R&D Project Leader Advanced Patterning Center

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, Taiwan, US, China and Japan. Its staff of more than 1,850 people includes over 550 industrial residents and guest researchers. For our Process Technology (PT) unit we are currently looking for a (m/f) R&D Project Leader for the Advanced Patterning Center. 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 (m/f). Job description In your role as a R&D Project Leader, together with the Program Director and project technical owners, you will form the strategy of applications development for the ASML-IMEC Advanced Patterning Center. You will then translate the strategy into objectives and operational plans and request resources from the operational units to staff these plans. The execution of these plans will require your full attention. You will be steering a number of teams towards the achievement of their goals. As the research is done in various phases and involves multiple aspects – computational lithography, patterning process window optimization, lithography and etch fundamental studies, metrology and process control – you will ensure a smooth transition by interacting on a regular basis with the different participants and stakeholders of the Advanced Patterning Center. You will develop project plans, estimate and coordinate resources, outline and drive project deliverables, manage project financials, organize workshops and meetings, ensure high levels of communication and technology transfer between imec and ASML.