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. For the APC we are looking for a R&D Engineer Photoresist (m/f).

Description

Company
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 a R&D Engineer Photoresist (m/f).

Job description
Your main tasks will be:
- The creation of an overview of the current EUV photoresist status and key issues.
- An assessment of potential EUV resist improvement strategies.
- The definition of a EUV resist development plan in cooperation with the ASML, international academic institutions and the imec material supplier partners. 
- The empirical verification of resist and process improvement strategies. 
- Driving the different stakeholders towards an improved EUV resist. 

Profile
- You have a PhD in Physics, Chemistry, Physical Chemistry or Material engineering or equivalent by experience.
- You have knowledge of and experience in lithography and photoresist.
- You have excellent communication skills, also in English, as you will work closely with our partners.
- You have good networking skills.
- You are willing to share your knowledge with our partners.
- You are an enthusiastic entrepreneur and you enjoy pioneering work.

Nr of positions available : 1

Research Fields

Physics 
Engineering - Materials Engineering

Career Stage

Experienced researcher or 4-10 yrs (Post-Doc) 

Research Profiles

Recognised Researcher (R2) 

Benefits

We offer
We offer you a challenging position in an advanced high-tech environment, in an international and multicultural team. This is your opportunity to contribute to technologies that will have an impact on tomorrow’s society.
We offer you an attractive salary added with competitive extra-legal benefits such as an interesting life insurance, hospitalization insurance, long term disability insurance and a pension plan. Imec takes on the full cost of these insurances. On top of that you receive meal vouchers for each working day. Imec offers various training possibilities and social services such as a company restaurant, ironing service, the possibility of day care nearby, holiday daycare and discounts in different sport clubs and shops. To decrease our ecological footprint 100% of the transport by train is reimbursed by imec.

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Interested?
Apply online at www.imec.be/jobs. 

For more information on the APC launch kindly refer to www2.imec.be/be_en/press/imec-news/imecasml.html

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