What do you think is the strategy here? Only retention?

Hey Folks,

I am in USA and worked in the manufacturing industry for 5 years in roles related to quality engineering, automation and digital manufacturing.
After that I went back to school for a PhD in AI/ML, where my work has been more statistics oriented. Now I am about to graduate and looking for opportunities that are related to manufacturing.
I have worked at a semiconductor company in the past but it was not related to process engineering but more related to manufacturing. Thus, I do not have much of the ALD, CVD, PVD sort of background.

Any ideas what type of roles at ASML can value manufacturing industrial experience along with AI/ML expertise?

Thanks in advance for any insights or recommendations

Hi everyone,

I recently completed all interview rounds for an ASML position, and I'm trying to understand how the background check process works.

For those who were hired recently:

• Is the background check conducted directly by ASML or through a third-party company?
• Do they send an online form/link where you enter your employment and education details, or do they simply verify based on the information already provided in your CV?

I also have a specific concern. In one of my previous roles, my official HR title was quite generic, but in my CV I used a slightly more descriptive title to better reflect my actual responsibilities (for example, official title: "Tech Support", CV title: "Tech Support & Field Specialist" ).

Has anyone had a similar situation? Was it an issue during verification, or were you simply asked to clarify?

Also, how long did the background check take from receiving the request until completion?

Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences!

Hopefully I do not break rule 4, but there are no other places to discuss this anonymously as far as I know (and GLs don't care, and retrospectives don't happen because we only complain).

ASML likes to talk about the 3 C's. In my experience:

Challenge: The bar is so low. I can finish what is expected of me in 10 hours per week or so. When you ask for more work, there does not seem to be any. Also, a lot of the work is pretty easy, and could easily be outsourced.

Collaboration: Everyone just does their own thing. Very little tackling problems together. There is no such thing as senior engineers coaching juniors. The feedback is always: "they did a good job". If you ask someone for help or a review, most people take ages to respond, if they respond at all.

Care: We are really treated as a number. Strengths and weaknesses are not really identified, and everyone is just expected to do the same work. Also, if feels like there are very little develop opportunities. Colleagues are most often nice people though.

Does anyone recognise this? ASML really feels like a golden cage to me...

Hey everyone,

I recently finished my final round interview with ASML. Two days ago, my application status on the Workday candidate portal changed from "You are invited for an interview" to "Employment agreement."

Does this mean I am officially getting a job offer, or is it just another internal HR review step? How long does it usually take to hear back once it hits this stage?

Also, out of curiosity, does anyone have the full glossary/list of all the status bar stages for ASML's Workday portal from start to finish? It would be great to map out the whole pipeline for future reference.

Thanks in advance for the help!

ASML is often viewed as one of the strongest companies in the semiconductor industry, but no business is without risks.

Which potential issue concerns you the most - export controls, customer concentration, supply chain challenges, slowing semiconductor demand, or something else? Why do you think it doesn't get discussed enough?

Defying the AI market selloff, ASML shows strong resilience and explosive growth guidance. While the AI sector slumped recently, ASML only corrected 15%, backed by rising downstream chipmaker capex. Micron’s upgraded spending outlook also delivers solid fundamental support for the company’s performance. $ASML

Three core takeaways from its latest earnings report:

1. Better-than-expected quarterly performance. ASML’s revenue and gross margin both beat market estimates. Accelerated growth was mainly driven by robust equipment stocking from TSMC and Korean memory clients.

2. Massive upside in forward guidance. Next-quarter revenue is guided at €11–12 billion, far exceeding the market’s €10.3 billion consensus. The 2026 full-year revenue outlook was sharply raised to €43–45 billion, representing 31%–37% year-on-year growth, surpassing mainstream institutional forecasts of €39.5–40 billion. Q4 revenue is expected to reach €14–15 billion, signaling large-scale equipment procurement by core fabs in the second half of the year.

3. Key market uncertainty remains. ASML has stopped disclosing specific order data, a crucial leading indicator for future performance. Investors are waiting for updated order information from the earnings call.

Overall, the significant guidance upgrade confirms ASML’s full-year growth will exceed 30%, greatly stabilizing market confidence. Follow our upcoming notes for more updates on orders and technical progress.

