Director, PID: Low-Volume Wafer Production

Imec; Vlaams-Brabant; Remote; EUR 180.000 - 260.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

IMEC in Leuven, Belgium, seeks a Director of PID to own end-to-end prototyping, industrialisation, and low-volume wafer processing operations. You will define strategy, drive performance across yield, cycle time, and cost, and lead scalable pilot lines and technology transfer from R&D to manufacturing.

You will build and lead a high-performing, multidisciplinary engineering team, balancing innovation with operational discipline and close collaboration with Process and Device Engineering, plus

Qualifikationen

• Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Semiconductor Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physics, Microelectronics, or related technical discipline.
• 15+ years of semiconductor wafer fabrication experience.
• 10+ years of leadership experience in engineering or manufacturing organizations.
• Demonstrated success in semiconductor technology industrialisation.
• Experience leading pilot manufacturing or engineering production.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor process integration.
• Experience supporting customer qualification programs.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering organizations.
• Technically credible and comfortable leading expert engineering teams.
• Pragmatic, data-driven, and able to operate at both strategic and hands-on levels.
• Resilient and adaptable in fast-changing, development-led environments.
• Passionate about process excellence, quality, and innovation.

Aufgaben

• Define and execute the low-volume wafer processing strategy aligned with business and technology roadmaps.
• Own performance across yield, quality, cycle time, cost, and delivery.
• Develop scalable operating models for pilot lines, prototyping, and specialty wafer production.
• Drive continuous improvement in yield, tool utilisation, and process capability in low-volume environments.
• Lead NPI, process transfer, and technology introduction from R&D into low-volume manufacturing.
• Champion robust SPC, FMEA, change control, and root-cause analysis disciplines.
• Foster a culture of zero defects, contamination control, and proactive risk management.
• Lead and develop engineering talent.
• Build a high-performance culture focused on technical excellence, accountability, and collaboration.
• Work closely with Process Engineering, Device Engineering, Business Development Managers and Project Managers.

Kenntnisse

Leadership experience

Industrialisation knowledge

Process integration knowledge

Customer qualification support

Ausbildung

Master's or PhD in Electrical/ Semiconductor Engineering or related field

Jobbeschreibung

IMEC in Leuven, Belgium, seeks a Director of PID to own end-to-end prototyping, industrialisation, and low-volume wafer processing operations. You will define strategy, drive performance across yield, cycle time, and cost, and lead scalable pilot lines and technology transfer from R&D to manufacturing.

You will build and lead a high-performing, multidisciplinary engineering team, balancing innovation with operational discipline and close collaboration with Process and Device Engineering, plus