Senior Researcher/Engineer, Advanced Packaging and Heterogeneous Integration | Physiker/in

Silicon Austria Labs GmbH SAL Villach

St. Magdalen, Kärnten, Österreich
Published Dec 23, 2025
Full-time
Permanent

Job Summary

This role seeks a highly motivated researcher/engineer to join an interdisciplinary team, focusing on cutting-edge heterogeneous integration and advanced packaging technologies. The position operates at the intersection of microelectronics, photonics, and RF systems, driving innovative developments from initial concept through fabrication and characterization. Key responsibilities include designing, fabricating, and evaluating advanced packaging solutions such as RF/Si/photonic interposers and co-packaged optics, alongside performing microfabrication and backend processing within a cleanroom environment. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Physics or a related engineering field and possess 5+ years of relevant professional experience, including in-depth knowledge of advanced packaging processes like chiplets and FOWLP. The position offers the opportunity to take responsibility for project management, contribute to scientific publications, and work with state-of-the-art facilities in a challenging research environment in Europe.

Required Skills

Education

Ph.D. in Physics, Photonics, Microsystems Fabrication, or Electronics Engineering, or relevant industrial experience

Experience

  • 5+ years in heterogeneous integration, advanced packaging, photonics, microsystems, or electronics engineering
  • In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with advanced packaging processes (interposers, Photonic packaging, chiplets, FOWLP)
  • Experience with wafer bonding, die to wafer bonding, and chip interposers
  • Professional experience in project management and research funding proposal preparation

Languages

German (Basic)English (Fluent)

Additional

  • Permanent contract (unbefristet). Familiarity with design rules such as BGA, WLCSP, SiP, MCM, AiP, AoP, SoC.