The posting
What you will do
The Pilot Line Engineer is responsible for:
- Daily follow-up of process & tool qualification, stability, improvements and problem prevention.
- Troubleshoots issues related to the processing and enables first and second line trouble shooters to step up.
- Investigates recurring issues, focusing on root cause analysis and structural solutions.
- Keeps focus on quality and reproducibility, monitoring stability and taking actions in case of process fluctuations.
- Designs experimental plans and executes them in the cleanroom, performing data analysis and taking care of reporting and documentation.
- Works in a dynamic multidisciplinary and multicultural environment in close cooperation with researchers, hardware engineers, operations, industry assignees, device and process experts.
- Works in a two-shifts system (Early/Late) including 1weekend (Sa/Su) out of 4.
Who you are
- You obtained a Master in Science or in Engineering or equal to this by experience, and you display strong engineering skills and mindset.
- You are able to rapidly adapt to changes in circumstances by being able to change priorities at very short notice.
- A process & quality driven problem solver: you manage multiple priorities in a flexible manner in a continuously changing environment with a proactive “can do” attitude.
- You take ownership and you enjoy completing your tasks autonomously.
- As you will work in cross functional teams, strong communication and reporting skills are required.
- You are a flexible team player, and you enjoy working in environments where experiences and knowledge are shared with colleagues.
- Given the international character of imec, fluency in English is a must.



