Vacuum System Engineer

ASML; Wilton (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ASML in Wilton, Connecticut is seeking a Vacuum Systems Engineer to join the Defectivity MDU. You will help model and design gas flow from atmosphere to deep vacuum, select materials, and design cleanliness processes that ensure vacuum-grade performance in scanner and test-rig environments for EUV lithography systems.

This role impacts wafer yield, machine availability, and customer productivity. The position sits in the D&E sector, focusing on creating and maintaining a contamination-free

Responsibilities

• Leads vacuum and gas-flow work packages and supports hardware projects.

Job description

Introduction to the Job

ASML is seeking a Vacuum Systems Engineer to join our Wilton, Connecticut location in the Defectivity Module Delivery Unit (MDU). Within ASML, the Development and Engineering (D&E) sector is responsible for the specification and design of ASML products throughout a product lifecycle. The Defectivity MDU department is responsible for creating and maintaining the critical environment, including molecular and particle cleanliness, within the vacuum reticle modules inside cutting-edge Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines. As a Vacuum Systems Engineer, you will play a key role in enabling next-generation EUV lithography by creating contamination-free vacuum environments for some of the world’s most advanced semiconductor manufacturing systems. In this role, you will help model and design gas flow from atmosphere to deep vacuum, select appropriate materials, and design cleanliness processes that support vacuum-grade performance in scanner and test-rig environments. The solutions developed in this role directly impact wafer yield, machine availability, and customer productivity.

Scope / Level of Impact

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Leads technically complex vacuum and gas‑flow work packages, supports hardware projects and lead designers, owns defined architecture or subsystem deliverables, and drives cross‑functional alignment with architects, projects, competences, customer support, and research partners. Focuses on ownership of subsystem‑level vacuum and gas‑flow solutions while developing broader