Staff Research Engineer (Physicist) | Physiker/in
Silicon Austria Labs GmbH SAL Villach
Job Summary
As a Staff Research Engineer, you will lead the central Process Design Kit (PDK) function across multiple technology platforms, including integrated photonics and quantum/MEMS device concepts. Your daily responsibilities involve defining the PDK roadmap, managing the design-to-fab interface, and ensuring that models, verification flows, and documentation are consistent and traceable. You will act as a critical bridge between design and fabrication teams, overseeing quality control for DRC/LVS/PEX flows and coordinating validation plans based on wafer data. This role is unique for its high level of technical leadership in an open-access pilot-line environment, offering the chance to shape the development of cutting-edge semiconductor and photonics technologies. The position is based on a permanent contract with a competitive salary structure and the opportunity to work within a sophisticated matrix organization involving internal teams and external users.
Required Skills
Education
Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Photonics, Microsystems, or a comparable field.
Experience
- 8+ years in PDK development and design enablement within semiconductor, photonics, or MEMS environments
- Professional experience with the design-fabrication interface and process variability modeling
- Hands-on experience with EDA ecosystems and PDK integration
- Professional experience working with wafer data for model calibration and validation
- Experience coordinating across matrix organizations including design, process, and metrology teams
Languages
Additional
- Candidates must be able to work under an All-in contract structure. The role involves managing both internal and external open-access user requirements and requires strong documentation discipline regarding intellectual property.
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