Platform Architect for Semiconductor Pilot-Line & Quantum Tech

Academic Positions; Finland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6 weeks paid holidays

Well-being services

Exercise and culture benefits

Hobby clubs

Job summary

VTT, a leading European research organization, seeks a Process Platforms Manager for the Micronova FAB in Espoo. You will shape common pilot-line process platforms and act as technical owner for platform architecture, qualification, and governance, collaborating with research teams to transfer innovations to scalable pilot-lines.

You will lead platform development across microelectronics, photonics, and quantum tech, bridging engineers, metrology, and data systems while driving continuous

Qualifications

• Strong background in semiconductor process integration, advanced microfabrication, or pilot-line development.
• Experience in process architecture, technology platform development and design enablement within semiconductor R&D or foundry environments.
• Good understanding of semiconductor process flows, process capability, qualification methodologies, quality management, and metrology.
• Experience supporting technology teams through structured platform-development activities.
• Familiarity with data-driven process development and interaction with MES, manufacturing databases, or engineering data systems.
• MSc or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Microelectronics or other equivalent experience.
• Hands-on experience building and qualifying Process Design Kits (PDKs) and related design-enablement infrastructure is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Shape and evolve Micronova's pilot-line process platforms to meet evolving needs in microelectronics, photonics, and quantum tech.
• Own the platform architecture, modules, qualification approaches, and governance with research teams.
• Coordinate platform development and technology transfer from research to scalable pilot-line capabilities.
• Develop and harmonize platform practices, qualification frameworks, and design-enablement across technology domains.
• Serve as a technical bridge among process engineers, designers, metrology, and data management.
• Ensure platform maturity, process qualification, and PDK readiness.
• Lead a small team of metrology and process quality specialists and drive continuous improvement.
• Support scalable pilot-line operations and customer-oriented service delivery.

Skills

Semiconductor processes

Process architecture

Design enablement

Data-driven development

MES & data systems

Education

MSc/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science or Microelectronics

Tools

PDK development

Job description

VTT, a leading European research organization, seeks a Process Platforms Manager for the Micronova FAB in Espoo. You will shape common pilot-line process platforms and act as technical owner for platform architecture, qualification, and governance, collaborating with research teams to transfer innovations to scalable pilot-lines.

You will lead platform development across microelectronics, photonics, and quantum tech, bridging engineers, metrology, and data systems while driving continuous