Internship - Supply Chain Quality Engineer - Optical - Military Veterans

Introduction to the job

ASML is a leading provider of advanced technology systems for the semiconductor industry, employing nearly 32.000 people in 16 countries. Its success is based on four pillars: technology leadership combined with customer and supplier intimacy, highly efficient manufacturing and entrepreneurial people.

ASML US brings together the most creative minds in science and technology to develop lithography machines that are key to producing faster, cheaper, more energy-efficient microchips. We design, develop, integrate, market and service these advanced machines, which enable our customers-the world’s leading chipmakers-to reduce the size and increase the functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics. Our headquarters are in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, and we have 18 office locations around the United States including main offices in Chandler, Arizona, San Jose and San Diego, California, Wilton, Connecticut, and Hillsboro, Oregon. 

Roles and responsibilities

The Supply Chain Quality Engineer intern is responsible for the Quality Management and Operational performance of a selected number of suppliers. You are member of a multidisciplinary team that strategically manages these suppliers.  Main focus areas are driving suppliers to a zero defects mindset, enable accelerated learning, perform (business) process improvements optimization and develop the supply chain to a high maturity level. In addition to being the quality interface between supplier and Sourcing & Procurement organization, the SCE intern will work with suppliers and ASML stakeholders on finding structural solutions to material quality non-conformities, driving business process improvements and managing the feedback loop with ASML stakeholders.

• Responsible for Quality process and performance on “volume” products for suppliers and their n-tier suppliers.

• Carry-out analysis of material Quality issues through structural problem-solving processes (DMAIC, 8D).

• Drive technical solutions during material escalations (Material Notifications, Deviation Notifications, ASML Issue Resolution, Failure Analysis Reports).

• De-risk manufacturing processes at suppliers by optimizing quality, testing and qualification infrastructure, configuration management, processes and organizational capabilities

• Contribute to supplier development (e.g. implementing SPC, lean, FMEA, operational excellence at suppliers or n-tier suppliers), understand the needs of supplier and ASML and drive internal supplier changes to align.

• Support implementation of Engineering Changes at suppliers on “volume” products.

• Develops and maintain sustainable partnerships with supplier's senior engineering and management staff.

• Undertake basic project development tasks to develop optimal process of managing supplier complaints within Supply Chain Quality Engineering team.

• Obtain data for analysis, and make data-driven decisions among teammates to better the project, and drive changes for the long term of the business. 

Education and experience

• Current Graduate (Preferred)/Undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Industrial, Electrical, Optical, Mechanical, Production, Manufacturing Engineering and/or supply chain management or equivalent experience.
• Experience with Technical Production Documentations (TPD’s), GD&T.
• Working knowledge of geometric optics, wave optics, epoxy application in opto-mechanical designs is a plus
• Experience operating basic tools and equipment in a manufacturing environment.
• Exposure to lean manufacturing principles and concepts.
• Previous experience in production control, project management, root case analysis, material flow, manufacturing, process engineering, internal consulting, systems engineering, and/or warehousing.
• Self-starter, seeks opportunities to improve processes, part quality, and overall efficiency.
• Software skills: Excel, MiniTab.

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:

• Can observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work.   

•  Can learn and apply new information or skills.  

•  Must be able to read and interpret data, information, and documents.

•  Strong customer focus and commitment to customer satisfaction through prioritization, quality, efficiency and professionalism.

•  Ability to complete assignments with attention to detail and high degree of accuracy.  

•  Proven ability to perform effectively in a demanding environment with changing workloads and deadlines.  

•  Result driven-demonstrate ownership and accountability.

•  Identifies bottlenecks and drives improvements.

•  Work independently or as part of a team and follow through on assignments with minimal supervision.  

•  Demonstrate open, clear, concise and professional communication.

•  Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with manager, co-workers and customer.  

•  Work according to a strict set of procedures within the provided timelines. 

• MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Other information

Role within Office

Responsibilities:

• 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 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.

Role within the Factory

Responsibilities: 

• Must be willing to work in a clean room environment, wearing coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses and gloves for entire duration of shift.

•  While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch.  

•  The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  

•  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

•  Can work under deadlines.

•  The environment generally is moderate in temperature with moderate to high noise level.

•  Must be willing to work a compressed work week schedule- twelve-hour long shift and rotating from three to four days a week.   

•  This must include references to day and night shifts for accommodation purposes.

Additional responsibilities for Wilton Factory:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfu9lly perform the essential functions of this job.

•  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

•  The employee is required to work in a cleanroom environment: full gowning (full body coveralls, hood, CR safety shoes, face mask, nitrile gloves and safety glasses. Working under ISO 9000/14000 standards).  

•  Operating/working around overhead cranes, fork trucks and motorized pallet movers.  

•  Working around lasers; working with ladders; working on platforms; and working around chemicals.  

•  The employee is occasionally required to move around the campus.

•  The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. 

•  May require travel dependent on company needs.  

• The environment generally is moderate in temperature and noise level.

This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the 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.

Diversity and inclusion

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 diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

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