Automation Engineer, Thin-Film & Wafer Metrology

imec; Heverlee; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

imec in Heverlee, Belgium, is seeking a Process Engineer for inline metrology. You will manage and optimize thin-film and wafer metrology tools, developing automated measurement recipes and ensuring equipment stability, quality, throughput and safety.

You will be a member of the In-Line Metrology Process Engineering team, responsible for standard metrology processes and tools in the cleanroom, working across techniques like ellipsometry, reflectivity and four-point-probe.

Qualifications

• As a process engineer you will be responsible for multiple tools with a focus on thin film & wafer metrology.
• You will create the automated measurement recipes on your tools which will be run by the operators afterwards.
• You are the expert on the applications that you own and support the customers with your expertise.
• You own multiple metrology equipment, and you will be responsible for process & tool qualification, the stability, and problem prevention as well as improvements in efficiency, throughput, safety and quality.
• You will troubleshoot issues related to the metrology processing together with your colleagues.
• You will communicate effectively with the stakeholders via multiple channels (IT systems, meetings, mail, etc.)
• You will work in a dynamic multidisciplinary and multicultural environment in close cooperation with researchers, hardware engineers, operations, industry assignees, device and process experts.
• You will work in a shift regime, working in two shifts (Early/Late) including 1weekend (Sat + Sun) out of 4, to support the operations department which is working 24/7.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize thin-film and wafer metrology tools.
• Develop automated measurement recipes for operators to run.
• Be the expert on owned applications and support customers.
• Own multiple metrology equipment and ensure process & tool qualification, stability and safety.
• Troubleshoot metrology processing issues with colleagues.
• Communicate with stakeholders via IT systems, meetings, mail, etc.
• Collaborate in a dynamic, multidisciplinary, multicultural environment with researchers and engineers.
• Work a two-shift schedule (Early/Late) including weekends on a 4-week cycle.

Skills

Thin-film metrology

Wafer metrology

Ellipsometry

Reflectivity measurement

Wafer bow/warp analysis

Four-point-probe (sheet resistance)

MicroHall measurement

Automation of measurement recipes

Tool stability and safety

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Metrology equipment

Automation tooling

Job description

imec in Heverlee, Belgium, is seeking a Process Engineer for inline metrology. You will manage and optimize thin-film and wafer metrology tools, developing automated measurement recipes and ensuring equipment stability, quality, throughput and safety.

You will be a member of the In-Line Metrology Process Engineering team, responsible for standard metrology processes and tools in the cleanroom, working across techniques like ellipsometry, reflectivity and four-point-probe.