Senior Engineer I, Field Process, ALD

Step into a career with ASM, where cutting edge technology meets collaborative culture. For over 55 years ASM has been ahead of what’s next, at the forefront of innovation and what’s technologically possible. With more than 4,500 ASMers representing 70 nationalities, our people and our advanced semiconductor devices are playing a crucial role in trends such as 5G, cloud computing, AI, and autonomous driving.  But we’re more than just a tech company. We value diversity, inclusion and sustainability as we strive to make a positive impact on the world. Our development programs help support your growth, shaping your future and pushing the boundaries of innovation to unleash potential. As a Snr. Field Process Engineer, you will help expand ASM’s advanced film technologies at our customer’s Oregon site by developing, optimizing, and transferring innovative ALD, PEALD, PECVD, Epitaxy, and LPCVD processes. You will serve as the technical link between customer engineering teams and ASM’s global Business Unit, ensuring new products and processes are introduced smoothly and successfully. Your work directly supports ASM’s mission to accelerate next‑generation semiconductor manufacturing through collaboration, technical excellence, and customer partnership. What you will be working on Support New Product Introduction (NPI) by training with the Business Unit to gain expertise in new depo [... source excerpt omitted ...] ardware engineers and Business Unit teams to troubleshoot new products and develop proposals for process or hardware improvements. Design and execute on-site experiments with the customer, driving development, integration, and continuous improvement projects. Escalate issues in a timely manner to maintain project scope, timelines, and customer alignment. Document key learnings during NPI and ensure effective knowledge transfer to local service and manufacturing teams. Analyze baseline system and process performance to identify gaps relative to technology‑node requirements. Perform structured problem‑solving and root‑cause analysis on process or system nonconformances. Colla [... source excerpt omitted ...] Support process transfer to high‑volume manufacturing (HVM) fabs, creating and sharing best‑known methods (BKMs) and documentation. Maintain strong discipline in IP boundaries, customer communication, and escalation leadership. What we are looking for MS degree + 4 years of experience, OR PhD + 0 years of experience in materials science, chemical engineering, or physics. Experience processing, developing, or characterizing thin films in thermal ALD, plasma ALD, plasma CVD, Epitaxy, or LPCVD reactors. Strong troubleshooting and structured problem-analysis skills (KT, FMEA, Ishikawa, 7‑step, etc.). Experience designing, running, and interpreting DOEs and statistical experim