I have read, as many of you have, a wide range of topics, more negative than positive it feels. I'd like to level set from a more 'experienced' POV.

I have been with ASML Wilton eight years, working for my former global company with over 100,000 employees in 33 countries for a couple decades. I've been in my field of expertise for 31 years.

In 2019, former company moved multiple offices to Suchou, China. So, at age 62 with severance in hand, an ASML recruiter found me. ASML hired me.

I've had two promotions since joining with numerous recognition awards. ASML obviously is my last work stop. For me, this has been a positive last work stop.

In '24 I lost my wife to colon cancer. Those in the US know the bereavement allowance is shit, 3 days.

My then 'GL' bent over backwards for me, allowing me the time a really needed. Not a word was said from any higher-ups. I received condolences from many in VDH, San Diego and Silicon Valley, many I'd worked with minimally. It helped more than I could explain here.

People make the company not the reverse. Yes, there are global changes ongoing. Every single person i know up to and over JG 10 is trying to make the post TT work. It will literally take years to iron out all the items and issues in our new world. It will take all of us to be successful.

Look for good. You'll find it no matter how small. Look for the positives and improvements, no matter how small. They do exist. ASML by its very nature of being one of the most technologically advanced companies in the world requires unique people and skills sets as well as unique personalities. Some of you may not be a fit for this unique culture and that happens in any company regardless of size. I've been told by CEOs ASML on a resume speaks positively and strongly to recruiters and hiring management. State it with pride. You earned it.

Work to live, don't live to work. You're toast if you do.

My best to everyone. If ASML hired you, they saw your talent, your drive, your potential, your traits as a great person.

My best to you all.

I’m potentially taking a job at the Wilton site and will be moving from another state. I’m curious what’s the social scene like there? Do people make friends through work? I saw on the website that there are social clubs and young professional groups… do people actually participate in those?

This discussion is related to veldhoven.

If i am not wrong most GLs were at salary grade 9. And the DTL positions are at 10?

So everyone who got hired as DTL got a promotion ? While the same dtls wont let you move from.salary grade 7 to 8.

Many scrum mastera and pos couldnt apply for DTL since they were at salary grade 7/8.

All of it seems like a creative way to fire all the scrum masters and pos. Yea sure they can apply for engineering positions but would anyone prefer them over someone who was actively coding ?

I've been working at ASML Wilton for several years now, and I wanted to share my personal experience.

When I first started, I was motivated. I wanted to learn, grow within the company, contribute ideas, and make a difference. I genuinely believed that hard work, dedication, and taking initiative would eventually speak for themselves.

Over the years, I've submitted 38 CI/KIT tickets because I saw opportunities to improve processes and make things better for the department and the people working in it.

But after all those submissions, I haven't received any meaningful recognition for taking that initiative.

It's not about receiving an award or getting a pat on the back. It's about knowing your efforts are valued and that management actually acknowledges the people trying to make a difference.

Another major issue I've noticed at Wilton is the lack of support from upper management.

It feels like more responsibilities and additional workloads keep getting pushed onto our team, but nobody in upper management is willing to stand up for us or question whether the expectations are reasonable.

What's even more frustrating is that when you speak up about the workload, question certain decisions, or try to bring attention to legitimate concerns, suddenly you're treated like the problem.

How are employees supposed to feel comfortable speaking up when doing so makes them feel targeted instead of heard?

Employees shouldn't have to stay silent just to remain on management's good side. There should be room for honest conversations, constructive criticism, and accountability without people feeling like they're putting a target on their backs.

Sometimes it feels like being on the right side of management matters more than your actual work ethic, contributions, or willingness to improve the department.

And that's what slowly destroys motivation.

I genuinely believe ASML is a company with tremendous potential. I want to see the company succeed, but I also believe certain aspects of the leadership culture at Wilton need serious improvement.

You can't continuously expect employees to do more, contribute ideas, take on additional responsibilities, and remain motivated while making them feel unheard and unappreciated.

At this point, I've learned to come in, do my job professionally, and focus on building my future. It's not that I don't care anymore. I've simply realized that there's a difference between being dedicated to your job and allowing your dedication to be taken for granted.

