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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.

Job's mission

As a Principal Engineer in Software Engineering , you will play a key technical role in developing the software that directly powers ASM’s advanced semiconductor equipment. Your work will have an immediate, visible impact on highly complex semiconductor systems combining robotics, motion control, thermal systems, and process intelligence.

In this role, you will provide technical leadership across software design, architecture, development, integration, and release execution. You will work closely with software, hardware, process, and system engineering teams to deliver robust equipment software while helping evolve our software architecture and engineering practices for future product generations.

Provide technical leadership for the design, development, integration, and delivery of software for advanced packaging and hybrid bonding equipment.

Contribute to and influence software architecture decisions supporting product scalability, maintainability, performance, and long-term evolution.

Develop and maintain high-quality software, with strong hands-on involvement in C++ design, implementation, troubleshooting, and code review.

Lead technically complex software features and subsystems from requirements through implementation, integration, validation, and release.

Support software development planning and execution across product releases and software baselines.

Collaborate closely with software quality teams to embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

Work cross-functionally with process engineering, hardware engineering, controls, and system integration teams to deliver tightly integrated equipment software.

Diagnose and resolve complex software and system-level problems involving interactions between software, hardware, robotics, motion control, and process systems.

Champion disciplined engineering practices including software design, code reviews, testing, build management, configuration management, and version control.

Mentor and provide technical guidance to software engineers, helping strengthen engineering capability and technical excellence across the team.

Contribute to software technology direction, architecture evolution, and continuous improvement initiatives.

What we are looking for

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

8+ years of relevant software development experience, with demonstrated technical leadership in complex software systems.

Exposure to advanced packaging process flows such as CoWoS, SoIC, or InFO.

Strong hands-on software development expertise in C++.

Experience developing software that interacts with complex hardware, equipment, robotics, motion control, automation, or other real-time systems.

Proven experience with customer-oriented software baseline management and release planning.

Solid background in modern software technologies and development practices.

Demonstrated ability to influence software architecture and technical direction aligned with long-term product and business needs.

Strong ownership mindset with proactive technical leadership and a customer-oriented approach.

Ability to define clear priorities, set ambitious yet realistic goals, and deliver results.

Ability to lead technically complex work and collaborate effectively across software, hardware, process, and system engineering teams.

Hands-on experience with Jira, build management tools, and Git version control.

What sets you apart

Experience in the semiconductor process equipment industry.

Experience working in fast-paced, customer-driven, and rapidly evolving environments.

Ability to handle multiple concurrent technical priorities while meeting demanding timelines.

Strong prioritization skills across complex and competing technical demands.

Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and elevate technical standards through architecture guidance, design and code reviews, and hands-on technical leadership.

Apply today to be part of what’s next.

We make the tech that enables the chips in devices which improve lives around the world. We do this with an eye to the future, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible through cutting-edge innovation, and driving the next wave of technological breakthroughs that shape how we live, work, and connect.

To learn more about ASM, find us at asm.com and on LinkedIn , Facebook , Instagram, X and YouTube .

ASM is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, nationality, social or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identify or expression, marital status, pregnancy, political affiliation, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.