As R&D Engineer Lithography Scanner Equipment you will be responsible for the process stability of the lithography scanner.

Description

Company
Imec performs world-leading research in nano-electronics. Imec leverages its scientific knowledge with the innovative power of its global partnerships in ICT, healthcare and energy. Imec delivers industry-relevant technology solutions. In a unique high-tech environment, its international top talent is committed to providing the building blocks for a better life in a sustainable society. Imec is headquartered in Leuven (Belgium) and has offices in the Netherlands, US, Taiwan, China, India and Japan. Its staff of more than 2,080 people includes over 550 industrial residents and guest researchers. 

The Advanced Patterning Center (APC) is a joint initiative launched by imec and ASML to address the upcoming scaling challenges associated with the chip industry’s move towards single digit nanometer dimensions. The center is located at the imec campus in Leuven (near Brussels) and is expected to grow continuously over the next couple of years. The APC is associated with the imec Supplier Hub, an initiative involving many leading edge semiconductor equipment suppliers, aimed at creating a collaborative environment to investigate the practical interactions between all the different steps in the chip patterning process. The APC and Supplier Hub will use actual devices to analyze and optimize process steps as well as materials and device architecture choices, while applying integrated metrology. For the APC we are looking for a R&D Engineer Lithography Process (m/f).

Job Description
As R&D Engineer Lithography Scanner Equipment you will be responsible for the process stability of the lithography scanner. Therefore you will:
- Co-optimize the use of the lithography track and scanner.
- Assist in optimizing advanced lithography processes and evaluation of new materials and process stacks.
- Investigate and understand lithographic processing mechanisms in advanced litho clusters.
- Serve as the interface between imec and scanner equipment vendor.
- Optimize tool recipes to meet the needs of multiple logic and memory integrated CMOS applications of advanced lithography.

Profile
- You have a PhD in Electrical engineering, Physics or Chemistry or a Bachelor/Master degree with extensive experience with lithography clusters.
- You can organize a project and communicate well with partners and vendors.
- You will work closely with the scanner and track tool owners.
- You have excellent English communication skills.

Nr of positions available : 1

Research Fields

Engineering - Electrical engineering

Career Stage

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

Research Profiles

Recognised Researcher (R2) 

Benefits

We Offer
We offer you a challenging position in a dynamic and explorative 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 at www.imec.be/jobs. 

For more information on the APC launch kindly refer to www2.imec.be/be_en/press/imec-news/imecasml.html

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01/03/2015