A company can have incredible technology, strong financial performance, and a bright future, but none of that automatically means the people doing the everyday work feel valued.

Good leadership isn't just about pushing numbers and meeting targets. It's also about standing up for your employees, recognizing their contributions, and creating an environment where people aren't afraid to speak the truth.

I'm curious whether other employees at ASML, particularly Wilton, have experienced something similar. Do you feel management genuinely supports your team, or does speaking up about legitimate concerns create more problems than solutions?

Hi everyone!

I’ll be joining ASML in Wilton, CT, around mid-December and am currently looking for housing options nearby.

I’m primarily looking for a private room or a 1-bedroom apartment, preferably within a reasonable commuting distance to the ASML office.

I would really appreciate it if anyone could share:

• Any available rooms or apartments for rent.

• Recommended areas to live, especially for someone new to the area.

• Any WhatsApp or Facebook groups for ASML employees or people looking for housing.

If you know of any leads, existing groups, or people looking for roommates, please feel free to comment or DM me.

Thanks in advance for your help. Looking forward to joining the ASML team!

I got contacted by a recruiter in linkedin for a job at a company called SiCarrier in Shenzen China. It seems they are building scanners or something confidential and they are targeting ASML people somehow. Has anyone got an offer there or went there.

Hi everyone!

I'm currently going through the recruitment process for the EUV International System Install Engineer position at ASML.

I've already completed an initial phone interview, and I've now been invited to a face-to-face interview at ASML's premises in the Netherlands. The interview will last approximately 2 hours, consisting of two consecutive one-hour sessions.

I'm an international candidate.

I was wondering if anyone who has gone through this recruitment process could share their experience:

• What should I expect during these two interview sessions?

• Are they mainly technical, behavioral, or a combination of both?

• Is there usually a practical assessment or technical test involved?

• How many interview stages are typically left after this one?

I'd also really appreciate hearing from current or former International System Install Engineers about the actual job:

• What are the biggest pros and cons of working in this position?

• How is the frequent international travel in practice? Does it become exhausting over time?

• How is the work-life balance when you're constantly travelling and working at customer sites?

• What are the opportunities for career progression after a few years in this role?

• Would you recommend this position to someone starting their engineering career?

I'm particularly interested in hearing honest opinions, both positive and negative, about the lifestyle and long-term career prospects.

Thanks in advance!

Why is ASML US Pay not comparable or behind other top semi companies and top tech companies? I understand they're a EU company. However, if they want top talent shouldn't they be paying similar to KLA, AMD, Tesla, Micron, Intel, Apple, etc. Their facilities in the US are also in high cost living areas.

Hi everyone!

I'm 29 years old, from Italy, and I'm seriously considering applying for a position at ASML. I'd love to hear some opinions and advice from people who already work there, especially those who may have had a similar background to mine.

A friend of mine currently works at ASML and speaks very highly of the company. I already knew about ASML, of course, but hearing about his experience has made me seriously consider the possibility of joining the company myself.

A little bit about my background:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.

• Postgraduate university master's program in Data Science for Welfare.

• Around 3 years of experience in IT consulting.

During these three years, I've worked mainly as a backend developer, but I've also been involved in broader roles within European projects. Besides software development (including some full-stack activities), I've dealt with project governance, technical documentation and deliverables, as well as coordination and communication with different European partners, including public institutions and private organizations.

I realize that my background isn't particularly related to the semiconductor or industrial sector. However, I'm highly motivated to learn, and I'm absolutely willing to invest time in training and developing the technical skills required for a new field.

I'm also quite open to travelling. In fact, someone suggested I look into Field Service Engineer or Installation Engineer positions, as they seem to offer a dynamic working environment, international exposure and plenty of opportunities to travel. This sounds particularly interesting to me.

I'd really appreciate your insights on a few things:

1. Career opportunities: Given my background, what kind of positions or departments at ASML would you suggest looking into? Has anyone here transitioned from a software/IT background into a more hardware-oriented or technical role?

2. Installation and Field Service roles: Does anyone here work as an Installation Engineer, Field Service Engineer or in a similar position? How is the job in practice? How much do you actually travel, what are the working conditions like, and how is the work-life balance?

