Senior Software Engineer

Company: ASML
Location: San Diego
Posted on: May 7, 2025

Job Description:

Introduction

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ASML US, including its affiliates and subsidiaries, bring 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, Netherlands, and we have 18 office locations around the United States including main offices in Chandler, Arizona, San Jose and San Diego, California, Wilton, Connecticut, and Hillsboro, Oregon.

The DUV software group at Cymer is looking for a talented Senior Software Engineer with experience in, and passion for, these technologies. As a Cymer SW engineer, you would be involved in the full software lifecycle, improving our control systems, adding features, and enabling our customers to create the next generation chips that power today's leading technologies. You would work with Systems and Algorithms engineers to collect and refine requirements for the project you are working on. Using those requirements, you will formulate designs for integrating your software into the current system, implement those designs, and then unit test them. You would then work with our SQA team to verify those implementations so they can be released to the field. Our project teams are small, so your visibility and impact will be high.

Duties and Responsibilities

As a Senior Software Engineer you will work on developing and maintaining control system software for our DUV line of lasers. You would work with Systems and Algorithms engineers to collect and refine requirements for the project you are working on. Using those requirements, you will formulate designs, implement those designs, and then unit test them. You would then work with our SQA team to verify those implementations so they can be released to the field.

Collect and refine software requirements, and document those requirements in our Requirements Management tool.
Create detailed design documentation that describes implementations that address previously collected requirements.
Code and unit test per design documentation.
Integrate new code into the existing code base.
Work with SQA to ensure proper verification coverage.
Investigate defects in existing software, propose solutions to resolve those defects.
Create release documentation, including release notes and upgrade procedures.
Other duties as required.
Job description subject to change at any time.

Education and experience:
Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
Minimum of eight (8) years of experience is required.
Experience in C/C++ programming
Experience with Object Oriented design
Experience using an RTOS: VxWorks, Integrity or other RTOS.

Skills:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Knowledge of software engineering processes, including Software configuration management and the ability to read and create appropriate project documentation.
Knowledge of real time operating systems, control system theory, embedded software design, real time system interactions in an embedded environment
Knowledge of microcontroller architectures and principles of operation.
Knowledge and ability to work with oscilloscopes, and signal generators.

Other Information

This position is located on-site in San Diego, CA . It requires onsite presence to attend in-person work-related events, trainings and meetings and to further ensure teamwork, collaboration and innovation.
A flexible workplace arrangement may be available to employees working in roles conducive to remote work (up to two days a week).
Routinely required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch. Occasionally required to move around the campus.
Occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Must be willing to work in a clean room environment, wearing coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses and gloves for entire duration of shift.
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.

EOE AA M/F/Veteran/Disability

Potential candidates will meet the education and experience requirements provided on the above job description and excel in completing the listed responsibilities for this role. All candidates receiving an offer of employment must successfully complete a background check band any other tests that may be required.

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

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

$141,750-236,250

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.

Diversity and inclusion

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 diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

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