Process Engineer (3D Packaging)

Location: Leuven, Belgium; primarily working in a cleanroom environment.

Company

hirify.global is a nanotechnology research center developing advanced semiconductor, 3D integration, wafer-level packaging, MEMS, photonics, biomedical, and quantum computing technologies.

What you will do

• Define, organize, set up, and validate singulation, lamination, and die-bonding processes.
• Assist R&D engineers with process development on cleanroom tools for die-to-wafer bonding, temporary bonding and debonding, lamination, and singulation.
• Identify metrology solutions and perform materials characterization and failure analysis.
• Contribute to 3D, imagers and specialty components, and quantum computing research programs and joint development programs with external partners.
• Coordinate non-standard fab work, process transfers, equipment start-up, and collaboration with integration, process support, hardware, pilot-line, and operations teams.
• Report findings and identify future process and technology needs with device engineers, researchers, clients, and industrial partners.

Requirements

• Preferably a master’s degree in chemistry, physics, materials science, or engineering.
• Good spoken and written English is required.
• Hands-on interest in working in a cleanroom environment.
• Ability to work autonomously, stay organized, maintain attention to detail, and uphold high standards.
• Strong scientific, engineering, networking, communication, and reporting skills.
• Ability to participate in cross-functional projects and collaborate with researchers, PhD students, engineers, industrial researchers, clients, and partners.
• Flexible attitude toward varied activities based on research-program needs.
• Enthusiastic, creative, and collaborative approach in a multicultural team.

Nice to have

• Foundry or OSAT experience with wafer-to-wafer bonding.
• Background in semiconductor materials, including characterization and failure analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• Open, multicultural, informal, and multidisciplinary working environment.
• On-the-job coaching by senior researchers.
• Development opportunities through hirify.global.academy, the corporate university.
• Market-appropriate salary with fringe benefits.
• Opportunity to take initiative and responsibility within a premier nanotechnology research center.