Product Safety Engineer (all genders)

AIXTRON; Herzogenrath; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

30 vacation days

Profit sharing

Health program

Aixtron Academy

Corporate benefits

Retirement benefits

Catering

Open corporate culture

Sustainability & mobility

Employee referrals

Job summary

AIXTRON is seeking a Process Safety Engineer to ensure compliance of semiconductor manufacturing equipment with EU Machinery Regulation, CE, UL, and SEMI standards. You will manage safety requirements across system levels, perform ISO 12100 risk assessments, and support energy management and thermodynamic safety analyses.

The role requires 4+ years in process safety, strong communication, and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Education background: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Process Safety or a related field.
• Experience: More than 4 years in process safety, chemical kinetics and thermodynamics.
• Certifications: Process safety or risk management certification is an added advantage.
• Technical Expertise: Experience in process safety management and energy/thermodynamics assessment.
• Communication: Strong communication skills with presentations and technical consulting.
• Teamwork and Adaptability: Motivated team player with analytical mindset and structured working style.
• Collaboration: Able to work in multidisciplinary cross-project environments under tight deadlines.
• Team Development: Support development and growth of the team.

Responsibilities

• Product Compliance: Ensure semiconductor manufacturing equipment meets EU Machinery Regulation (EU 2023/1230), LVD, EMC, and SEMI standards.
• Conformity Assessment: Conduct product conformity assessments following CE, UL, and SEMI safety standards.
• Safety Requirements Management: Manage safety requirements at system, subsystem, and component levels with traceability.
• Risk Assessments: Conduct ISO 12100 and chemical risk assessments for product development and modifications.
• Reaction Analysis: Review exothermic reactions and energy in equipment using thermodynamics.
• Process Safety Design: Develop safety strategies for interlock requirements and energy management.
• Validation Testing: Manage validation tests and SEMI S2 documentation.
• Technical Consultation: Advise on safety for gas mixing, vacuum, piping and control systems.
• Interdepartmental Coordination: Work with engineering teams, customers, suppliers, and cert bodies.

Skills

Process safety

Chemical kinetics

Thermodynamics

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry or Process Safety

Job description

Your challenge

• Product Compliance: Ensure semiconductor manufacturing equipment meets EU Machinery Regulation (EU 2023/1230), LVD, EMC, and SEMI standards.
• Conformity Assessment: Conduct product conformity assessments following CE, UL, and SEMI safety standards, and comply with regional standards where AIXTRON operates.
• Safety Requirements Management: Allocate and manage safety requirements at system, subsystem, and component level, ensuring traceability and consistency.
• Risk Assessments: Conduct safety risk assessments in line with ISO 12100 and Chemical Risk Assessments for product development and modifications of existing product lines.
• Reaction Analysis: Review and analyse exothermic reactions and explosive substances within chemical kinetics, reaction engineering, and process safety. Manage energy in equipment by assessing reaction enthalpy using thermodynamics and physical chemistry.
• Process Safety Design: Develop safety strategies on interlock requirement for explosive limits and energetic materials, integrating energy management and hazard analysis on used component.
• Validation Testing: Manage, support and conduct validation tests, managing SEMI S2 product conformity documentation.
• Technical Consultation: Contribute to the design of gas mixing system and vacuum system, advising on safety requirements related to piping and instrumentation diagrams, electrical diagrams and control systems.
• Interdepartmental Coordination: Collaborate and coordinate with interdisciplinary engineering teams, customers, suppliers, and certification bodies to ensure inherently safe design

The skills needed

• Education background: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Process Safety or a related field, or comparable qualifications.
• Experience: More than 4 years of work experience in process safety, chemical kinetics and thermodynamics.
• Certifications: Process safety or risk management certification is added advantage.
• Technical Expertise: Experience in process safety management by implementing process safety principle to minimize risks associated with chemical handling. Review advanced thermodynamics for energy management and safety assessment.
• Communication: Strong communication skills with confidence in presentations and technical consulting.
• Teamwork and Adaptability: Highly motivated and adaptable team player with a strong analytical mindset and structured working style. Excellent organizational skills and a passion for interdisciplinary engineering projects.
• Collaboration: Proven ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary and cross-project environments, thriving under tight deadlines in dynamic settings.
• Team Development: Support the development and growth of the team while fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.
• Languages: Fluency in English and/or German

What you can expect from us

• Flexible working hours: At AIXTRON, you can take a flexible approach to organizing your working day (without fixed core hours), work on the move, and switch between company office and mobile office.
• Vacation: You will receive 30 vacation days by default. In addition, you can increase your annual leave through a salary conversion model.
• Profit sharing: As an employee, you have the opportunity to participate in the company’s success and benefit from a profit-sharing scheme.
• Health: We are committed to providing support for your physical and mental health, e.g., through regular health campaigns.
• Personal development: It is important to us that you continue to evolve your skills, be it with the help of our own AIXTRON Academy or through personalized development programs.
• Corporate Benefits: As part of our Corporate Benefits program, you benefit from exclusive discounts with numerous partner companies.
• Retirement benefits and additional insurance: We support your retirement planning and offer capital-forming benefits as well as individual supplementary insurance options.
• Catering: In our company cafeteria, you can enjoy subsidised meals as well as fresh seasonal fruit baskets.
• Open corporate culture: We foster an open and respectful culture – first-name terms – that extends across all hierarchical levels.
• Sustainability and mobility: We are committed to sustainability and provide EV charging stations for cars and bicycles, as well as convenient transport connections and free parking spaces.
• Employee referral program: If you help attract new talent to AIXTRON, we will reward you generously through our employee referral program.