Cleanroom Process Engineer - Photonics & SiN Devices Hybrid

ALTEN; Enschede; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lease car with fuel card

Hybrid working

Monthly net expense allowance

27 vacation days, with option to buy 0

Pension scheme

Job summary

ALTEN is seeking a Process Engineer to join its Enschede team, focusing on integrated photonics, thin-film technology, and PIC development. The role is hands-on in a cleanroom, working on low-loss SiN waveguides and piezoelectric thin films, with opportunities to industrialize new processes.

You will collaborate with R&D and production, require MSc in a related field, and a minimum of four years in cleanroom technology development.

Qualifications

• MSc in Applied Physics, Nanoscience, Materials Science, or related semiconductor fields.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in cleanroom-based technology development.
• Strong hands-on experience with thin-film deposition, photolithography/patterning, process development, and cleanroom manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize thin-film deposition processes for piezoelectric materials (PZT, AlN, LiNbO3, BaTiO3).
• Integrate piezoelectric thin-film stacks onto SiN waveguides.
• Characterize device performance and functional properties.
• Support industrial customers in implementing photonics technologies in products.

Skills

Thin-film deposition

Photolithography

Process development

Cleanroom manufacturing

Education

MSc in Applied Physics

MSc in Nanoscience

MSc in Materials Science

MSc in Semiconductor-related disciplines

Job description

ALTEN is seeking a Process Engineer to join its Enschede team, focusing on integrated photonics, thin-film technology, and PIC development. The role is hands-on in a cleanroom, working on low-loss SiN waveguides and piezoelectric thin films, with opportunities to industrialize new processes.

You will collaborate with R&D and production, require MSc in a related field, and a minimum of four years in cleanroom technology development.