Staff Research Engineer (Physicist) | Physiker/in
Silicon Austria Labs GmbH SAL Villach
Job Summary
As a Staff Research Engineer, you will serve as the central technical interface across technology platforms and pilot-line activities. Your day-to-day responsibilities involve ensuring coherent end-to-end process flows, maintaining strong documentation discipline, and coordinating between R&D teams and the MicroFab facility. You will be responsible for cross-platform process integration, defining baseline flows, and implementing process change controls. A significant part of the role includes translating external requests into executable technical scopes and driving continuous improvement through root-cause analysis and variability reduction. This position is ideal for a professional who enjoys a matrix organization and wants to bridge the gap between high-level research and practical microfabrication execution. The role is particularly attractive due to its high-level technical oversight and the opportunity to work in a leading-edge R&D environment with a competitive salary starting at EUR 70,000 and a comprehensive benefits package.
Required Skills
Education
Master's or PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Microsystems, or a comparable field.
Experience
- 8+ years of proven experience in semiconductor process integration and wafer fab execution.
- Professional experience in an applied R&D or microfabrication environment.
- Demonstrated experience in documentation discipline and traceability workflows.
- Experience in coordinating technical teams within a matrix organization.
- Experience interfacing with external partners and translating technical requirements.
Languages
Additional
- The role requires the ability to work in a matrix organization. The position is based on an All-in contract with a 38.5-hour work week. Location-specific constraints follow the Collective Agreement for non-university research.
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