Process Engineer for Bevel Management (Semiconductor)

Location: Leuven, Belgium; primarily hands-on work in a cleanroom at hirify.global's headquarters.

Company

hirify.global is a nanotechnology research center developing semiconductor, advanced packaging, wafer-level integration, MEMS, photonics, biomedical, and quantum technologies.

What you will do

• Develop a strategy for wafer bevel management using trimming, deposition, etching, and polishing techniques.
• Start up state-of-the-art semiconductor equipment and develop training plans for equipment and process operation.
• Define, organize, validate, and transfer materials, processes, tools, and non-standard work within the fab organization.
• Apply metrology solutions to characterize materials and perform characterization and failure analysis.
• Contribute to research and joint development programs involving 3D integrated systems, 3D memory, image sensors, photonics, biomedical devices, and quantum computing.
• Collaborate with researchers, scientists, hardware engineers, process and integration teams, fab engineers, equipment vendors, industrial partners, and external research partners; report results through internal communication, conferences, and journal publications.

Requirements

• Master's degree in engineering technology, mechanical engineering, chemistry, physics, or materials science.
• Project management skills and the ability to work independently with a strong focus on quality.
• Strong communication, networking, reporting, organization, attention to detail, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work hands-on in a cleanroom and collaborate in a multicultural, cross-functional environment.
• Flexible attitude toward varied activities driven by hirify.global research program needs.
• Good spoken and written English is required.

Nice to have

• Relevant experience in a research or industrial environment.
• Knowledge of nanotechnology, chemical or mechanical process technology, CMP, plasma etching, or deposition processes.
• Foundry or OSAT experience and a semiconductor materials background, including characterization and failure analysis.
• Knowledge of data analysis and big data treatment.

Culture & Benefits

• Open, inclusive, multicultural, and informal working environment.
• Opportunities to take initiative, show responsibility, and work with hirify.global researchers, PhD students, and industrial researchers.
• On-the-job coaching by senior engineers.
• Technical and personal development through hirify.global.academy.
• Market-appropriate salary with fringe benefits.