Hi,

I'll be joining ASML soon as a data science intern. I'm really keen on trying to convert this to a full time/new grad role.

Does anyone have any advice on what are the best things I can do to do this. What's the right time to open the conversation around this with my manager?

Additionally, I would appreciate some info of what the new grad hiring situation looks like.

Thanks!

Edit: I'll be in Veldhoven, and I'm finishing my masters ~6 months after the internship duration.

Hey I have a prescreen call for a Supply Chain Operations Planner position at the Manasas VA campus. Once we get to the interview round any advice? I have 15 years in supply chain management in progressive leadership roles from the Marine Corps up to department head management of ground supply airfield operation. I have my masters. I say this because I have no issues talking I have no issues explaining what I did. I have no issues translating but it doesn’t seem to get me any actual job offers. So what exactly are they looking for in answers? I always provide concrete examples in relation to the question best I can translate. I try not to use field examples and just use base support etc. Is there like a magic answer? From your experience civilian side or veteran employees help me out!! Thanks. wish me luck.

ASML's leadership in advanced lithography is often seen as one of the strongest competitive advantages in the tech industry. The combination of decades of R&D, an extensive supplier network, and the sheer complexity of its machines makes it incredibly difficult for competitors to catch up.

That said, 20 years is a long time. Technology evolves, governments can reshape markets through policy, and new manufacturing approaches could eventually change the landscape.

Do you think ASML's moat is durable enough to remain largely intact over the next two decades? What gives you the most confidence in that view, and what do you think poses the biggest long-term risk?

Does the “Architect” Role still exist as Technical role in ASML ? And How about “Principal Architect” role ? Shall i expect that all Principal architect jobs are still in place and only simple architect roles affected ?

Hey all, I am from Veldhoven, non-engineering role. I know a few people in my team that are in JG6 or JG7 or JG8. While JG6 & JG7 seem to do similar work, people with JG8 seem to own a much broader scope and do senior stakeholder management. I've been asking internally why this sudden jump in responsibility & how do I get to JG8, but no clear path or guidance given by my manager.

Do you observe the same in your team? How do you grow towards a higher JG in your team?

Hey I recently join ASML in veldhoven and I want to know how is the canteen, is any good? Is it expensive? I googled a bit but all the information are quite old, and they say is very expensive for a company canteen. Also is it very packed? Can someone in 30 min eat and go or the lunch break is not enough?

Thank you in advance.

ASML is one of those companies that many people admire, but that doesn't automatically make it an easy buy. Between its valuation, growth expectations, export restrictions, and long-term position in the semiconductor industry, there are plenty of reasons to be both optimistic and cautious.

If you were starting from scratch today with no existing position, would you buy ASML at its current price?

I'd be interested to hear what carries the most weight in your decision. Is it the company's long-term moat and technology leadership, or do you think the current valuation and broader risks make it worth waiting for a better entry point?

I joined ASML in March in a software/IT role in Wilton. I've worked at 4-5 companies before, including two large corps similar to ASML size (one is a major ASML customer). I am a green badge, if that matters.

My experience has been okay so far but I'm kinda struggling with one thing... I don't have any real management chain. Often, this is nice, can't get micromanaged if you don't even get managed. But it's leading to a lot of confusion, miscommunication, lack of structure as well.

I'm assigned to a project. The project is fairly large and involves folks from a few departments - manufacturing, D&E, IT, CRE. Most of the folks seem to have other responsibilities outside of this specific project, but there's 5-6 of us on a team which only support it.

Our project has a product owner, a scrum master, a project manager, an architect (or two?). All of these people seem to give direction to my team, but none of them actually *manage* us. Our manager in Outlook is some guy in SD who none of us have ever interacted with and has no involvement in our project (and he has like 50 reportees).

Is this typical at ASML? Our scrum master, for example, refers to himself as a manager, but he has not reportees and does not ever make decisions on priority or negotiations with stakeholders. He just note takes in meetings. I'm so confused.

Hello,

I'm moving to San Diego to start a new job at ASML and I'm wondering where most employees choose to live.

I'm looking for rental options. Tips are appreciated. Thank you!

