Senior Applications Engineer: Semiconductor Tools & Apps

EPM Scientific; Vlaams-Brabant; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

EPM Scientific in Leuven, Belgium is seeking a Senior Applications Engineer to join a major joint development programme with a leading European semiconductor research organisation. The role combines semiconductor applications, experimental development, tool optimisation and technical project ownership.

You will work closely with customer engineering and research teams to integrate advanced analytical technology into semiconductor workflows, supporting applications focused on next-generation

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Physics, Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or related field.
• Experience in semiconductor R&D, equipment, or related high-tech environment.
• Hands-on with advanced analytical tools, metrology and contamination control.
• Experience developing, integrating and troubleshooting advanced equipment.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical activities within a joint development programme and align customer requirements with internal development objectives.
• Collaborate with customer engineering and research teams to understand processes and application requirements.
• Develop and optimise applications through on-site experiments, testing and workflow development.
• Support integration, optimisation and validation of analytical technology in semiconductor environments.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and analyze data to improve tool performance and application capability.
• Coordinate technical studies and collaborate with tool owners, engineers and specialists across the customer environment.
• Communicate findings, project progress and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Document results and contribute to knowledge, training materials and best practices.

Skills

Data analysis

Python

Customer-facing

Project ownership

Education

Physics

Materials Science

Chemistry

Chemical Engineering

Tools

Analytical tools

Metrology

Surface characterization

Contamination control

Job description

EPM Scientific in Leuven, Belgium is seeking a Senior Applications Engineer to join a major joint development programme with a leading European semiconductor research organisation. The role combines semiconductor applications, experimental development, tool optimisation and technical project ownership.

You will work closely with customer engineering and research teams to integrate advanced analytical technology into semiconductor workflows, supporting applications focused on next-generation