Process Engineer Defectivity (H/F/X)

Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum; Vlaams-Brabant; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

IMEC in Belgium is seeking a Defect Inspection Engineer to join the DIE team within the IMC group. The role focuses on tool qualification, data analysis, and implementing improvements to enhance quality and cycle time.

You will troubleshoot defects reported by First Line Support and develop long-term solutions.

Responsibilities

• Process & tool qualification, monitor stability, implement improvements for quality and cycle time.
• Troubleshooting defectivity issues reported by First Line Support.
• Analyze data using statistical methods and present summaries to peers and management.
• Fulfill requests for new applications and create tool recipes.
• Investigate tool and recipe issues, focus on root cause analysis and long-term solutions.
• Collaborate with researchers, hardware engineers, operations, and industry assignees in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Innovate new characterization techniques aligned with IMEC's technology roadmap and support 24x7 fab operations.

Job description

What you will do

You will be a member of the Defect Inspection Engineer team (DIE) which is part of the Inspection and Metrology Characterization group (IMC). The IMC group is responsible for the metrology and defectivity process portfolio and tools and follows up processes under evaluation/validation for furture needs. As process engineer in the DIE team, you will be responsible for tools and processes:

• Process & tool qualification, monitor stability, implement improvements for improved quality and cycle time.
• Troubleshooting defectivity related issues reported by the First Line Support which cannot be resolved by themselves.
• Analyze data utilizing sound statistical methods and present summaries to peers and management.
• Fulfill requests for new applications and create the tool recipes.
• Investigate tool and recipe issues, focus on root cause analysis and development of long-term solutions.
• Utilizing expert interpersonal skills, collaborate in a dynamic multidisciplinary and multicultural environment in close cooperation with researchers, hardware engineers, operations, industry assignees, device and process experts.
• As opportunities arise, innovate new techniques of characterization that align with the Imec's technology roadmap.
• You will work in two shifts (early/late) including one weekend out of four (Sa/Su), to support the 24h by 7d fab.