Process Engineer (m/f/d) (PVD)

Location: Alzenau, Germany; onsite work at the Alzenau Technology Center with support at customer or supplier sites when required. Travel: 20% of the time. Relocation is not available.

Salary: €60,000–€82,500 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops materials science and engineering solutions, equipment, and services for semiconductor chips and advanced display manufacturing.

What you will do

• Execute R&D projects from planning through experimentation, data analysis, documentation, and presentation of results.
• Qualify and continuously improve PVD equipment and analytical instrumentation in the R&D laboratory.
• Develop and characterize PVD processes and equipment through experiment design, hardware and process characterization, and structured troubleshooting.
• Provide process engineering support in Display R&D laboratories and, when required, at customer or supplier sites.
• Analyze experimental data, identify trends and root causes, and translate findings into technical recommendations.
• Communicate technical results through reports, presentations, and recommendations to technical, product marketing, and management audiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, comparable degree in Physics, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Approximately 2–4 years of relevant industrial or research experience in vacuum-based thin-film deposition technology.
• Strong technical and analytical skills, hands-on experimental engineering experience, and a practical, solution-oriented work style.
• Ability to proactively manage multiple priorities and follow up on open actions.
• Ability to work in international, interdisciplinary teams and contribute to technical discussions.
• Good verbal and written English and German communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Expertise in PVD or plasma technology and a good understanding of thin-film device physics, particularly OLEDs and TFTs.
• Experience contributing to patent applications, publications, lectures, conferences, and seminars.
• Experience sharing technical knowledge and supporting the development of colleagues.
• Experience contributing to technology assessments and technical discussions with customers and suppliers.

Culture & Benefits

• Supportive culture focused on learning, development, and career growth.
• Collaboration with international engineering teams and R&D groups on state-of-the-art research and development projects.
• Comprehensive employee benefits supporting health, wellbeing, and professional growth.
• Potential eligibility for bonus and stock award programs, where applicable.