Principal Scientist - Tin Management Architect

ASML US, LP brings together the most creative minds in science and technology to develop lithography machines that are key to producing faster, cheaper, more energy-efficient microchips. We design, develop, integrate, market and service these advanced machines, which enable our customers - the world’s leading chipmakers - to reduce the size and increase the functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics. Our headquarters are in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, and we have 18 office locations around the United States including main offices in Wilton, CT, Chandler, AZ, San Jose, CA and San Diego, CA.

Job Mission

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Principal Scientist - Tin Management Architect to join the Source Research department in San Diego and lead the definition and evolution of the next-generation Tin Management architecture for future lithography light sources.

ASML's leadership in lithography depends on continued innovation in source technology. A key challenge for future EUV systems is the management of tin debris generated during the laser-produced plasma (LPP) process. Effective Tin Management is critical to protecting source hardware, maintaining optical performance, enabling higher source power, and reducing cost of technology. As the Tin Management Architect, you will define the long-term technology roadmap and system architecture required to address these challenges. Working across research, modeling, and product development teams, you will evaluate architectural trade-offs, identify key technology gaps, guide research investments, and shape future source concepts.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong systems thinking and the ability to operate effectively in a multidisciplinary environment. Success in this role requires balancing physics, engineering, modeling, manufacturability, and cost considerations to drive architectural decisions at the fuzzy front end of product development.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Define and drive the long-term Tin Management architecture and technology roadmap, identifying architectural challenges, technology gaps, development priorities, tradeoffs, and critical learning required to guide future EUV source development.

• Shape experimental strategies and learning plans for research test rigs, ensuring test campaigns address key architectural questions and produce actionable system-level insights.

• Define the modeling, simulation, AI, and data capabilities required to support Tin Management decisions, and guide their development in collaboration with Virtual Source, analysis, and research teams.

• Drive technical alignment between research, system engineering, product development teams, and external stakeholders to ensure Tin Management learnings influence future product architectures and node development.

• Capture, document, and communicate architectural learnings and technology recommendations to leadership and development teams through reports, reviews, and executive presentations.

• Work independently and across multidisciplinary teams to pursue new knowledge, demonstrate new capabilities, and solve critical system-level challenges.

• Provide technical leadership for critical Tin Management initiatives while remaining actively engaged in hands-on technology development, experimentation, modeling, and problem solving for approximately 50% of the role.

• Perform other duties as assigned or required.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Physics, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related discipline, with 5+ years of relevant experience, and demonstrated expertise  in complex physical systems and one or more areas such  as thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, plasma physics, lasers, photonics, or related technologies.

• Strong background in experimentation, modeling, simulation, and data-driven decision making.

• Experience applying computational modeling, data analytics, AI/ML, and digital engineering tools to technology development challenges.

• Proven experience developing and maintaining multi-year technology roadmaps, aligning technical maturity, cost and integration readiness with business strategy.

• Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction across organizational boundaries through technical leadership, collaboration, and sound engineering judgment.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a part of a team and lead investigation and research efforts involving multiple stakeholders and constraints.

• Deep understanding of scientific research methods and a passion for learning and innovation.

• The successful candidate will not only have excelled in their technical field, but will have demonstrated inter-personal and communications strengths.

• Ability to clearly and logically communicate ideas and knowledge to various audiences.

• Ability to work extended hours and second shift as required to support critical experiments, investigations, and program objectives.

Other information 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch.

• The employee is occasionally required to move around the campus including working while fully gowned in a clean room environment.

• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

• The employee may be required to travel based on business needs.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• The environment generally is moderate in temperature and noise level.

• Extended periods of time in a clean room environment should be expected. Requires gowning in Class 10K gowning protocol.

• May need to work in labs with equipment that emit high-pitched noise.

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

$171,200-235,400

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. For more information, please contact the Recruiter or click on this link Compensation & Benefits in the US.

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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