Team Leader Lithography Process Engineering 

What you will do

You will lead the Litho Development Engineering. This team is responsible for the development of standard lithography processes and follows up processes under evaluation/validation for upscaling.  

Your key responsibilities are: 

• Provide guidance and support to a team of both junior and experienced engineers in lithography processes. Fostering collaboration, accountability and personal development by demonstrating, coaching & training on skills and competencies. 
• You steer the team to define, execute, improve and coordinate the development activities, feeding high quality lithography towards integration teams and process development teams. 
• You implement and monitor KPI’s to enhance performance, ensure process stability, safeguard tool reliability, and output quality. 
• Maintain your level of scientific know-how through hands-on work in the cleanroom, and continuous learning and collaboration. 
• You will represent imec in contacts with third parties and representatives for semiconductor players from around the globe within your field of competence.

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 define 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

• Master/PhD degree in Engineering, Applied Sciences, Chemistry or Physics or equivalent by experience. Combined with relevant industrial experience in a semiconductor environment and people management role. 
• Experience in Lithography is required, with knowledge of the different integration schemes FEOL, BEOL, and 3D.
• You are passionate about application development, data interpretation, process improvement and you are driven to achieve high quality results. 
• You are a team player and flexible in accommodating changing priorities to support business needs. 
• You have self-drive and are willing to take ownership. 
• You have outstanding English communication skills to work successfully in an international dynamic team environment. 

Leadership and Personal Competencies:

• Inspirational people manager: You inspire trust and confidence; you empower team members and are enthusiast to take up challenges and reach ambitious objectives with the team. 
• Communication superstar with an agile mindset: You enjoy sharing knowledge and technical information with comfort and clarity. You can build bridges between different departments and stakeholders (e.g. Unit process development, Process Engineering, operations). You easily switch from a hands-on and tactical level to a more strategic level. 
• Process & quality driven problem solver: You manage multiple priorities with a proactive “can do” attitude. Thanks to your result-orientedness and sense of urgency, you can drive projects to closure in a fast-paced environment
• Analytical thinker: You quickly detect and define problems. You are able to set-up coherent action plans and coach problem solving. 

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