Job Description

Introduction to the job

We are seeking a Project Leader with strong escalation management and project management skills, who can lead end-to-end from issue intake up to the delivery of technical solution. The ideal candidate is motivated to:

• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary development engineering team

• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., Customer Support, factory, and suppliers)

• Address complex, multi-dimensional technical challenges

• Drive engineering changes efficiently in support of business needs

• Contribute to outcomes with global impact

If this aligns with your experience and interests, we invite you to apply for the IBE D&E Project Leader position. You will work in a multinational environment on challenging assignments and contribute to extending and sustaining the system product lifecycle.

Role and responsibilities

• Lead high-priority escalations to resolution in close coordination with key stakeholders

• Resolve factory-, Customer Support-, and supplier-related issues to ensure business continuity

• Translate stakeholder requests into clear and executable development engineering project deliverables

• Prioritize tasks and projects based on business needs and operational urgency

• Manage development engineering projects by balancing scope, cost, schedule, and quality in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders

• Coordinate farm-out partners and internal development engineering teams to deliver the agreed scope, plan, deliverables, and budget

• Report overall project status, risks, and mitigation actions to the program team and management

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships across relevant stakeholder groups

Education and experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical discipline (e.g., Physics, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or similar)

• More than 5 years of experience as a project leader managing multidisciplinary technical projects

• Experience in the semiconductor industry, including interaction with Customer Support and/or demand and supply management, is preferred

Skills

Sustaining a mature lithography system involves continuous technical challenges, a strong emphasis on cost-effective solutions, and evolving business models. The role offers a dynamic and collaborative environment that values diverse perspectives.

Required capabilities include:

• Strong analytical thinking with a practical, hands-on mindset

• Result driven, demonstrate accountability and ownership with a can-do mentality.

• A collaborative attitude and the ability to work effectively across cultures

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with professionalism at all levels

• A strong sense of urgency and excellent prioritization skills

• Creativity and the ability to develop innovative approaches to problem solving

• Strong English communication skills (spoken and written)

• Ability to oversee multiple concurrent activities and competing priorities

• Results-oriented, demonstrate accountability and ownership with a can-do mentality.

• Ability to perform effectively under pressure

Other information

Business Line DUV IBE Development and Engineering is responsible for supporting business continuity for the entire installed base of PAS5500 steppers and scanners, as well as extending the lifetime of XT 1/2/3 systems.

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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