R&D Engineer Lithography Imaging and Patterning

Imec performs world-leading research in nano-electronics. Imec leverages its scientific knowledge with the innovative power of its global partnerships in ICT, healthcare and energy. Imec delivers industry-relevant technology solutions. In a unique high-tech environment, its international top talent is committed to providing the building blocks for a better life in a sustainable society. Imec is headquartered in Leuven (Belgium) and has offices in the Netherlands, US, Taiwan, China, India and Japan. Its staff of more than 2,080 people includes over 550 industrial residents and guest researchers. The Advanced Patterning Center (APC) is a joint initiative launched by imec and ASML to address the upcoming scaling challenges associated with the chip industry’s move towards single digit nanometer dimensions. The center is located at the imec campus in Leuven (near Brussels) and is expected to grow continuously over the next couple of years. The APC is associated with the imec Supplier Hub, an initiative involving many leading edge semiconductor equipment suppliers, aimed at creating a collaborative environment to investigate the practical interactions between all the different steps in the chip patterning process. The APC and Supplier Hub will use actual devices to analyze and optimize process steps as well as materials and device architecture choices, while applying integrated metrology. For the APC we are looking for an R&D Engineer Lithography Imaging and Patterning (m/f). Job Description Your main responsibilities will be: - Performing experiments in the imec 300mm cleanroom by - Defining and executing wafer exposures on the EUV scanner, - Defining further processing steps, - Collecting metrology data on tools such as CD-SEM and analyzing these data. By doing so, you will spend approximately 50% of your time in the cleanroom. - Working in a project-based environment, with project ownership in project definition, planning and execution towards an agreed goal. - Transferring knowledge to the different partners and colleagues through regular reporting and presenting of the main results. - Occasionally, perform a simulation study to compare the experimental data to simulation results