Senior Engineer 1 - Global Product Support
About the job
- Master’s or bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
- Five to ten years of related experience.
- Native Chinese and fluent English in speaking and writing.
- Five years of semiconductor-industry experience, including deposition experience in EPI, ALD, PEALD, and/or SiC.
- Five years’ experience with ASM-specific toolsets is preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, such as Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering.
- Highly skilled in electrical and mechanical techniques and overall equipment system knowledge, including hardware, software, and process.
- Ability to use logical troubleshooting methodologies to diagnose problems.
- Strong knowledge of semiconductor disciplines, including vacuum techniques, robot controllers, PLCs, mechanical and pneumatic valves, and statistical process control.
- People management skills, including the ability to motivate others and resolve conflict effectively.
- Strong computer skills and working knowledge of MS Office, OneComm, SharePoint, and SAP.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and work independently as well as in team environments.
- Ability to provide accurate, timely reporting.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including clear and concise speaking and writing.
- Strong organizational skills, leadership qualities, and ability to organize and drive meetings.
- Ability to establish relationships in a matrix organization across regions and time zones, and engage the right people for support.
- Strong presentation skills.
- Ability to accurately convey issues to peers, management, or customers and influence others to achieve results.
- Ability to develop action plans for technical issues with customers and field personnel and present them to customers.
- Ability to delegate accountability for activities to peers and subordinates.
- Own overall system performance of Epi products at customer sites to achieve high customer satisfaction.
- Resolve customer issues by quickly finding containments and driving structural solutions through implementation.
- Own IQ performance and improvement of released products.
- Collect, analyze, and report system performance data and define improvement plans.
- Lead peers in problem-solving and root-cause analysis.
- Support hardware development for customer Epi products, including new development and continuous improvement projects.
- Drive ASM standard operating procedures and protocols, and guide coworkers on One COMM (FSM/Fiori), PCP, PDP, change requests, NC, FA, CIP, and providing clear technical input in CCB.
- Maintain and enhance procedures, documents, checklists, and best-known methods for service, preventive maintenance, and corrective maintenance tasks.
- Work independently with ASM resources and departments in a multifunctional, fast-paced environment on highly complex problems.
- Provide timely, high-quality solutions to field and customer personnel and create documented best-known methods.
- Explain highly technical and complex information verbally and in writing to peers, management, and customers.
- Build customer confidence in ASM products and services through direct, professional customer contact.
- Act as a role model and mentor while developing customer-service skills among subordinates and peers.
- Serve as a system expert in supporting field problems and travel to customer sites domestically and internationally.
- Own and drive escalated equipment events to resolution following ASM escalation protocols.
- Accurately convey issues to peers, management, or customers and influence others to achieve results.
- Develop technical action plans with customers and field personnel and present them to customers.
- Evaluate coworkers’ results, responsibilities, and performance and provide constructive feedback.
- Five years’ experience with ASM-specific toolsets.
About the company
ASM International designs and supplies equipment and technologies for semiconductor fabrication, focusing on thin-film deposition processes such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and atomic layer deposition (ALD). Its products are used in making microchips by depositing ultra-thin material layers with precise control at the atomic level, enabling smaller and more powerful devices. The company built a global footprint through operations in the Netherlands, the US, Hong Kong, and Japan, and separated ASML Lithography (a joint venture with Philips) to focus on deposition while ASML develops photolithography systems. In recent years, ASM has sharpened its strategy around ALD, a process that creates uniformly thin layers one atomic layer at a time, allowing continued scaling of semiconductor devices. The goal is to be a core supplier of deposition technology and tools that enable chip manufacturers to produce smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient semiconductors.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Almere, Netherlands
Founded
1968
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q2 2026 revenue reached €1.0 billion, up 24% year over year.
- Management guided Q3 2026 revenue to €1.1 billion and H2 above H1 by 20%.
- 2027 revenue should exceed €4.6 billion, driven by AI infrastructure spending.
What critics are saying
- China mature-logic demand depends on export-control distortions, not durable secular growth.
- Local competitors in China already pressure pricing and threaten share in 2026.
- Applied Materials and NAURA can displace ASM if customers standardize alternative deposition stacks.
What makes ASM International unique
- ASM owns more than 55% of ALD market, with record Q2 2026 ALD sales.
- Its 2nm and 1.4nm wins embed ASM in leading-edge logic ramps.
- Spares and services grew 34% in Q2 2026, creating recurring revenue.
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The global semiconductor market reached record sales of $403.3 billion in the second quarter of 2026, rising 35.1% sequentially, driven by artificial intelligence and advanced computing demand. June sales climbed 123.6% year-over-year to $134.5 billion. Four chip stocks appear well-positioned to benefit from the AI boom. Analog Devices is experiencing broad-based recovery with AI-related data centre activity expanding across optical and power applications. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company maintained 73% market share, supported by robust AI demand. Semtech is benefiting from rising AI data centre networking demand as 800G remains active. ASM International holds a market share exceeding 55% in ALD technology, with management expecting second-half revenues to rise more than 20%. All four companies show strong growth trajectories, with consensus estimates suggesting revenue increases of 34% to 41% and earnings growth of 55% to 104% for 2026.
ASM International NV reported record Q2 2026 revenue of EUR1 billion, marking a 24% year-on-year increase at constant currency and exceeding guidance of EUR980 million. The semiconductor equipment manufacturer achieved a gross margin of 51.9% and an adjusted operating margin of 33%. Equipment sales grew 22% year-on-year at constant currency, driven by record atomic layer deposition (ALD) sales. Spares and services revenue surged 34% year-on-year at constant currency. The company generated record free cash flow of EUR355 million, supported by strong profitability and improved working capital management. Cash position stood at EUR1.2 billion at quarter end. ASM projects Q3 revenue of EUR1.1 billion and expects second-half revenue to exceed first-half results by over 20%. The company now anticipates 2026 revenue will surpass EUR4 billion, above its previous guidance range.
ASM International forecast third-quarter revenue of about €1.1 billion ($1.25 billion) at constant exchange rates, plus or minus 5%, exceeding analysts' average estimate of €994.5 million. The Dutch semiconductor equipment maker cited strong demand from customers investing in artificial intelligence infrastructure. AI-related spending has helped offset weakness in automotive, PC and memory markets. Chief Executive Hichem M'Saad said the demand environment remained highly favourable in the second quarter, driven by sustained investment in AI infrastructure to support rapidly expanding compute workloads. Europe's second-largest semiconductor equipment maker reported second-quarter revenue of €1 billion, above analysts' expectations of €977.7 million.
ASM International has named telecom executive Chris Figee as its incoming Chief Financial Officer, subject to shareholder approval at an extraordinary general meeting in 2027. The appointment comes as the semiconductor equipment maker's shares trade at €964.4, close to analyst fair value estimates of around €1,026. The stock has delivered strong returns, with year-to-date gains of 74.14% and five-year total shareholder returns of 250.72%. Analysts attribute the company's valuation to expanding demand for advanced logic nodes driven by AI and high-performance computing requirements. However, risks remain if China-related restrictions tighten or key customers delay equipment spending. The shares recently declined 1.15% in one day and 0.76% over seven days.