Production Engineering : Sr Tooling Designer

ASML; Wilton (CT); On-site; USD 102,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

ASML in the United States is seeking a Senior Production Engineering Tooling Designer to strengthen tooling reliability and support safe, efficient, and scalable manufacturing.

You will combine hands-on technical expertise with project leadership, defining requirements, leading design reviews, and delivering documented tooling solutions for production and lifecycle support. Collaboration across engineering teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical field (mechanical/electrical/mechatronics/manufacturing).
• Minimum five years of experience in manufacturing tooling design, production engineering, process development, or manufacturing.
• Minimum three years of project leadership or improvement initiatives.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD software (SolidWorks, CATIA, Siemens NX, or AutoCAD).
• Experience with GD&T, manufacturing processes, and finite element analysis.
• Experience with ERP/PLM and engineering change processes.

Responsibilities

• Define functional requirements and technical specifications with engineering teams and internal customers.
• Develop business cases, design proposals, risk assessments, and safety reviews.
• Design complex tooling, fixtures, and jigs meeting safety and regulatory requirements.
• Create 3D models and 2D drawings using CAD software.
• Lead design reviews and apply analysis across tolerance, motion, materials, thermal, and performance aspects.
• Release qualified designs with documentation for procurement, production, and lifecycle support.
• Resolve tooling issues, implement corrective actions, and support investments.

Skills

Tooling requirements

Clear communication

Problem analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety & quality balance

Mentoring

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in mechanical/electrical/mechatronics/manufacturing engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

CATIA

Siemens NX

AutoCAD

Job description

Introduction to the Job

Role and Responsibilities

• Define functional requirements and technical specifications with engineering teams, technicians, and internal customers.
• Develop business cases, design proposals, risk assessments, and environmental, health, and safety reviews.
• Design complex manufacturing tools, fixtures, and jigs that meet safety, ergonomic, and regulatory requirements.
• Create detailed three-dimensional models and two-dimensional drawings using computer-aided design software.
• Lead design reviews and apply tolerance, motion, material, structural, thermal, and performance analysis.
• Release qualified designs with complete documentation for procurement, production, duplication, and lifecycle support.
• Resolve advanced tooling issues, implement corrective actions, improve processes, and support investment planning.

Education and Experience

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical, electrical, mechatronics, manufacturing engineering, or a related field.
• At least five years of experience in manufacturing tooling design, production engineering, process development, or manufacturing.
• At least three years of experience leading projects and improvement initiatives.
• Proficiency with three-dimensional design software, such as SolidWorks, CATIA, Siemens NX, or AutoCAD.
• Experience with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, manufacturing processes, and finite element analysis.
• Experience with enterprise resource planning, product lifecycle management, and engineering change processes.
• Experience working in semiconductor, high-tech, complex assembly, or cleanroom environments is preferred.
• Certification in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, project management, Lean, or Six Sigma is preferred.

Skills

Working at the cutting edge of tech, you’ll always have new challenges and new problems to solve – and working together is the only way to do that. You won’t work in a silo. Instead, you’ll be part of a creative, dynamic work environment where you’ll collaborate with supportive colleagues. There is always space for creative and unique points of view. You’ll have the flexibility and trust to choose how best to tackle tasks and solve problems.

To thrive in this job, you’ll need the following skills:

• Translate manufacturing needs into clear, practical tooling requirements.
• Communicate technical decisions clearly to engineering, production, and leadership partners.
• Analyze complex problems and use evidence to identify sustainable solutions.
• Collaborate effectively across disciplines, roles, and levels of technical experience.
• Balance safety, quality, cost, schedule, and production needs when making decisions.
• Mentor junior engineers and share tooling design and problem-solving practices.
• Lead continuous improvement with a proactive, organized, and accountable approach.

In this Senior Production Engineering Tooling Designer role, you will combine hands‑on technical expertise with project leadership. You will help strengthen tooling reliability while supporting safe, efficient, and scalable manufacturing.

• 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.

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 identify. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

The current base salary range for this role is currently $102,375-$150,000

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

The current base annual salary range for this role is currently:

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Pay scales are determined by role, level, location and alignment with market data. Individual pay is determined through interviews and an assessment of several factors that that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and pay relative to other team members.

The Company offers employees and their families, medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to participate in the Company’s 401k plan. Employees will also receive eight (8) hours of vacation leave every month and (13) paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

All new ASML jobs have a minimum application deadline of 10 days.

This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the United States 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. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.

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.

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