Pilot Line Manager (Semiconductor)

Location: Leuven, Belgium; onsite role with occasional weekend work required, at most once every two months, to ensure continuous Fab service.

Company

hirify.global is a research center focused on nanotechnology and semiconductor technology, headquartered in Leuven.

What you will do

• Oversee Pilot Line operations and coordinate Process, Hardware, and Integration Engineering teams.
• Control pilot lines and steer actions so high-priority lots move efficiently through the Fab.
• Analyze pilot-line issues, define problem-solving action plans, and communicate required actions to customers and stakeholders.
• Drive projects focused on first-time quality, operational excellence, schedule linearity, and cycle-time reduction.
• Facilitate collaboration across operations, integration engineering, process and equipment engineering, scientists, and customers.
• Complete training in IC processing, process techniques, measurement techniques, and Fab operations before assuming the role with support.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Engineering, such as Electronics, Materials Science, or Chemistry, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience at a high-tech production site.
• Strong judgment, critical thinking, ownership, problem-solving ability, and capacity to make high-impact decisions in ambiguous environments.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, proactive, and solution-focused skills.
• Effective and confident communication skills and the ability to influence action.
• Ability to build professional relationships and collaborate constructively across units and organizational levels.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of semiconductor processing and integration schemes.
• Facilitation and coaching skills enabling Agile project execution.

Culture & Benefits

• Open, multicultural, informal working environment with opportunities to take initiative and responsibility.
• Support and guidance for technical and personal development through hirify.global.academy.
• Market-appropriate salary with fringe benefits.
• Inclusive employer committed to diversity.

Hiring process

• Apply directly to hirify.global; unsolicited resumes from agencies and vendors are not accepted without a prior written agreement with hirify.global HR for the specific opening.