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Senior Scientist - Ion-trap chips (all genders)
- Establishment of infrastructure and set-ups for testing and operation of ion trap devices and development of ion trap systems for Quantum technology applications.
- Coordination and alignment of internal efforts and activities with industrial and academic partners in the pilot line.
- Contribution to design, simulation and characterization of new ion trap chips.
- Dissemination, communication and reporting of research findings to both scientific and non-scientific audiences.
- Supervision of students.
- Activities in relevant networks.
- Project management.
- Project and funding acquisition.
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Senior Research Engineer – Technology development and process integration for MEMS-based applications (all genders)
- Technology development for MEMS-based devices in various fields such as optics, acoustic, inertial sensors from concept to prototype.
- Development and implementation of DOE to improve device performance.
- Microfabrication and prototyping in cleanroom facility by using 200 mm wafer level technology.
- Advanced testing of developed MEMS devices (electrical, mechanical, acoustic, …).
- Scientific communication / reporting of research results.
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Senior Research Engineer – Quantum Photonic Integrated Circuit Design and PDK development (all genders)
- Designing photonic integrated circuits (passive components and modulators) for quantum applications based on AlN.
- Contributing to the development and validation of PDK components, including layout, simulation, and documentation.
- Generating layout from design and performing design rule checks
- Characterizing fabricated devices in the lab (optical/electrical testing) and analyzing measurement data
- Designing improvements based on characterization results to enhance device performance and yield
- Collaborating closely with process and fabrication teams to ensure high design-to-fab fidelity
- Contributing to reporting, documentation, publication, IP generation, and patent application
- Supporting industry and academic collaborations within multidisciplinary projects
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Senior Research Engineer - Process Development for Integrated Photonics Fabrication (all genders)
- PIC Fabrication & Development:Designing, fabricating, and testing PICs.
- Platform Specialization: Focusing primarily on process development for either Aluminum Nitride (AlN) or Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) Platform.
- Technology ownership: Owning a platform flow (AlN or TFLN) and acting as a go-to person for fabrication topics, including coordination with cleanroom/process engineering and alignment with design/test needs. This includes mentoring and knowledge transfer, proactive risk/bottleneck identification and mitigation, and contributing to roadmap/benchmarking and experimental strategy.
- DOE- Driven process development:
- Developing and integrating process modules for stable, repeatable fabrication, increasing
- Technology Readiness Level (TRL) and pilot-line readiness.
- Planning and executing Design of Experiments (DOE) to optimize processes.
- Driving process integration, stability, and performance improvements for scalable fabrication.
- Defining Process windows
- Performing data-driven root-cause analysis
- Fabrication: Hands-on work with key fabrication processes including lithography, deposition (PVD/ALD/PECVD), dry etch (ICP-RIE), metrology/SPC, and documentation/change control.
- Collaboration & Teamwork:
- Working closely with SAL’s process engineering team.
- Collaborating to ensure high fabrication fidelity.
- Supporting industry and academic collaborations within multidisciplinary projects.
- Documentation & IP:
- Reporting and thorough documentation of work.
- Contributing to IP generation and patent applications.
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Senior Research Engineer – Nitride Thin-Film Materials (Wide Band Gap) (all genders)
- Development of thin films for piezoelectric and wide-band-gap applications.
- Design and execute experiments to optimize nitride thin film materials, guided by device specifications and performance feedback.
- Structural and functional (e.g. dielectric, electrical, ferroelectric) characterization of the deposited thin films.
- Collaboration with design, fabrication, characterization, and process engineer teams to optimize full process flow and device performance.
- Definition of strategies for material optimization and pursuing scientifically relevant investigations.
- Development of strategies to address novel material properties and novel fields of application.
- Contributing to the standardization of procedures and workflows within the Unit.
- Filing IP disclosures whenever possible and appropriate.
- Contribution to scientific dissemination (publications in high-impact peer-reviewed journals, presentations at conferences).
- Contribution to Unit workflows, project acquisition and project management.
- Position is offered within the Chips JU Pilot Lines.
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In your career, let’s prove what’s possible.
- Designs, develops and manages activities for a specific product or group of products from the beginning to the end: product definition and planning through production, release and end of product line
- Technical counseling of internal teams on product design and configuration to accommodate customer requirements
- Serves as the central resource for Clean Tools with design, process, manufacturing, test, quality and marketing as the product(s) move to production and distribution
- Leads internal meetings and workshops with the product ownership-team and keeps the management informed about the results
- Involvement lasts throughout all stages of a product’s lifecycle including modifications, upgrades and maintenance of the product or product line
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In your career, let’s prove what’s possible.
- Design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug software programs for enhancements and new products.
- Implement new customer requirements and features in our existing application.
- Maintain and enhance existing code base by investigating and resolving problem areas.
- Demonstrate solutions through clear documentation, flowcharts, and well-structured code.
- Collaborate with cross functional teams to design and develop software programs.
- Provide technical guidance and mentoring for more junior engineers.
- May visit customer site to provide support and have ability to travel (total is less than 10%).
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In your career, let’s prove what’s possible.
- Responsible for performing professional process engineering research, development and evaluation in semiconductor environment
- Reviews processing techniques and methods applied in the manufacture, fabrication and evaluation of products including in-house lab demonstrations
- Conceives and plans projects involving definition and selection of new concepts and approaches
- Works with customer and senior engineers cross functionally to understand roadmaps, process flow, inflection points, requirements and business issues/ challenges.
- Acts as customer technology manager in the planning, data collection, analysis and reporting
- Acts as single point of contact accountable for process related customer requests
- Drives introduction and evaluation of new technologies at customer sites including new tool qualifications
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In your career, let’s prove what’s possible.
- Is the lead engineer of a development program (product), making sure that mechanical and electrical hardware and the tool software work together to meet the system specification
- Owns developing the system specification based on the product specification and configuration options
- Is accountable for resolving design tradeoffs/conflicts to ensure the design is integrated, such that the overall product performs as described in the system specification
- Assures that the system meets engineering- and compliance standards, especially in the concept and detailed design phases
- Owns BOM (bill of material) setup and execution of the documentation release plan
- Prepares all required program/product related Engineering deliverables (e.g. FMEA, technical specifications, risk analyses)
- Technical responsible that all interfaces for the entire product are well defined and working
- Participates in the cost allocation model and assures that designs meet the cost targets
- Owns developing the reliability allocation model, the reliability design approach and test plans
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