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Plasma R&D Process Engineering - Dry Etch / PECVD (all genders) // Job-ID: 228-1

VILLACH
Full-time
Permanent employee

Your future responsibilities

The SAL MicroFab is looking for a motivated Plasma R&D Process Engineer with focus on Dry Etch and PECVD to join the team.

As an R&D Process Engineer, you will take on challenging and responsible tasks with corresponding decision-making scope. You will work independently across all required activities, continuously expand your skill set, and contribute to the growing success of the team. 

Your tasks include: 
  • Develop, optimize, and sustain plasma etch (dry etch) & deposition (PECVD) processes to support diverse R&D flows.
  • Establish stable, repeatable process baselines and maintain tight control through SPC and regular performance monitoring.
  • Own and maintain plasma tools, ensuring high uptime and process consistency.
  • Define and document process parameters, recipes, and best practices to ensure reproducibility across experiments and flows.
  • Collaborate with the process engineering team members to ensure process compatibility across the full fabrication flow.
  • Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis and continuous improvement activities to maintain high process quality and tool uptime.
  • Support tool upgrades, new equipment acquisition, and capability expansion projects.

Your profile

  • Master’s degree (Bachelor's degree with equivalent relevant experience) in Materials Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience as a plasma process engineer in an industrial or applied research semiconductor FAB; 5+ years preferred.
  • Hands-on experience with plasma etch systems (e.g., ICP, RIE, PECVD).
  • Proven ability to establish robust and transferable etch processes supporting multiple technologies.
  • Proven experience with methodologies - process control, SPC, Problem Solving, CIP, Lean, equipment maintenance principles, etc.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a research-driven environment supporting multiple stakeholders.
  • Excellent teamwork, communication, reporting, and organizational skills.
  • Analytical, detail-oriented, and proactive in driving process and equipment improvements.
  • Willingness to relocate to Villach, Austria.

Important Facts about SAL

  • Diverse research activities with many technical challenges.
  • State-of-the-art laboratory facilities and equipment. 
  • Location in the heart of Europe in Austria 
  • Internal and external training opportunities for career development.
  • Home office in Austria (max. 40%) and work from anywhere in the European Union possible (< 25%).
  • Family & children friendly - actively shaping the compatibility of family and career.
  • “Vital4SAL” to promote a healthy workplace (e.g. SAL coaching pool, trainings on mental health, physical activities, healthy snacks, 24/7 accident insurance)
  • € 4 per day meal allowance in restaurants or € 2 per working day in supermarkets.
  • Public transport initiative (subsidy for the “Klimaticket”) 
  • Our values: Open door policy, flexibility in working hours, casual dress code, diverse teams, working with people of different nationalities, informal communication, lifelong learning, compatibility of family and career, sustainability, personal growth, and collective advancement.
This position is subject to the Collective Agreement for employees in non-university research (Research CA) starting in occupational group E. We offer competitive salaries and additional benefits based on your experience and qualifications. For this position, your minimum monthly salary starts with EUR 3.963, paid 14 times a year.

Über uns

 
Silicon Austria Labs GmbH (SAL) ist Österreichs Spitzenforschungszentrum für elektronikbasierte Systeme – sie sind das technologische Rückgrat der Digitalisierung. An den Standorten Graz, Villach und Linz wird in den Bereichen Sensor Systems, Power Electronics, Intelligent Wireless Systems, Microsystems und Embedded Systems an zukunftsweisenden Lösungen für Umweltschutz, Gesundheit, Energie, Mobilität und Sicherheit geforscht. SAL bringt dabei wesentliche Akteure aus Industrie und Wissenschaft und damit wertvolle Expertise und Know-how zusammen und betreibt kooperative, anwendungsorientierte Forschung entlang der Wertschöpfungskette. Kooperative Projekte werden von SAL kofinanziert und ermöglichen einen unbürokratischen und schnellen Projektstart. Damit gestaltet SAL den Hochtechnologiestandort Österreich und Europa und entfaltet die Zukunft.
 
Innovation steht bei uns an erster Stelle, und das gilt auch für unsere Mitarbeiter*innen. Wir sind ein familienfreundliches Unternehmen und unterstützen die Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie so weit wie möglich. Deshalb sind wir bis 2026 mit dem Zertifikat "Beruf und Familie" ausgezeichnet worden. Aber wir arbeiten ständig an neuen Maßnahmen, um unseren Mitarbeitern ein Umfeld zu bieten, in dem sie sich wohlfühlen, gesund und motiviert sind.
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