Lithography Process Development Assistant

imec; Vlaams-Brabant; Sur place; EUR 42 000 - 62 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

imec is seeking a Lithography Process Development Assistant to join the Process Efficiency Team within Advanced Patterning. You will support cycle time improvements, run experiments, and collaborate with cross-functional teams in a demanding 300mm fabrication environment.

The role emphasizes independence, teamwork, and ownership of process development tasks, with exposure to advanced lithography technologies and cross-company collaboration.

Qualifications

• Fluent English is essential in a highly international environment.
• Bachelor degree or equivalent with some technical job experience considered.
• Experience in semiconductor process technology is an asset.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsabilités

• Work in rotating five-shift system to maintain cycle time performance.
• Provide daily support resolving production lot issues to ensure on-time processing.
• Collaborate with Fab operations and colleagues across teams.
• Conduct experiments on equipment and optimize recipes, with substantial cleanroom time.
• Analyze and discuss lithography process development requests with BSV and lot owner.
• Define and execute process, equipment and material development projects with suppliers.
• Document, qualify, and transfer lithography processes to imec’s pilot production line.

Connaissances

Fluency in English

Initiative

Independence

Team player

Quality focus

Discipline & Organisation

Formation

Professional bachelor degree

Secondary school degree with some experience

Outils

MS Office

Description du poste

Delivering high-quality lithography processes in a 300mm fabrication environment for both customer projects and imec’s internal research programs, with a primary focus on immersion, EUV, and KrF lithography technologies, while ensuring manufacturability requirements are met.

What you will do

As a Lithography Process Development Assistant, you will be a member of the Process Efficiency Team, part of the Advanced Patterning Department. This department is responsible for material screening and the development of advanced lithography processes. These activities support process integration teams involved in imec's CORE programs, Joint Development Projects, internal advanced patterning initiatives, and technology transfer projects, with a strong focus on cycle time and operational excellence.

As a Lithography Process Development Assistant, you will be responsible for:

• Working closely with Basic Process Step Owner (BSVs) and colleagues in a rotating five-shift system to maintain cycle time performance and ensure efficient workflow execution.
• Provide daily support in resolving issues with production lots to ensure smooth workflow and on-time processing.
• Working closely with Fab operations
• Conduct experiments independently on the equipment, create and optimize recipe son exposure- and Metrotools, more than half of the working time will be in the cleanroom.
• Analyzing and discussing lithography process development requests with BSV and lotowner.
• Defining and executing process, equipment, and material development projects in collaboration with equipment and material suppliers within cross-functional and cross-company teams.
• Documenting, qualifying, and transferring lithography processes to imec’s pilot production line.

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 a professional bachelor degree or a secondary school degree with a few years of experience in a technical job.
• Experience in semiconductor process technology and wafer fabrication is an asset
• You are able to take initiative and work independently, while being part of a team acting as an effective team player.
• You are disciplined and organised
• Quality is your priority
• You take responsibility and ownership
• You have basic MS office skills for reporting
• Since you will be working in a highly international environment and will be maintaining a good contact with colleagues and customers, fluency in English is essential.
• Willing to work in a rotating shift system (early, late, and night shifts), including one weekend out of four.