Actively monitor and take ownership of optical processing equipment
• Handle delicate optical components and visually identify any abnormal characteristics
• Maintain area, tooling and equipment to 5S area standards
• Identify and escape unsafe conditions
• Identify and escape product or process quality concerns in a timely manner
• Perform assigned work content to support area and factory schedule execution
• Collaborate with the Production Engineering and Manufacturing Management teams to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness
• Learn and apply skills to tackle progressively more challenging products
• Identify and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives in how your work is defined and performed, and more broadly within your area, to improve safety, quality, output and cycle time
• Inspect and create a map of glass surfaces showing all minute defects
• Clean optical surfaces of all particles and contaminants
• Accurately record time and attendance
• Assist with training new and existing employees

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or GED required
• Associate degree in a vocational trade preferred
• Previous experience working in a manufacturing facility or completion of a vocational certification preferable
• Prior use of some of the following measuring equipment desirable: microscopes, calipers, micrometers, coordinate measuring machine (CMM), interferometer
• Participation in continuous improvement efforts (quality circles, kaizen events, etc.)

Skills

• Commitment to task and results orientation to complete scheduled activities and report status throughout your shift
• Attention to detail to deliver quality results from your processing step, including visually inspecting your work to detect and report abnormalities
• Organization of information and materials
• Ability to read and understand gauges and other measuring devices
• Ability to interpret mathematical and geometrical data, e.g., reading and interpreting topographical maps
• Ability to effectively communicate written and verbal information
• Demonstrated ability to clearly document a problem using facts and data
• Accountable for your actions and willingness to engage in problem resolution
• Constructively challenge the status quo in search of a better way
• Care for yourself and others by confronting unsafe behaviors or conditions
• Take pride in your work and speak up when observing abnormal conditions in process or product
• Self‑motivated learner
• Dexterity to handle optical components with care

Other Information

• Routinely required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands for keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch. Occasionally required to move around the campus
• May require travel dependent on business needs
• Must be willing to work in a clean room environment, wearing coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses and gloves for entire duration of shift
• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Must be comfortable working around lasers, ladders, platforms, and chemicals
• Must be able to work in a moderate to high noise level environment in a temperature‑controlled environment
• Must be comfortable operating/working around overhead cranes, fork trucks and motorized pallet movers
• May be exposed to moving mechanical parts, solvents and tooling

Additional Responsibilities

There is potential for exposure to strong magnetic fields, high voltage and currents.

Position Requirements

Must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future. This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work.

Inclusion and Diversity

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. We recognize that inclusion and diversity is a driving force in the success of our company.