Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Solid State Pulse Power Module (SSPPM) - San Diego, CA, United States
$102,375 - $153,563 USD yearly
Originally posted 28 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Manufacturing Engineer at ASML, you are responsible for ensuring efficient production processes and high-quality outcomes for semiconductor equipment. You will work directly on the shop floor and collaborate with cross-functional teams across production, quality, and engineering.
What you'll do
- Develop, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes, standard work, control plans, and visual management systems. - Identify and resolve production issues, evaluate yield, defects, and DOA issues, and implement containment and corrective actions. - Analyze cycle time, throughput, bottlenecks, and material flow to identify waste and drive factory-level improvements. - Conduct industrial engineering studies including work content assessment, layout evaluation, and material flow optimization. - Perform SPC and process capability analysis to identify sources of variation and implement corrective measures to reduce part-to-part variation. - Work hands-on in the factory environment to validate solutions, support builds, and support the introduction of new products and technologies.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field, OR 10 or more years of direct experience. - 4+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing engineering or industrial engineering roles. - Experience reading technical drawings (GD&T), creating work instructions, and applying statistical methods to engineering problems. - Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5S, 8D, FMEA, and 5 Why problem solving. - Familiarity with Bill of Materials (BOM) structures and ability to work in a cleanroom manufacturing environment. - Hands-on experience with Excel, Python, MATLAB, Minitab, JMP, Visio, or similar tools.
Nice to have
- Experience in a manufacturing environment. - Familiarity with process optimization tools and quality assurance methods. - Understanding of relevant software for engineering and manufacturing tasks.
Skills: manufacturing processes, production issues, cycle time, throughput, industrial engineering studies
This role has been open 122 days — well above the 54-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2504
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Median days open
54 d
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Median salary
$100k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | ASML | All employers we track in this specialty (2504 roles · 78 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 64 | 2504 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 317 | 10119 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 71 d | 54 d (+17 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $100k |
Skills observed across this category: manufacturing processes, production issues, cycle time, throughput, industrial engineering studies
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 381 open roles · median 78 d
- Applied Materials · 260 open roles · median 36 d
- Entegris · 213 open roles · median 42 d
- Lam Research · 109 open roles · median 65 d
- Infineon Technologies · 100 open roles · median 45 d
- Vishay Intertechnology · 67 open roles · median 37 d
How we counted: 2504 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 78 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 23 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.