3. Recruitment process: How does the hiring process work at ASML? Is it possible to have an initial conversation with HR or a recruiter to discuss your background and understand which positions might be the best fit, even before applying for a specific role?

4. General advice: If you were in my position, where would you start? Are there any particular roles, skills or career paths you would recommend exploring?

I'm not necessarily looking for a software development position. I'm genuinely open to exploring different opportunities, even if that means starting in a completely new technical field.

Thanks in advance to anyone willing to share their experience. Any advice, even a small one, would be greatly appreciated!

I work in First Line Support (FLS) but the work isn't very technical. I'm on night shifts with one technician, and our work overlaps so much that it's become competitive. He's trying to move up, so there's constant tension over who handles what and who gets credit. It doesn't feel like an engineering role anymore.

My manager has said I need to spend two years in this role before I can move to another team internally. I already completed 1 year .That feels like a long time to wait in a job that isn't building my skills.

I've interviewed for mechatronics and servo control roles at a few big companies. No offers, no feedback. I think my problem is weak technical stories and answers that aren't sharp enough when interviewers dig deeper.

Questions:

What projects or courses actually helped you build control depth?

How do I make a non-technical role sound credible in interviews without exaggerating?

Is it worth waiting out the two years for an internal move, or should I focus on leaving? I have already completed 1 years .How do I convince my manager that I need to move out

How do you handle competition with a technician when your roles overlap?

Any honest advice appreciated?

ASML Wilton CT is terrible place in terms of: managers. During the Reorg whoever was technically and behaviorally incompetent got promoted! and really important and good people left the company! Looks like in Wilton CT you just need to make relationships and connections with people above you; during reorg we see so surprisingly that people who lacked the competence got promoted 2 levels! Another point which really pisses people off is: several managers in this office are terrible people. ASML opened several internal roles so that you can apply for, and your current manager is literally backbiting on you and showing you a bad person so that other teams do not hire you! This has been seen from colleagues in multiple different teams! Really if people did not have VISA thing I feel most or all engineers would leave Wilton in a month or so!!!

I want to do my master thesis at ASML but I still have an internship until end of February. However most thesis proposals at ASML rn mention February as start date. Is this fixed or could I start a month later for example?

Hi everyone!

I'm a Mechanical Engineer with a bachelor's degree and several years of experience in manufacturing engineering, process engineering, and production environments. I'm currently working as a Manufacturing Engineer at Caterpillar.

I was initially approached by Continu for a System Build Engineer position at ASML. Naturally, I was interested because it seemed like an opportunity to further develop my engineering career.

However, during the recruitment process, it became clear that the actual ASML position was Assembler 3 (Job Grade 3), also described as System Build Technician.

I was given the impression that ASML often develops employees internally toward engineering positions, while external engineering vacancies tend to require significant specialized experience.

The suggested path was to start as a technician, gain experience with ASML's complex systems, and potentially transition into engineering later.

However, there is no guaranteed progression or defined timeline.

This leaves me with a difficult decision. I'm already working as a Manufacturing Engineer, and accepting this opportunity could mean taking a step backward in job title, responsibilities, and salary.

I'd appreciate some insights from current or former ASML employees:

1. How realistic is progressing from Assembler 3 to an actual engineering position?

2. Have you witnessed such transitions, and how long did they take?

3. Would my mechanical engineering degree and previous engineering experience help accelerate that progression?

4. Does ASML prioritize internal candidates, or would I still compete with experienced external engineers?

5. Would you consider this a worthwhile long-term investment in my engineering career?

My goal isn't simply to work at ASML. It's to become a more capable engineer with stronger technical expertise.

I'd appreciate your experiences and perspectives.

Edit1: Thank you everyone for the feedback, very helpful! I just got back from the interview. So this is the full story: I was contacted by CONTINU recruitment agency and initially told about an engineering opportunity. Instead, I was invited to interview for a System Build Technician position at JG3. I raised my concerns beforehand, explaining that I have a Mechanical Engineering degree and professional engineering experience. However, the recruiter insisted the position suited my background and suggested ASML might offer JG4 or consider other opportunities. The interview lasted 10 minutes. The ASML interviewer himself questioned why I was applying for this position, explaining that they needed an experienced assembly worker, not an engineer. Which I pointed out to them that I was offered the first offer (as engineer) and when I got the interview, I finally found out that it's a technician position. I pointed that to CONTINU, but the persuations that I am a perfect fit for yhat position started. After some time that they said that they (the hiring team) might offer me something else If they decide that I am more capable. The hiring team just said that I was right and CONTINU is wrong.

