Chip Fabrication and Innovation Manager - DTU Nanolab

Freelio; Denmark; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible position

International environment

Academia-industry collaboration

Job summary

DkCCC invites a Chip Fabrication and Innovation Manager to build a Nordic network and identify opportunities with researchers, startups, and industry partners. The role is anchored at Danish chip fabrication entities and DTU Nanolab, driving spin-out support and collaboration across academia and industry.

You will shape a structured approach to engage researchers and engineers, steering initiatives with clear milestones and transparent governance.

Qualifications

• You have a degree in engineering or physics and practical experience in chip fabrication or related fields.
• You have proven ability to proactively set agendas in network-building and entrepreneurial dialogues with diverse stakeholders.
• You have an entrepreneurial mindset and a track record working at the interface between industry and academia.

Responsibilities

• Map Nordics fabrication-related activities to support Danish chip ecosystem and international supply chains.
• Perform Entrepreneur-in-Residence work to help establish spin-out fabrication-focused companies at partner organisations.
• Serve as primary contact for Cleanroom services and feasibility studies for ecosystem users.
• Lead collaboration with European Network of Chips Competence Centres on sustainable cleanroom fabrication.

Skills

Networking

Entrepreneurial mindset

Industry-academia liaison

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering or Physics degree

Job description

Om stillingen

At the Danish Chips Competence Centre DkCCC, we are looking for a Chip Fabrication and Innovation Manager to be working on a unique combination of international network building and local entrepreneurship. The two main tasks will be:

• To build a strong network among the various Danish and Nordic companies, research institutions and other stakeholders active in chip fabrication, testing and packaging. The ambition of this network is to support specialized international supply chains which allow early-stage chip companies to focus their development resources on the key value adding technologies while outsourcing other tasks.
• To operate as Entrepreneur in residence at the DkCCC partners - initially at DTU Nanolab. The focus here is to identify business and start‑up opportunities through dialogue with mainly researchers and Ph.D students.

The Danish Chips Competence Centre (DkCCC) started in January 2025 with headquarters at DTU and a 4‑year grant of 57 million DKK. Our goal is to support semiconductor and chip development and fabrication, with the aim to stimulate commercialization of chips in Denmark. We are one of 27 chips competence centres (CCCs) in the EU, and we work closely with our Nordic and European counterparts.

Job

The fabrication and innovation manager will be responsible for establishing a Nordic (and later European) network to support the chip industry in outsourcing specialized task. This will be done in close collaboration with the Nordic and European Chips Competence Centres. Furthermore, the fabrication and innovation manager will be responsible for establishing structures for identifying and supporting chip fabrication start‑up companies at Danish chip fabrication entities. The ambition is to help establish several such start‑up companies each year and the tasks will be done in close collaboration with Innovation hubs at the DkCCC partner universities such as DTU Skylab. Finally, a very important part of the job is to identify and engage in new areas where DkCCC can contribute to a dynamic and growing chip fabrication community in Denmark.

Primary areas of responsibility

• In close collaboration with the Nordic and Baltic CCC’s to map fabrication related activities in the Nordics and use this to support the Danish chips eco‑system in the process of establishing international supply chains to enable faster product development.
• Entrepreneur‑in‑residence working to identify and help establishing spin‑out (fabrication oriented) chip companies at DkCCC partner organisations (DTU Nanolab, NBI, DFM, SDU and AAU)
• Function as the primary contact for the local chips ecosystem users interested in using DkCCC cleanroom services – e.g. fabrication‑related feasibility studies.
• Be the primary DkCCC contact for Cleanroom and nanofabrication coordination within the European Network of Chips competence centres. One of the first collaboration areas to engage in will be ‘sustainable cleanroom fabrication’.

Our expectations of you

• You have a degree in engineering or physics, preferably with practical or end‑user experience in chip fabrication.
• You have experience in proactively setting the agenda in network building and entrepreneurial dialogues and you have talent for obtaining tangible results in informal collaborations with a range of diverse stakeholders.
• You have an entrepreneurial mindset and a proven track record in working at the interface between industry and academia.
• You like to invent your own job and drive the implementation of new tasks forward in a structured and transparent way.

What we offer in return

We offer an interesting and challenging job in an international atmosphere with the focus on advanced chip fabrication, network building and innovation for the benefit of the surrounding community. We place emphasis on a high level of professionalism among our staff, so skills development is an integral part of our organization. We offer great flexibility in the position.

Salary and appointment terms

The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). In addition, supplements can be negotiated in accordance with DTU’s salary structure for academic staff employed in technical‑administrative positions at DTU (AC TAP): www.inside.dtu.dk/en/human-resources/during-employment/salary/salary-structures .

The position is a full‑time position. Targeted starting date is 1 October 2026. The workplace is DTU Lyngby Campus.

Equal‑opportunity statement

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology, which is subject to special rules for security and export control, open‑source background checks may be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.

About DTU

DTU – For the benefit of society since 1829. DTU is one of Europe’s leading elite technical universities. Through research and education at an international top level, we create solutions to the major societal challenges of our time and help secure Europe’s global leadership in sustainable technological development. Since Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU almost 200 years ago, our mission has remained the same: We develop and create value through the natural and technical sciences for the benefit of society. DTU has 13,800 students, 1,600 PhD students, and 6,500 employees. We work in an international environment and have an inclusive, stimulating, and informal work culture. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland and collaborates with the best universities around the world.