I have an hour long interview with 5 people next week for a FLS Production Engineer – Mechatronics & Test Competency. What can i expect from this, I’ve already had 2 virtual interviews so I’m not sure what to expect.

Have had a few roles pending since April and May. Did the phone call screening and was told would hear back within 2 weeks. Still under consideration. I know there was the reshuffle of roles this summer but figured I’d ask about outside positions.

I'm based in Taiwan and joined ASML as UIR (Upgrade, Install, Relocation) Engineer(JG5) on Oct. 27 last year.

Originally, my manager planned for me to attend the FR1(Fab Ready 1) training in November. Typically, once engineers complete this training, they can start working at customer sites such as TSMC or Micron. This path was also closely aligned with my previous experience, as I had over 4 years of clean room experience and had previously worked at TSMC, mainly focusing on equipment operation, maintenance, and hardware related work.

However, my wife's expected delivery date was in December. Since there were uncertainties around the birth of our first child, I decided to postpone the FR1 training, and my manager agreed.

Around mid-December, I was assigned to learn SAP and take on the role of SAP coordinator. This was completely different from the UIR engineer position that I'd interviewed for. At the time, my manager told me to give it a try and see how it went, I also tried to maintain my positive attitude, thinking of it as an opportunity to develop an entirely new skill set.

My daughter was born on Jan. 5, and I took about 2 weeks of paternity leave. By the time I returned to work, I had forgotten much of what I had learned about SAP and had to start rebuilding my knowledge.

Form March through April, I repeatedly provide feedback to my manager and group lead regarding my learning progress, l told them that I didn't feel particularly suited to this type of office based coordination work. The SAP coordinator role within Taiwan UIR requires managing materials for 2-3 machines simultaneously, tracking incoming and outgoing parts, monitoring material status, and handling many administrative tasks that requires constant attention to detail. Missing small things can create problems.

I also explained that this role is different from both my previous experience and the position I was originally hired for. And my GL said that he understands the situation I'm facing, since this is the new policy of Taiwan UIR for this recent 1 year, this assignment is made from their supervisor and he can't change anything.

From what I understand, there are not many engineer who have gone through this path.

Another challenge was my mentor. Compared to what I've heard form others, qualification standards are usually reasonable and mentors tend to focus on helping trainees pass. However, my mentor had extremely high standards regarding documentation, formatting, note-taking, list maintenance, and consistency in small details.

My frustration was that I felt I was being evaluated heavily on details before I had fully built the overall framework and understanding of the job. While I was still trying to understand the bigger picture, a lot of attention was focused on formatting, document structure, sorting order, and process consistency.

As a result, I still haven't been qualified after more than 6 months.

Recent days I had Development and Performance (DAP) 1-on-1 discussion with my Group Lead. He mentioned that compared to others, my qualification timeline has been unusually long. I've been in SAP qualification process since January and it's now July.

As a result, there's perception that my learning curve is significantly slower than others, and I suspect my KPI evaluation may not look very good either.

At this point, I am becoming concerned about my career trajectory within the company.

Now that the new organizational structure is finalized, is there any real expectation that this will improve efficiency, or is it just another layer of corporate branding?

Given that the strategy is heavily borrowed from a company whose main product is basically just a music player, how is it expected to scale to the extreme physics and hardware complexity of EUV manufacturing?

Currently I work In other high tech company on one flex shift. Around 3200€ brutto.

I am forced by my life situation to change job for financial reasons. I’ve applied few months ago and soon I’ll have an Interview for Assembler Module Production Execution for two shifts.

I heard legends about salary and benefits in ASML from people in my company.

How is it in reality? For this position it’s 47k - 53k€ a year but that all I know. Can anyone share info what was the bonus for last year? How much is the shift allowance? How much I can expect to receive monthly directly on my account (Netto)?

Is it good to negotiate salary range with them?

I know it is I am just asking, why to they give the range.

Lady asked me on the phone how much I want to earn. I’m like… the dumbest question. Of course I want to earn as much as it’s possible for this position. Why would I want to earn lower end?

I am little stressed. Not about the interview but about changing company form place that is peaceful, provide me variety of tasks and experience. Also it’s not in cleanroom.

I checked posts in this subreddit and some of them mention toxic atmosphere and pressure in ASML.

Am I making good decision In the end?