Quantum Nanofabrication Scientist - Multi-Layer Wiring

VTT; Espoo; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

VTT in Espoo, Finland, seeks a Research Scientist for Multi-Layered Wiring to advance superconducting wiring stacks and quantum hardware fabrication on 200 mm wafers. You’ll work hands-on in cleanroom and characterization environments, collaborating with senior scientists and cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes process development, DOE planning, data-driven optimization, and reproducibility, with opportunities to contribute to pilot-scale production and EU projects.

Qualifications

• Hands-on expert in micro- and nanofabrication with interest in quantum technologies.
• MSc or PhD in applied physics, electrical engineering, materials science, micro/nanotechnology, or similar.
• At least 3 years of cleanroom experience (including thesis or postdoc work).
• Experience in lithography, etching, thin film deposition, and microfabrication processes.
• Understanding of process integration, characterization, and fabrication workflows.
• Experience with DOE, data analysis, or process optimization.
• Basic programming skills (e.g., Python).
• Familiarity with superconducting materials or quantum devices is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and qualify nanofabrication processes for superconducting multi-layered wiring stacks.
• Perform thin film deposition, lithography, dry etching (RIE/ICP), and wet processing.
• Contribute to process integration, scaling, and transfer across fabrication platforms.
• Plan and execute design-of-experiments (DOE) and analyze data for process optimization.
• Improve process stability, reproducibility, and wafer-scale uniformity.
• Carry out in-line and wafer-level characterization (e.g. SEM, electrical probing).
• Analyze process-performance relationships and support continuous improvement.
• Support process control, yield tracking, and KPI definition.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners in EU projects and research initiatives.
• Contribute to documentation, technology transfer, and pilot-scale process development.

Skills

Cleanroom experience

Lithography

Etching

Thin film deposition

DOE

Data analysis

Python

Education

MSc or PhD in Applied Physics / Electrical Engineering / Materials Science

Tools

RIE/ICP

SEM

Electrical probing

Job description

VTT in Espoo, Finland, seeks a Research Scientist for Multi-Layered Wiring to advance superconducting wiring stacks and quantum hardware fabrication on 200 mm wafers. You’ll work hands-on in cleanroom and characterization environments, collaborating with senior scientists and cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes process development, DOE planning, data-driven optimization, and reproducibility, with opportunities to contribute to pilot-scale production and EU projects.