Lead Process Integration Engineer – PWD

Imec; Vlaams-Brabant; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IMEC in Leuven, Belgium is seeking a Senior Lead Process Integration Engineer for PWD to drive industrialisation of high-value semiconductor products from development to low-volume production. You will tackle integration and yield challenges, set up process controls, and interact with customers.

The role requires a PhD or MSc in engineering/physics/chemistry, 7+ years in wafer fab processing, and strong problem-solving, project management, and English communication skills to guide junior

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's degree in engineering, physics, chemistry or equivalent.
• 7+ years of semiconductor processing experience in wafer fab.
• Experience with TSV and assembly processes.
• Proactive, problem-solving with strong communication and teamwork.
• Ability to interpret inline and electrical data and relate to fabrication.
• Strong project management and organizational capabilities.
• Excellent English and confident with customers.

Responsibilities

• Industrialise products from development to low volume production.
• Define and fine-tune robust, manufacturable process modules.
• Set up SPC, verify stability and wafer acceptance criteria.
• Build production plans based on forecasted demand.
• Train and lead junior engineers to ensure on-time delivery.
• Use inline and electrical data to troubleshoot and lead cross-functional teams.
• Pursue ongoing process quality and yield improvements.
• Report progress to management and customers.

Skills

Problem solving

Proactive mindset

Organizational skills

Project management

Communication & presentation

English proficiency

Customer interfacing

Education

PhD or Master’s degree in engineering/physics/chemistry or equivalent

Job description

Lead Process Integration Engineer – PWD

In PWD, Product and Wafer Delivery, you help bring imec’s technology out of the lab and into the real world. The team produces and delivers high-value, specialized semiconductor products for strategic partners, including products used in advanced lithography and metrology equipment. You will work across the full product journey, tackle complex integration and yield challenges, collaborate with experts across imec, and interact directly with customers. For engineers who enjoy the pace and discipline of semiconductor manufacturing but want to work closer to innovation, PWD offers a unique mix of advanced technology, ownership and tangible impact.

We are looking for a Senior Process Integration Engineer to drive the industrialisation of high value niche products for imec’s strategic partners and bring them from development to low volume production.

What you will do

• You will drive the industrialisation of the products developed at imec’s wafer fabrications facilities through the subsequent phases : industrialisation, pre-production and low volume production
• You will be in charge of defining and fine-tuning robust and manufacturable process modules
• You will be responsible for setting up SPC, verifying process stability and reproducibility and defining wafer acceptance criteria (WAC)
• You will build and manage the production plan based on the forecasted demand provided by the customer
• You will be the technical lead that will train and guide more junior engineers to execute the production plan and ensure on-time delivery of products that are 100% compliant with the specifications to our customers
• You will use integration knowledge and analysis of inline and electrical data to trouble shoot problems and lead cross-functional teams towards solutions
• You will actively pursue improvement of process quality and yield
• You will report project progress on a regular basis to your management and to the customers

What we do for you

We offer you the opportunity to join one of the world’s premier research centers in nanotechnology at its headquarters in Leuven, Belgium. With your talent, passion and expertise, you’ll become part of a team that makes the impossible possible. Together, we shape the technology that will determine the society of tomorrow.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and proud of our open, multicultural, and informal working environment with ample possibilities to take initiative and show responsibility. We commit to supporting and guiding you in this process; not only with words but also with tangible actions. Through imec.academy, 'our corporate university', we actively invest in your development to further your technical and personal growth.

We are aware that your valuable contribution makes imec a top player in its field. Your energy and commitment are therefore appreciated by means of a market appropriate salary with many fringe benefits.

Who you are

• You have obtained a PhD or Master’s degree (in engineering, physics, chemistry or equivalent)
• You have 7+ years of experience in semiconductor processing in a wafer fab, in an integration role
• You have experience with TSV and assembly processes
• Youpossessproven problem-solving skills and have a pro-active attitude.
• You can interpret in-line and electrical test data and relate it to wafer fabrication processes.
• You have strong organizational and project management capabilities
• You havegood communication and presentation skills and excellent English.
• You are confident when interfacing with customers
• You have high-quality standards

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