Process Engineer with strong expertise in wet etching and metal plating

High Tech Campus; Eindhoven; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 vacation days

13 ADV days

Healthy work-life balance

Personal development opportunities

Job summary

FononTech is seeking a Process Engineer with strong expertise in wet etching, metal plating, resist stripping and wafer cleaning within a semiconductor environment. You will develop, implement, and sustain advanced production processes for heater and stencil wafers, collaborating across teams to drive reliability and yields.

You will lead process improvements, train staff, and evaluate new equipment while maintaining quality and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience in wet etching, metal plating, resist stripping and wafer cleaning in a semiconductor environment.

Responsibilities

• Set up, monitor, analyze, and improve production processes of heater plates and stencil plates.
• Maintain stability of released processes.
• Improve yield to expected level.
• Train staff to operate required tools.
• Inventory and document processes.
• Test new processes, machines, and techniques.
• Independently implement changes.
• Search for new developments, equipment, and techniques.
• Solve problems and provide advice.
• Brainstorm and consult with engineers and experts.

Skills

Wet etching

Metal plating

Resist stripping

Wafer cleaning

Semiconductor environment

Job description

Process Engineer with strong expertise in wet etching and metal plating

Jobs

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.

• 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