Senior Wet Process Development Engineer  

What you will do

As a Senior Wet Process Development Engineer, you play a key role in developing, maturing, and transferring wet process solutions for imec’s advanced semiconductor technology programs and bilateral customer projects. You focus on process robustness, quality, and scalability, ensuring that innovative R&D results can be translated into stable and efficient processes. 

You act as a technical bridge between wet process R&D, integration engineering, and fab engineering, supporting continuous improvement across logic, memory, and 3D integration technologies. 

In this senior engineering role, you help ensure that imec’s wet process innovations are robust, scalable, and transferable, enabling both cutting-edge research and industrial collaboration by taking ownership in the following domains: 

Process Robustness & Technology Maturation 

• Collaborate closely with wet process engineers, project managers, integration engineers, and fab engineering teams to improve process and module maturity. 
• Support wet process development for logic, memory, and 3D integration projects, with a strong focus on in-line performance, defectivity control, and process stability. 
• Drive the transition from exploratory R&D toward mature, industry-relevant wet processes, based on process fundamentals and industrial best-known methods (BKM). 

Quality, SPC & Continuous Improvement 

• Lead and contribute to quality-driven initiatives that enhance process robustness, efficiency, and repeatability. 
• Promote and support:  
  
  • Design of Experiments (DOE) for solid process window definition, 
  • Statistical Process Control (SPC) strategies that balance control and efficiency, 
  • Integration of Fault Detection and Classification (FDC) for critical wet modules. 
• Actively foster a culture of continuous improvement within wet process development teams. 

Technology Development, Transfer & Customer Support 

• Represent the wet process R&D team in internal and customer-facing technical meetings. 
• Support technology development coordination, including DOE definition and execution. 
• Contribute to Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to strengthen process reliability. 
• Document process learnings and support technology transfer, knowledge sharing, and customer workshops. 
• Provide development support for bilateral customers and contribute to internal platform development. 

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 have 5+ years of experience in 300mm Semiconductor research, development, or manufacturing.  Experience with advanced nodes, 3D integration or Emerging Non-Volatile Memories is a plus. 
• You have a strong understanding of Wet process in logic and memory manufacturing. 
• You know how to manage overlapping projects, keep track of deadlines, and efficiently use your time. 
• You are a great communicator who is persuasive and good at presenting information of others. 
• You have ambitions to improve the maturity of the processes and modules by benchmarking state-of-the-art, gathering information from stakeholders or brainstorming. 
• You obtained a master's degree Physics, Materials, Electronics, or related field. 
• You are a team player able to work in a matrix organization and influence without hierarchical authority.  
• Given the international character of imec, good knowledge of (spoken and written) English is a must. 

Remember, we are excited about your potential and ambition to grow. So, if you are not sure you meet all the criteria, don't let that stop you. We'll be there to support your development with our training programs. 

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