R&D Process Engineer

Join our team as an R&D Process Engineer and contribute to innovation in a state-of-the-art semiconductor research environment.

What you will do

As part of the Advanced Patterning Department, you’ll help pioneer innovative lithography solutions to advance chip scaling roadmaps. You will strengthen the team, which investigates novel imaging and reticle solutions to ensure the future directions in advanced lithography. Your key role will be to interpret the team’s needs for analysis, automation, and data processing into software applications that meet expectations.

Your responsibilities:

• Develop automation solutions in various environments, including EDA and simulation software and cleanroom-based tools (e.g., CD SEM, scanner).
• Organize extensive datasets from various tools, ensuring data is accessible and easily searchable.
• Develop and maintain software algorithms, with a focus on integrating machine learning and AI.
• Support the team with measurement requests, offline data processing, and mask designing.

What we do for you

We offer you the opportunity to join one of the world’s premier research centers in nanotechnology at its headquarters in Leuven, Belgium. With your talent, passion and expertise, you’ll become part of a team that makes the impossible possible. Together, we shape the technology that will determine the society of tomorrow.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and proud of our open, multicultural, and informal working environment with ample possibilities to take initiative and show responsibility. We commit to supporting and guiding you in this process; not only with words but also with tangible actions. Through imec.academy, 'our corporate university', we actively invest in your development to further your technical and personal growth. 

We are aware that your valuable contribution makes imec a top player in its field. Your energy and commitment are therefore appreciated by means of a market appropriate salary with many fringe benefits. 

Who you are

• You hold a master’s degree in Electronics or Software engineering.  
• You are proficient in programming languages for automation.
• You have knowledge of large data handling through databases.
• Experience in the semiconductor industry, specifically in lithography processing and software, is a plus. 
• You demonstrate analytic skills and creative thinking. 
• You are proactive, structured, transparent, and accurate.
• You are a strong team player and a good communicator.
• You have excellent documenting and communication skills in English.