Development Engineer Epitaxy

What you will do

You will be a member of the epitaxy research group, which is responsible for the R&D of deposition processes of different semiconductors. This research is organized in close collaboration with imec’s integration departments to develop advanced device concepts for the future. You will work in a cross-functional team of about 20 people with whom you interact frequently. As part of a dynamic multidisciplinary and multicultural environment, you will interact with various researchers, process and hardware engineers, technicians, and device experts to drive imec’s research.

As a development engineer, your key responsibility is the research and development as well as optimisation of epitaxial growth processes in the fields of III-V and group-IV semiconductors.

More specifically, you will:

• Define, organize/execute, and validate epitaxial growth processes using vapour phase deposition (CVD) in close collaboration with your colleagues and the integration teams,
• Become a specialist for the CVD tools used in your team with a deep hardware understanding,
• Carry out structural, optical, and electrical characterization techniques on grown structures and devices,
• Correlate your applied growth conditions with your characterization results to optimize and improve further deposition processes and device characteristics,
• Develop an in-depth understanding of the chemical and physical process as you evolve to an epitaxy specialist,
• Report and discuss your results at team and project meetings to actively contribute to the various research and development projects,
• Contribute to the projects of your team members with your knowledge, experience and support.

A significant part of your practical work will be in the laboratories and cleanrooms. You will be coached on-the-job by senior scientists or engineers.

Who you are

• You have at least a Master of Science or Engineering in the fields of Industrial Engineering, Engineering Physics, Material Science or similar.
• Hands-on experience in a deposition method (like CVD, MOVPE, MBE, …) or with different characterisation techniques of semiconductor materials is preferable.
• You are an enthusiastic and creative team player with strong communication and reporting skills who likes to work in a multicultural team of researchers, engineers, PhD students and technicians.
• You are working autonomously, well-organized, with a good attention to details and you set high standards in everything you do.
• You are excited about new technologies and eager to extend your knowledge, competences, and skills.
• You are interested in working hands-on in a laboratory/cleanroom environment.
• Given the international character of imec, good knowledge of (spoken and written) English is a must.

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