Software Systems Engineer II - Quality Focus

At ASM, our software has immediate, tangible impact on the operation of complex semiconductor manufacturing equipment. As a Software Systems Engineer II (Quality Engineering Focus), you will be an engineering partner responsible for system-level reliability, robustness, and release readiness. You will design system validation strategies, build and maintain automation and diagnostic tooling, and work closely with software development, process, and support teams to prevent defects from escaping to customers in demanding industrial environments. This is not a feature-delivery Software Developer role and it is not a manual test execution role. The core of the job is to think like a systems breaker: uncover failure modes, isolate root cause with evidence, and make that learning repeatable through targeted regressions and tooling.

Design and execute system-level validation strategies for software controlling semiconductor manufacturing equipment (simulation and on-equipment).

Develop and maintain validation harnesses, automated regression, and diagnostic tools to improve repeatability, coverage, and failure analysis.

Analyze system behavior against intended design; identify failure modes, edge cases, timing/sequence issues, performance limits, and reliability risks.

Read and reason about production code changes to determine validation scope; provide testability and reliability feedback during design/spec and code review cycles.

Validate software enhancements and defect fixes; reproduce field issues when possible and add meaningful regressions to prevent recurrence.

Partner with cross-functional engineering teams to define quality standards, improve CI/CD-aligned validation workflows, and strengthen release readiness.

Document test strategy, results, and risks in a clear, decision-oriented manner for engineering stakeholders.