Senior Microfabrication Engineer

Brainfield Italia; San Martino di Lupari; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ticket restaurants

Flexible working hours

Core time

Job summary

Brainfield Italia is seeking a Senior Microfabrication Engineer to join the Manufacturing & Operations team at their San Martino di Lupari plant in Padua, Italy. You will lead experiments, fabricate parts, take measurements, and feed data to the process owners.

The role requires 2–5 years hands-on lab/cleanroom experience in laser micromachining, etching, CNC, and precision manufacturing, plus CAD/CAM skills and fluent English. Italian language is a plus.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Materials Engineering or related field.
• 2–5 years hands-on lab, cleanroom, or precision-manufacturing experience.
• Experience in laser micromachining, etching, CNC, or additive manufacturing.
• Proficient in CAD (SolidWorks) and CAM (Alphacam).

Responsibilities

• Run experiments and fabricate parts, take measurements and report results.
• Maintain and qualify lab tools: lasers, benches, printers and machines.
• Ensure repeatability and traceability with parameter sheets and records.
• Collaborate with electrochemistry group, mechanical design and Technical Office.

Skills

Laser micromachining

Wet etching

Precision machining & CNC

Additive manufacturing

Fluent English

Education

BSc or MSc in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Materials Engineering

Tools

Solidworks

Alphacam

Job description

On behalf of one of our clients, a deep-tech company building electrochemical deposition equipment (ECD) and processes for semiconductor manufactoring, we are seeking a Senior Microfabrication Engineer to join the Manufacturing & Operations team at their main plant in San Martino di Lupari (Padua), Italy.

Role Overview

You will be in charge to run experiments, make the parts, take the measurements and bring back the data, working alongside the Microfabrication Engineer who owns the process architecture.

Key Responsibilities

• 3D printing and precision machining for the fixtures, jigs, test vehicles and system partes the lab needs
• Delivering the microfabrication works, including laser writing, scribing and ablation, wet and chemical etching, producing the micro-scale parts and test vehicles the development programme needs
• Performing the experiments, preparing the samples, running the matrix as it was designed, recording everything, and reporting the results with quantitative outputs
• Keeping the tools running with routine qualifications, cleaning, consumables and maintenance discipline on lasers, wet benches, printers and machines
• Keeping track of the work done by parameters sheets, records and procedures to ensure the highest level of repeatability and reproducibility
• Working continuously with the electrochemistry group, mechanical design, and the Technical Office

Requirements

• BSc or MSc in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Materials Engineering or related disciplines
• 2-5 years hands-on in laboratory, cleanroom, pilot line or precision-manufacturing workshop
• Real experience in at least one of the following: laser micromachining, wet or chemical etching, precision machining and CNC, and additive manufacturing
• Basic CAD (Solidworks or similar) and CAM (Alphacam or similar) knowledge
• Fluent in English, written and spoken, Italian is a plus

What we offer

• Permanent employment contract according to the Italian labor law
• Gross annual salary ranging from 50.000€ to 65.000€
• Ticket restaurants
• Flexible working hours with a core time
• The chance to join a challenging, fast-paced environment to boost your professional experience and career