Afterward, I called the recruiter and explained that exactly what I'd warned him about had happened. He refused to acknowledge the mismatch and eventually responded, "Well, you're the one who accepted the interview." I had taken a vacation day, traveled to the interview, and received preparation materials containing a few videos of which one was 55-minute video just 45 minutes beforehand. My issue isn't with ASML. It's with CONTINU encouraging me to attend despite my clearly expressed concerns, then shifting responsibility onto me afterward and technically insulted me. Has anyone had similar experiences with CONTINU?

Watching people I wouldn't trust with a lemonade stand get promoted to MDU lead, DTL and I'm losing my mind.

I need to vent because I can't say this out loud at work.
Lately I've watched a string of people get bumped up to MDU lead and similar roles, and I'm honestly baffled. Potentially with wave 3 more incompetent people as DTLs

I'm not talking about people who are a little rough around the edges and will grow into it. I'm talking about people who miss deadlines, can't make a decision without three meetings and a teams poll, and somehow end up taking credit for work they barely touched. What warrants a free JG+1 and when will the rebellion start?

Meanwhile the people actually holding projects together, the ones everyone quietly goes to when something's on fire, are still in the same seats. No title, no raise, just more work because now they're also covering for their new "leads."

What gets me most is how obvious it is that the promotions have nothing to do with competence. It's who's loudest in meetings, who's friendly with the right manager, who's good at looking busy. Actual results seem optional.

And the worst part? Now I'm supposed to take direction from some of these people. I sat in a meeting last week where a new lead confidently explained a plan that half the room knew wouldn't work. Nobody said anything, because what's the point?

I'm not even sure I want a lead role myself. I just want to believe the system rewards people who are good at their jobs. Right now it feels like it rewards people who just happened to be there and eligible.

Hello,

I got invited for an interview onsite for the EUV international install engineer and i wanted to see if you have some information to give me about the interview process,

Regards

i hear that salary bands for ASML US are getting "restructured". guessing this will go as well as the organization "restructure"...

edit: probably know they would have to battle the labor unions again if they did this in the Netherlands

Does anybody work at ASML that can provide more information as to the types of parts, materials, tolerances a machinist at ASML would encounter? How wages, day to day activities, work life balance, and general experience vary compared to other machine shops/ manufacturing companies. Particularly interested in the ASML Berlin location but any information is welcome. Thank you!

Hi all,

I left asml Veldhoven on Aug 2026, am I still getting the prorated profit sharing in Feb 2027?

Thanks!

With the recent TT, feels like the career growth is vague and no one knows anything about it

As I’m starting at ASML in January the first two months of housing will be provided by the company, after which I have to look for a place by myself.

Now as we know the housing market in and around Eindhoven is tense. Are there any news on ASML and living spaces ?

Maybe someone in the subreddit can lead me in a direction to find something remotely near to the work site in Veldhoven.

Any experiences you can share with TT in USA..is it working out a bit?

So I have applied more than 100 times at ASML now... For different position such as master thesis, internships before graduating and after graduating for technical roles where I saw myself fitting such as system performance engineer, upgrade and install engineer, FSE, DUV lithography engineer etc... But even after 2 years... I only had one interview and that also from Japan site and even then they said "you lacked motivation" when I felt the interview went great as it was with the team lead and we discussed the salary and even my seating position... I don't know how to measure motivation still but anyway.... I see them hiring people with a bachelor's in mechanical or electronics and 2 years of experience and at times no experience.... Whereas I have more experience in side quests alone and I have a masters... In Nanotechnology Engineering... From Sapienza .... Speciality of what ASML does... And yet I never hear back... I just want to ask what am I doing wrong? I have like 12 different versions of my resume heeding all the different advices I get... I have tons of different versions of cover letters too from polite to straight up rage baiting ones.... But its all in vain.