CareerPlan
St. Magdalen, KAERNTENFull-time2026-10-22 → 2026-11-11

Core

Lead a growing cleanroom operations and engineering organization to enable cutting-edge semiconductor R&D, drive technology transfer, and build scalable processes.

Role type

Senior technical leadership (Head of Cleanroom Operations & Engineering)

Builds

Semiconductor R&D cleanroom infrastructure, processes, and capabilities for research and early productization

Domain

Semiconductor manufacturing, microfabrication, cleanroom operations

Required skills

Semiconductor engineering leadership, cleanroom operations management, budget and resource planning, EHS management (chemistry), process development and technology transfer, equipment qualification and ramp-up, quality management and yield improvement, team development and succession planning

Preferred skills

Experience at the interface of research, process development, and manufacturing

Technologies

Semiconductor fabrication tools, cleanroom infrastructure, process control systems

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a cleanroom operations and engineering organization of approximately 40 employees; Ensure reliable and effective operation of the semiconductor R&D cleanroom; Manage the cleanroom cost center including operating and capital budgets; Establish procedures and standards for safe and efficient execution of advanced research; Develop the organization through recruitment, coaching, and succession planning; Support the ramp-up and development of cleanroom infrastructure and new equipment; Take over EHS responsibilities, particularly in chemistry; Enable the transition of research-developed processes toward robust, reproducible, and scalable process flows; Work closely with research units to translate technologies into manufacturable processes; Establish quality and process-control practices for yield improvement and defect reduction

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities