$108,375 - $158,950 USD yearly
Support high-volume manufacturing production ramp and node transfer from Taiwan to Arizona across lithography and metrology systems.
Originally posted 14 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Senior Applications Engineer leads system performance technical escalations and drives time to containment and resolution for customer support on an advanced node high-volume manufacturing (HVM) site. The role supports new site production ramp and node transfer from Taiwan to Arizona for lithography and on-product metrology systems.
What you'll do
- Support troubleshooting and escalation processes for customer on-product issues on an ongoing basis.
- Translate customer on-product issues into lithography or metrology problem statements and resolve them to optimize system performance.
- Own workstreams within larger projects, driving project plans and autonomous execution to support new systems introduction and HVM node transitions.
- Define and execute customer on-product experiments and data analysis to demonstrate product value and ensure accurate results.
- Prepare technical presentations for customer meetings, provide new user support, and assist sales.
- Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and collaborate with project leads, equipment peers, and account teams.
What you'll need
- Master's degree or PhD in a technical discipline with a minimum of 5 years of work experience.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in an IC manufacturing environment with a technical background in lithography or on-product metrology.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in data analysis using MATLAB or Python.
- Minimum 5 years of experience analyzing technical data to summarize and present findings.
- Minimum 5 years of experience with stakeholder and change management.
- Minimum 3 years of experience with project management methodologies.
Nice to have
- Technical background on high-end DUV or EUV systems.
Skills: lithography, DUV, EUV, metrology, customer support, node transfer
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First seen in our index 0 days ago, well below the 73-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · Lithography Systems
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Open roles in category
28
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Median days since first seen
73 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
n/a
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| Metric | ASML | All employers we track in this specialty (28 roles · 5 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 25 | 28 |
| Median days since first seen | 80 d | 73 d (−7 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | n/a |
Skills observed across this category: lithography, DUV, EUV, metrology, customer support, node transfer
Who's hiring in this category
- ASML (this employer) · 24 open roles · median 92 d
- KLA Corporation · 1 open role · median 53 d
- Onto Innovation · 1 open role · median 0 d
- Synopsys · 1 open role · median 64 d
- Veeco Instruments · 1 open role · median 24 d
How we counted: 28 open Applications FAE (Lithography Systems) roles from 5 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.