Process Engineer with strong expertise in wet etching and metal plating

FononTech; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Challenging work with real impact

27 vacation days + 13 ADV days

Motivated team

Healthy work-life balance

Personal development opportunities

Tech development focus

Job summary

FononTech in the Netherlands seeks a results-driven Process Engineer to advance production of heater and stencil plates (wafers). You will lead process development, optimize yield, and ensure robust, scalable manufacturing while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

You are a hands-on innovator who can roll out plans, maintain processes, and drive continuous improvement in a fast-growing company focused on Impulse Printing technology.

Qualifications

• Skilled Process Engineer with strong expertise in wet etching, metal plating, resist stripping and wafer cleaning in semiconductor environments.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in related process steps.
• Excellent communication in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Set up, monitor, analyse and improve production processes for heater and stencil plates.
• Maintain stability of released processes and improve yield.
• Train staff to operate required tools and document processes.
• Test new processes, equipment and techniques and implement changes.
• Collaborate with engineers and other departments to drive improvements.

Skills

Wet etching

Metal plating

Resist stripping

Wafer cleaning

English communication

Job description

Join FononTech to industrialize Impulse Printing™ and transform global electronics manufacturing. Our breakthrough additive technology enables precise, sustainable production of next-generation devices at scale.

Role

As a process engineer, you play an important role in the manufacturing process of heater- and stencil plates (wafers) at FononTech. In addition to your improvements, your solutions and ideas are essential when problems arise! Once the production process has been designed or improved, you maintain this process and examine the next improvements. You consider the bigger picture and work closely with your team and other departments in the company. You are the person who convinces management to purchase new machines or make changes to the process when it is truly necessary.

Responsibilities

• Setting up, monitoring, analysing, and improving production processes of heater plates and stencil plates
• Maintaining the stability of the released processes
• improving the yield to expected level
• Training staffing to operate the tools required
• Inventorying and documenting these processes
• Testing new processes, machines, and techniques
• Independently implementing changes
• Searching for new developments, equipment, and techniques
• Solving problems and providing advice
• Brainstorming and consulting with other engineers and experts

About you

You are a team player who is result oriented and hands on. You get excited by solving problems with simple solutions. It is crucial that you are an innovative and creative person. You develop the wet etch and plating processes in a cost-conscious and efficient manner without compromising on quality. You are fully capable of rolling out your plans within the organization and you don’t panic when the desired results aren’t achieved immediately. You remain persistent in order to always reach the intended outcome.

Qualifications

• You are a skilled Process Engineer with strong expertise in wet etching, Metal plating, resist stripping and wafer cleaning process steps in a Semiconductor environment (at least 10 years of experience)
• Self-propelling, well-organized and able to work both autonomously and as part of a team
• Good communication skills in English, both verbally and written

What we offer

• Challenging and diverse work with real impact
• 27 vacation days and 13 additional days off (ADV days)
• A highly motivated team of colleagues
• Healthy work-life balance
• Be part of a growing company with opportunities for personal development
• A motivated team that is passionate about technological development