Senior Process Engineer Lithography

You will be a member of the Litho Process Engineering & Development team. This team is responsible for the standard lithography processes and tools, and follows up processes under evaluation/validation for upscaling.

Description

Imec is one of the largest independent research centers in the domain of nanotechnology and –electronics with offices in Belgium, the Netherlands, Taiwan, US, China, Japan and India. In the Leuven headquarters over 2080 people with more than 70 different nationalities collaborate to perform research that mainly focusses on the development of chips and systems for the future. These are mostly researchers but our staff also consists of engineers, operators and people in logistic supporting roles.
In collaboration with our world-wide industrial partners and leading research institutes imec builds on the applications that are years ahead of the industry in the domains of better healthcare, smart electronics, renewable energy and safer transport. Imec forms a bridge between the fundamental research at universities and the technology development in the industry. 
Imec has a unique expertise in chip processing and system design, a strong IP portfolio, an ultramodern infrastructure and an extensive network of partners. This makes us a key player in the development and improvement of high-tech solutions for the future. Thanks to the mix of state-of–the-art research and cutting-edge technology imec is a top-class employer. For our FPS business unit we are currently looking for a (m/f) Senior Process Engineer Lithography.

Job description
You will be a member of the Litho Process Engineering & Development team. This team is responsible for the standard lithography processes and tools, and follows up processes under evaluation/validation for upscaling. Besides the follow up, also lithographic processes for new applications in the area of CMORE (MEMS, actuators, sensors ...) and Core (SRAM, MRAM ...) are set up. 

As a Senior Process Engineer:

Your mission will be to define and coordinate the development of lithography processes in the CMORE and Core area. 
You plan and execute development activities, feeding high quality lithography towards integration teams and process development teams. To enable this, you will be expected to take a significant hands on role within the clean room. You report progress, results and opportunities to various organizational levels both internally as well as to customers and partners. 
You make sure the right quality processes are put in place to safeguard tool and process stability.
In the event of major processing or tool problems you assess potential root causes and effectively follow up on the analysis in order to come to a structural solution in a timely manner. 
You keep your level of scientific know-how up to date. 
You will represent imec in contacts with third parties and representatives for semiconductor players from around the globe for matters that relate to your field of competence.

Nr of positions available : 1

Research Fields

Physics

Career Stage

Experienced researcher or 4-10 yrs (Post-Doc) 

Research Profiles

Recognised Researcher (R2) 

Benefits

Profile
You have a Master degree in Physics, Chemistry, Industrial or Materials Science, combined with relevant industrial experience in a semiconductor environment.
Experience in lithography is a must, with knowledge of the different integration schemes FEOL, BEOL, and 3D. 
You are passionate about application development, data interpretation and are keen on high quality results. You have experience in presenting scientific results (publications, conferences and seminars).
You are an enthusiastic team player with project management capabilities. You are able to complete your tasks in time with minimal supervision.
You are eager to work in a highly competitive field and a multicultural environment.
Given the international character of imec, fluency in English is a must.


We offer
We offer you a challenging position in an advanced high-tech environment, in an international team. This is your opportunity to contribute to technologies that will have an impact on tomorrow’s society. We offer you an attractive salary added with competitive extra-legal benefits such as an interesting life insurance, hospitalization insurance and long-term disability insurance. Imec takes on the full cost of these insurances. On top of that you receive meal vouchers for each working day. Furthermore, imec offers various training possibilities and social services, such as a company restaurant, ironing service, the possibility of day care nearby, holiday daycare and discounts in different sport clubs and shops. To decrease our ecological footprint 100% of the transport by train is reimbursed by imec.

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Interested?
Apply online on www.imec.be/jobs.


Requirements

Required Education Level
Degree FieldChemistry
Degree FieldPhysics
DegreeMaster Degree or equivalent
DegreeMaster Degree or equivalent

Application Deadline

27/07/2015

Application website

https://jobs.imec.be/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/hrrcf_a_applwizard?PARAM=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9RTRFQ0IwOTk4QUIyQzFGMUI3OUIwMDUwNTZBQzQ0QTg%3d&sap-client=400&sap-language=EN&sap-ep-themeroot=%2fsap%2fpublic%2fbc%2fur%2firis

Envisaged Job Starting Date

01/08/2015