Introduction to the Job As an Experimental Operations Lead - Research at ASML in Wilton, Connecticut, you will help turn advanced research concepts into executable experiments. You will enable researchers and engineers by ensuring experimental equipment, test systems, infrastructure, and project operations are ready when needed. You will serve as a key connection between Research, engineering, laboratory teams, facilities, logistics, suppliers, and other partners. Your work will help remove operational barriers, accelerate experimentation, and support technologies that contribute to ASML’s future product roadmaps. Role and Responsibilities As an Experimental Operations Lead - Research, you will combine technical knowledge with hands-on operational leadership. You will coordinate complex experimental activities, anticipate project needs, and help multidisciplinary teams execute research safely and efficiently. Lead operational readiness of research test rigs, experimental setups, instrumentation, and project-specific equipment. Coordinate installation, commissioning, maintenance, calibration, modification, relocation, and lifecycle planning of experimental assets. Partner with laboratory, facilities, and safety teams to coordinate access, infrastructure needs, safety reviews, and experimental schedules. Coordinate equipment procurement, supplier activities, confidentiality agreements, and movement of experimental hardware between ASML sites and external partners. Plan experimental activities, identify execution risks, resolve equipment or infrastructure constraints, and balance competing priorities. Support research investigations, test planning, root-cause analysis, validation, data collection, technical documentation, and recommendations. Lead cross-functional coordination across Research, engineering, manufacturing, logistics, suppliers, and technical partners in Wilton and Veldhoven. Education and Experience A bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, applied science, or another relevant technical field. Minimum of two years of relevant professional experience in engineering, research, experimental operations, or laboratory environments. Experience supporting complex equipment, test rigs, instrumentation, measurement systems, or experimental hardware. Experience with technical troubleshooting, root-cause investigation, test methods, and engineering documentation. Experience coordinating projects or technical activities across multiple teams and stakeholders. Experience with Microsoft Office and collaborative information-management systems. Experience with MATLAB or LabVIEW is preferred. Experience in semiconductor, lithography, metrology, cleanroom, vacuum, motion-control, optical, or precision-engineering environments is preferred. Skills Working at the cutting edge of tech, you’ll always have new challenges and new problems to solve – and working together is the only way to do that. You won’t work in a silo. Instead, you’ll be part of a creative, dynamic work environment where you’ll collaborate with supportive colleagues. There is always space for creative and unique points of view. You’ll have the flexibility and trust to choose how best to tackle tasks and solve problems. To thrive in this job, you’ll need the following skills: Collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary and global teams. Communicate technical priorities, risks, requirements, and trade-offs clearly. Organize complex activities while maintaining attention to detail and project timelines. Identify problems proactively and drive practical solutions. Apply sound technical judgment in changing or less-defined research environments. Influence stakeholders and create alignment without relying on direct authority. Promote safe working practices and identify risks associated with experimental activities. Balance multiple priorities while maintaining ownership of committed outcomes. Build inclusive working relationships and actively incorporate different perspectives. Share knowledge and support colleagues through technical guidance and mentoring. Other Routinely required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch. Occasionally required to move around the campus. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. May require travel (domestic and/or international) dependent on business needs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The current base annual salary range for this role is currently: $87,375 - $128,000 Additional Responsibilities: There is potential for exposure to strong magnetic fields, high voltage and currents. The current base annual salary range for this role is currently: $0-0 Pay scales are determined by role, level, location and alignment with market data. Individual pay is determined through interviews and an assessment of several factors that that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and pay relative to other team members. The Company offers employees and their families, medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to participate in the Company’s 401k plan. Employees will also receive eight (8) hours of vacation leave every month and (13) paid holidays throughout the calendar year. For more information, please contact the Recruiter or click on this link Compensation & Benefits in the US. All new ASML jobs have a minimum application deadline of 10 days. 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. Need to know more about applying for a job at ASML? Read our frequently asked questions. Request an Accommodation ASML provides reasonable accommodations to applicants for ASML employment and ASML employees with disabilities. An accommodation is a change in work rules, facilities, or conditions which enable an individual with a disability to apply for a job, perform the essential functions of a job, and/or enjoy equal access to the benefits and privileges of employment. If you are in need of an accommodation to complete an application, participate in an interview, or otherwise participate in the employee pre-selection process, please send an email to [email protected] to initiate the company’s reasonable accommodation process. Please note: This email address is solely intended to provide a method for applicants to initiate ASML’s process to request accommodation(s). Any recruitment questions should be directed to the designated Talent Acquisition member for the position. Thank you for your interest in ASML! This is your personal dashboard where you can easily check the status of your application(s), view jobs that match your profile, and change or delete your personal information. You'll also receive notifications through this dashboard about any additional information we may need from you or to let you know when tasks are ready for you to complete as part of our hiring process. ASML is a leading supplier of lithography equipment, used by the world’s top chipmakers to print microchips that are increasingly powerful, fast and energy efficient. Working at ASML is inspiring, no matter what field you're in. That’s because we push the boundaries of technology: if it’s moving the world forward, chances are, we’re behind it. In fact, we’re probably a part of the electronic device you’re using right now. We’re a global team of more than 32,000 people from 122 different nationalities and counting. Headquartered in Europe’s top tech hub, the Brainport Eindhoven region in the Netherlands, our operations are spread across Europe, Asia and the US.

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