Lead Process Integration Engineer for Specialized Products Engineering (Semiconductor)

Location: Leuven, Belgium

Company

hirify.global is an R&D and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, using advanced semiconductor fabrication infrastructure to develop and manufacture products such as DNA sequencers, biosensors, and heterogeneously integrated systems.

What you will do

• Own, define, optimize, and oversee end-to-end integration process flows for customer 300mm wafer fabrication programs.
• Transition advanced technology nodes from R&D into reliable operational production through process baselines, design rules, and defect-reduction strategies.
• Collaborate with lithography, etch, thin films, CMP, and advanced packaging experts to resolve integration challenges, wafer excursions, and yield limiters.
• Lead root-cause analysis using JMP, SPC methodologies, inline/WAT data, and corrective actions.
• Act as the primary technical contact for customers, presenting progress, risk assessments, and technical roadmaps.
• Mentor senior and junior integration engineers and promote rigorous engineering practices.

Requirements

• Ph.D. or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Applied Physics, Chemical Engineering, or a related semiconductor discipline.
• 7+ years of hands-on industry experience in semiconductor wafer fabrication, including advanced process integration in a 300mm fab environment.
• Deep understanding of unit-process interactions, device physics, defect mechanisms, and yield learning curves.
• Proven success taking complex process flows from early development through industrialisation, technology transfer, or new product introduction.
• Expert-level proficiency in statistical data analysis, Design of Experiments, and fab data analytics platforms such as JMP, Spotfire, or similar.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, including alignment of internal teams and external executive clients.

Nice to have

• Experience with advanced CMOS, silicon photonics, or heterogeneous integration.

Culture & Benefits

• Work at hirify.global’s headquarters in Leuven within a premier nanotechnology research center.
• Open, multicultural, inclusive, and informal working environment with opportunities to take initiative and responsibility.
• Technical and personal development through hirify.global.academy, the corporate university.
• Market-appropriate salary and fringe benefits.