Cleanroom Metrology & QC Technician for Semiconductors

Lightium AG; Zürich; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Competitive compensation

Stock options

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Lightium AG in Zürich is seeking a Metrology & Quality Control Technician to own measurement, inspection, and die sorting of wafers and chips in a cleanroom. You will use SEM, optical microscopes, profilometry and ellipsometry, ensuring traceable results and precise release of parts to customers.

You will collaborate with process, design, and test engineers, manage data in our ERP/PLM/MES environments, maintain calibration, generate CoCs, and push improvements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on metrology and quality control in semiconductor/photonic environments.
• Hands-on operation of SEM, profilometry, optical and confocal microscopy, and ellipsometry.
• Experience with wafer/chip handling and strict documentation practices.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 quality systems and traceability requirements.

Responsibilities

• Metrology: perform wafer- and chip-level measurements with SEM and optical tools, maintain recipes and calibrations.
• Sorting & Packaging: die sorting and packaging to industry-standard containers and tape.
• Data & Reporting: record and analyze results with traceability and raise deviations to engineering.
• Incoming Quality Control: inspect wafers, chips, and materials against specs and document acceptance.
• Outgoing Quality Control: final visual and dimensional inspection and CoC preparation.
• Traceability: ensure full labeling and ERP/PLM data integrity across batches.
• Procedures & Improvement: contribute to work instructions and MES-related improvements.

Skills

Metrology

Quality control

Documentation

ISO 9001 knowledge

Education

EFZ apprenticeship (Mikrotechnologe/in, Physiklaborant/in)

Higher technical diploma

FH degree in related field

Tools

SEM

Profilometry

Optical microscopy

Confocal microscopy

Ellipsometry

Pick-and-place machine

ERP

PLM systems

MES

Excel

Job description

Lightium AG in Zürich is seeking a Metrology & Quality Control Technician to own measurement, inspection, and die sorting of wafers and chips in a cleanroom. You will use SEM, optical microscopes, profilometry and ellipsometry, ensuring traceable results and precise release of parts to customers.

You will collaborate with process, design, and test engineers, manage data in our ERP/PLM/MES environments, maintain calibration, generate CoCs, and push improvements.