Research Engineer “Thin film coatings using physical vapor deposition techniques”

The TechEngine team is a group of 7 technicians that is the engine of the XUV Optic Group. They work every day with the complex deposition and measurement setups in the lab, and they support students, PhDs, but also post-docs and professors in physics research projects.

It is our mission to form an approachable and reliable team that provides hands-on support for thin film research for and with industrial partners such as ASML, Zeiss, Panalytical and VDL. There is always room for growth and professional development as well as social interaction. We hope you will join our team so that we can realize our vision of being the leading technical team that enables state-of-the-art research in the Silicon Valley of Twente.

As a Research Engineer you will be responsible for the design, operation and maintenance of one or more of our (vacuum) thin film deposition and analysis setups. These deposition setups include physical vapor techniques such as pulsed laser deposition and magnetron sputtering. With these systems you will participate in research projects for the semiconductor industry and you will perform a diverse palette of experiments, from thin film deposition, to measuring material properties at the atomic level. In addition, you will help to analyse measurements of samples made and report the analysis within the relevant research project. You are also responsible for contacts with suppliers, and you participate in project discussions with our industrial partners.

And of course there is every opportunity for you to participate in group activities, from drinks to sports together to visit our industrial partners.

If you would like to know more about this position, please contact:

Dr. Muharrem Bayraktar (tel: 053-4893910, email: [email protected])

Eng. Bart Spanjer (tel: 053-4891863, email: [email protected])

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Within the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Twente, the XUV Optics group focuses on physics research in the field of thin layers. This specialization in materials science forms the basis for special multilayer optical coatings for the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and X-ray (X-ray) wavelength range. World records have been achieved at XUV that enable the latest industrial developments, such as the optics for ASML's EUV scanners with Carl Zeiss mirrors. The emphasis in the research is on fundamental and application-oriented studies of nanometer-thin films. The multidisciplinary program is strongly motivated by industrial, high-tech innovation. For this research, the XUV Optics group has a 500 m2 large, state-of-the-art laboratory with unique research possibilities. The group has about 35 employees. Find more information about XUV here

The Faculty of Science & Technology (Technische Natuurwetenschappen, TNW) engages some 700 staff members and 2000 students in education and research on the cutting edge of chemical technology, applied physics and biomedical technology. Our fields of application include sustainable energy, process technology and materials science, nanotechnology and technical medicine. As part of a people-first tech university that aims to shape society, individuals and connections, our faculty works together intensively with industrial partners and researchers in the Netherlands and abroad, and conducts extensive research for external commissioning parties and funders. Our research has a high profile both in the Netherlands and internationally and is strengthened by the many young researchers working on innovative projects with as doctoral candidates and post-docs. It has been accommodated in three multidisciplinary UT research institutes: Mesa+ Institute, TechMed Centre and Digital Society Institute.