Join ASML: (Senior) Image Processing and Machine Learning Design Engineer

At ASML, we leverage cutting-edge, data-driven algorithms to drive the semiconductor and electronic revolution forward. This exciting position offers an opportunity to apply your profound understanding of machine learning, image processing, signal processing, and optimization techniques to innovate next-generation semiconductor metrology solutions.

If you aspire to apply your knowledge, personal and leadership skills to solve intricate algorithmic and metrology challenges, and you thrive when your solutions lead to successful new products, please continue reading.

Context of the Position

The Business Line Applications at ASML delivers integrated solutions utilizing computational, metrology, and control technologies, enhancing the performance of lithography products for the semiconductor industry. This opening is within the Development & Engineering (D&E) sector, responsible for specifying, designing, and developing new ASML products.

Within D&E Applications, our Image Processing & Machine Learning Group pioneers the development of novel metrology methods, leveraging numerical data-driven methods and physics knowledge. The team identifies, designs, and implements new metrics, machine learning algorithms, and measurement functions with optimal performance using raw data acquisitions.

Positioned between research and product development, our group contributes to inventing new ASML methods, offers state-of-the-art expertise, and solidifies ASML's competency in Image Processing and Machine Learning.

Job Description

• Drive and propose machine-learning models, image processing algorithms, and optimization techniques to enhance optical semiconductor metrology beyond resolution limits.
• Implement machine learning and deep learning metrology applications with scalable data-intensive and distributed software architectures, collaborating with data science, functional, and software groups.
• Design and realize end-to-end subsystems, balancing system specifications, costs, and project timelines to contribute to global ASML products.
• Act as a senior engineer guiding R&D of advanced methods at the intersection of metrology data and physical knowledge, mentoring junior team members.
• Collaborate with ASML's Research department and on-product applications groups to contribute to the invention of new ASML products.
• Contribute to technical and competence roadmaps for Image Processing and Machine Learning across ASML.
• Stay updated with the latest developments in your field of expertise.
• Generate patents to protect ASML products.

Keywords

Image and signal processing, computer vision, machine learning, optimization, geometric and wave optics, electromagnetics, simulations, photonics, microscopy, computational imaging, parameter inference, inverse problems, numerical methods, high-performance computing, cloud computing, distributed computing, deep learning, inference problems.

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, or Physics.

Job Requirements and Personal Skills

• 5-8 years’ experience in Image or Signal Processing and Machine Learning.
• Familiarity with geometric and wave optics, electromagnetic simulations, photonics, or microscopy.
• Ability to clearly explain complex physical models and algorithms.
• Creative solution-oriented mindset with a focus on products and customers.
• Decisive and proactive in ambiguous environments with a result-focused attitude.
• Proficiency in Python, Julia, MATLAB, or C++, and awareness of software compatibility.
• Experience with deep learning frameworks like JAX, PyTorch, TensorFlow.
• Code development experience in a cloud environment.
• Affinity with data-intensive and distributed software architecture for metrology applications.
• Lead author in relevant leading conferences/journals (e.g., CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, BMVC, ICML, JMLR, IJCV).
• Active participation in online competitions such as Kaggle.

Diversity and Inclusion

ASML values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We believe that diversity and inclusion drive the success of our company.

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