Chief Electrical Engineer

IR Search BV; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 104,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Relocation support

On-site workspace

Job summary

IR Search BV is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to take ownership of the electrical architecture for a advanced deposition platform in Eindhoven. You will lead power distribution, source power, drive electronics and all interfaces to mechanics, controls and software, ensuring robust, HV-ready design.

The role demands a MSc in electrical engineering with 10+ years in power electronics and hands-on HV experience for plasma systems. Relocation support and equity participation are offered.

Qualifications

• MSc in electrical engineering, power electronics, or a related field.
• 10+ years in electrical or power electronics engineering.
• Hands-on experience with high-voltage electronics for plasma systems.

Responsibilities

• Own the electrical architecture of the system: power distribution, source power, drive electronics, and interfaces to mechanics, controls, and software.
• Design and develop high-voltage electronics for our plasma source.
• Define the power supply strategy, from tailored supplier units to in-house development.
• Design for stability, safety, and EMC in a high-voltage plasma environment.
• Bring electrical subsystems from prototype to a serviceable, fab-ready design.

Skills

MSc in electrical engineering

Power electronics

10+ years experience

High-voltage electronics

Education

MSc in electrical engineering

Job description

Our client is a deep-tech startup building equipment for semiconductor manufacturing, operating at the intersection of plasma physics, vacuum engineering, and advanced materials.

The company is scaling from a working proof-of-concept to a fab-ready system out of the R&D lab in Eindhoven.

The role

• You will be responsible for the full electrical architecture of our deposition platform. Plasma and high-voltage electronics sit at the core of the role: the power and drive electronics that run the plasma source, and everything that connects them to the rest of the system.
• You work peer-to-peer with System Architects, Senior Mechanical Engineers, and source & plasma engineers. You answer for the electrical system as a whole.

What you will do

• Own the electrical architecture of the system: power distribution, source power, drive electronics, and the interfaces to mechanics, controls, and software
• Design and develop high-voltage electronics for our plasma source
• Define the power supply strategy, from tailored supplier units to in-house development
• Design for stability, safety, and EMC in a high-voltage plasma environment
• Bring electrical subsystems from prototype to a serviceable, fab-ready design

What we are looking for

• MSc in electrical engineering, power electronics, or a related field
• 10+ years in electrical or power electronics engineering
• Hands-on experience with high-voltage electronics for plasma systems. A must.
• Proven ownership of an electrical system architecture on real hardware
• High agency and self-starting. You define the function and build it.

Nice to have

• Experience with ion sources, Hall thrusters, or other plasma sources
• SEMI S2 and S22 compliance

The offer

• A lead role in a company solving one of the hardest problems in semiconductor manufacturing
• Full ownership of the electrical architecture, from lab to fab
• Base salary from €115,000 gross per year
• A small, expert team where your work is visible and consequential
• Meaningful equity participation
• A workspace on High Tech Campus Eindhoven, with relocation support available