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Senior Engineer, Field Process

As a Senior Engineer, Field Process, you will help expand ASM's advanced film technologies at our customer's Oregon site by developing, optimizing, and transferring innovative ALD, PEALD, PECVD, Epitaxy, and LPCVD processes. You will serve as the technical link between customer engineering teams and ASM's global Business Unit, ensuring new products and processes are introduced smoothly and successfully. Your work directly supports ASM's mission to accelerate nextgeneration semiconductor manufacturing through collaboration, technical excellence, and customer partnership.
The Opportunity

You will begin with a structured 24-month assignment in Hillsboro, OR, where you will build on your technical foundation and develop deep expertise in ASM systems, operating methodologies, and customer support practices. Working alongside experienced teams, you will gain hands-on exposure to complex semiconductor manufacturing equipment and processes, including vacuum technology, plasma systems, robotics, chemical delivery, advanced sensors, and control software. This phase is designed to ensure strong technical readiness, operational discipline, and alignment before transitioning into a critical role supporting a new site.

Following this training period, you will relocate to Austin, TX to play a key role in the startup of a new fab, joining a growing Field Process Engineering team from the ground up.  In this environment, you will not only provide expert-level tool support, but also operate as a technical lead, driving startup readiness, leading structured problem-solving efforts, coordinating escalations, and mentoring newer engineers.

This role offers high visibility and impact from day one, requiring you to build trusted customer relationships, establish strong technical / operational standards, and help scale a new operation successfully.  Your work will directly influence system performance, uptime, and overall customer success, making you an integral part of both the immediate startup effort and the long-term growth of the organization.

What you will be working on

• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) by training with the Business Unit to gain expertise in new deposition processes and hardware.
• Lead the introduction and transfer of new processes to the customer site.
• Partner closely with field hardware engineers and Business Unit teams to troubleshoot new products and develop proposals for process or hardware improvements.
• Design and execute on-site experiments with the customer, driving development, integration, and continuous improvement projects.
• Escalate issues in a timely manner to maintain project scope, timelines, and customer alignment.
• Document key learnings during NPI and ensure effective knowledge transfer to local service and manufacturing teams.
• Analyze baseline system and process performance to identify gaps relative to technologynode requirements.
• Perform structured problemsolving and rootcause analysis on process or system nonconformances.
• Collaborate with customer teams to identify and grow opportunities for ASM hardware and process adoption.
• Support process transfer to highvolume manufacturing (HVM) fabs, creating and sharing bestknown methods (BKMs) and documentation.
• Maintain strong discipline in IP boundaries, customer communication, and escalation leadership.

What we are looking for

• MS degree + 4 years of experience, OR PhD + 0 years of experience in materials science, chemical engineering, or physics.
• Experience processing, developing, or characterizing thin films in thermal ALD, plasma ALD, plasma CVD, Epitaxy, or LPCVD reactors.
• Strong troubleshooting and structured problem-analysis skills (KT, FMEA, Ishikawa, 7step, etc.).
• Experience designing, running, and interpreting DOEs and statistical experiments.
• Familiarity with semiconductor device applications, vacuum techniques, metrology, and thinfilm characterization.
• Ability to travel as needed for training and customer engagement; flexibility to support extended hours or weekends during qualifications or escalations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, able to explain complex concepts clearly.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and uphold IP boundaries.
• Willingness to work on-site at customer locations in Austin, TX, train with us for 18-24 months in Hillsboro, OR and travel as needed

What sets you apart

• Experience with ASM ALD, PEALD, PECVD, Epitaxy, or vertical furnace LPCVD equipment.
• Demonstrated success optimizing deposition processes in development or HVM environments.
• Experience leading customer-facing technical discussions or escalations.
• Background in transferring processes into HVM and supporting local service teams.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional action plans during escalations.