{"id":3430339,"url":"https://alion.io/job/asml-co-op-optical-engineer-internship","title":"Co-Op - Optical Engineer (Internship)","company":{"id":17151,"name":"ASML","domain":"asml.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/asml","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":84,"open_postings":136,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.838,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":18,"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"}},"role":"Semiconductors","role_family":"Semiconductors","seniority":"intern","employment_type":"internship","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Wilton, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":18,"max":48,"currency":"USD","period":"hour","gross":null,"usd_annual":96000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"MATLAB","optional":false},{"name":"Photolithography","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-28T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-29","last_verified_at":"2026-11-05T09:15:49Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":8,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":8},"description":"Introduction to the job\nASML US, including its affiliates and subsidiaries, bring 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, 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.\nASML’s YieldStar Sensor Group in Wilton CT is looking for a co-op to join the team for a period of at least 6 months to focus on a project in the area of optical engineering to support current or future YieldStar product. The candidate should be pursuing a degree in Physicist/Engineer with preference to optical engineering that give him/her the ability to support and develop optical/photonic sensor systems used within ASML’s photolithography tools.\nRoles and Responsibilities\nUsing Optical engineering expertise the candidate is expected to perform work in some of these general area of Optical Engineering:\nPerform Optical design, optical tolerancing and modeling with CodeV and/or Zemax.\nPhysical Optics Simulation (wave propagation, partial coherence calculation, Polarization optics modeling and other optical effects) in MATLAB, FRED and CodeV or other suitable design tools.\nBuilding and aligning complex sensors using diverse mechanical, collimation and interferometry.\nWorking knowledge with diverse optical devices and sensors: objectives, collimation and relay optics, fibers, cameras and detectors.\nEducation and Experience\nLooking for candidate That is currently pursuing a degree in optical engineering or closely related areas of engineering and physics. Preference for a candidate pursuing a Master or a Ph.D degrees. Undergraduate students with specific expertise in key areas of optical design and optical systems will be considered.\nStudent must demonstrate some experience in some of these areas:\nOptical design and tolerancing using CodeV or equivalent SW package.\nPhysical optics modeling with FRED or equivalent SW package.\nOptical sensors alignment experience using diverse alignment strategy and tools like optical collimators, mechanical gaging and interferometers.\nOptical sensor metrology test design and build.\nExpertise with diverse optical technologies and devices: polarization devices, relays, objectives, light sources, fibers, camera and detectors.\nSkills\nWorking 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.\nTo thrive in this job, you’ll need the following skills:\nCan observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work. \nCan learn and apply new information or skills. \nMust be able to read and interpret data, information, and documents.\nStrong customer focus and commitment to customer satisfaction through prioritization, quality, efficiency and professionalism.\nAbility to complete assignments with attention to detail and high degree of accuracy. \nProven ability to perform effectively in a demanding environment with changing workloads and deadlines. \nResult driven-demonstrate ownership and accountability.\nIdentifies bottlenecks and drives improvements.\nWork independently or as part of a team and follow through on assignments with minimal supervision. \nDemonstrate open, clear, concise and professional communication.\nAbility to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with manager, co-workers and customer. \nWork according to a strict set of procedures within the provided timelines. \nOther Information\nThis position is located on-site in Wilton, CT, It requires onsite presence to attend in-person work-related events, trainings and meetings and to further ensure teamwork, collaboration and innovation\nRoutinely required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach and stretch\nOccasionally required to move around the campus\nOccasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds\nSpecific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus\nMust be willing to work in a clean room environment, wearing coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses and gloves for entire duration of shift\nPotential candidates will meet the education and experience requirements provided on the above job description and excel in completing the listed responsibilities for this role. All candidates receiving an offer of employment must successfully complete a background check and any other tests that may be required.\nThe current base hourly range for this role is currently:\n$18.00 to $48.00 per hour\nPay 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\nThis position may require 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 the Company to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.\nInclusion and diversity\nASML 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.\nNeed to know more about applying for a job at ASML? 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