Are you a process & software engineer JRM Job & Reticle Management who is a team player and looking to work in a dynamic, high-tech environment? We might just be looking for you!

NXP Semiconductors N.V. provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions, maximizing its leading expertise in RF, Analog, Power Management, Interface, Security and Digital Processing. These innovations are used in a wide range of automotive, identification, wireless infrastructure, lighting, industrial, mobile, consumer and computing applications. We are a global semiconductor company with operations in more than 35 countries, having over 45.000 employees and a revenue of more than $10 billion.

ICN8 is the largest 8-inch integrated-circuit wafer fab in Europe. It is a high-tech environment with many multi-discipline challenges, housing over 600+ manufacturing tools (ASML, ASM/TEL, Applied Materials, LAM) and 150 measurement tools (inline inspections, end-of-line testing). Products are made in CMOS, BIMOS, RFCMOS and SOI processes. In the next few years, we will continue our efforts in transferring processes to our fab, enabling further growth, and enlarging the capacity of our tool park.

The JRM group within the Litho section handles various lithography jobs for production and, in special cases, for engineers in support of research and/or testing. In addition, the group is responsible for the logistics related to reticles. This includes managing production reticles and optimizing the distribution of reticles across eight different reticle stockers in the factory.

Job Mission

To support the Equipment and Process Engineering (EPE) organization by maintaining, initiating and implementing technical improvements to support the Manufacturing organization. The JRM engineer operate independently within the work domain of creating, maintaining, and optimizing scanner and stepper jobs within the 8” production organization. These jobs are essential for the lithography production process. They control the steppers and scanners to ensure accurate wafer exposure at the correct locations—a form of recipe that governs the various process steps, ranging from 2 to 40 layers, each with its associated reticles (masks).

Job Description

You will report to the Engineering section manager of LITHOGRAPHY. You will be required to support Manufacturing and Process Sustaining and Enhancement (PSE). The JRM engineer performs optimization activities largely manually, relying on technical insight and expertise, as the underlying layout rules cannot be automated. This requires extensive knowledge of scanner and stepper behavior, as well as a strong understanding of the complete production flow and IC layer stack.

Furthermore, the JRM engineer maintains and modifies existing jobs to address product‑ or process‑related changes that impact productivity and/or yield, based on requests from Lithography engineers. They also ensure that default jobs—used as the basis for all newly created jobs—are kept up to date.

Technical Competencies – Process & Job Engineering (50%)

• Expertise in ASML scanner jobs
• Deep understanding of complex lithography job structures and parameters
• Proficiency with ATHENA
• Knowledge of SPM / VSPM
• Understanding of OA reticle alignment principles
• Insight into software differences between XT (Twinscan) and PAS (step/scan) systems
• Deep understanding of zero marker stack build‑up per process
• Strong process‑level insight across multiple lithography applications

Technical Competencies – Software & Automation (50%)

• Ability to create and maintain VBA macros
• Experience with UNIX / Linux environments
• Capability to support scripting activities
• Experience coordinating script‑related outsourcing with IT
• Understanding of prioritization challenges when IT support is shared across multiple domains

Job Requirements & Experience

• MBO technical education (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or laboratory technology) at WEB 4 level
• Bachelor-level working and thinking skills
• 3 to 5 years of demonstrable relevant work experience in the field
• Knowledge of equipment and process‑related aspects of the semiconductor industry
• Preferably experience in a high‑tech or semiconductor environment
• Preferably experience with lithography-based processing
• Knowledge of complex production processes
• Dutch language is a must
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, process optimization, Statistical Process Control, FMEA, and Quality Management Systems (preferred)

Key Areas of Responsibility:

- To maintain and provide up-to-date procedures and processes, that meet the safety and quality requirements of NXP and comply with the applicable standards. To ensure validation of these procedures and processes on the shop floor.

- Pro-actively connect with Manufacturing and transfer improvement ideas concerning structural technical problems, material quality issues and bottlenecks into improvement actions, involving other sections and departments where applicable and driving these actions to their successful implementation.

- Use technical knowledge and experience contributing to improvement projects.

- Define the required quantity and secure the availability of production tools, initiate upgrades, support maintenance actions and solve safety issues.

- Coordinate quality related escalations to customers and support Manufacturing in securing production progress.

Competencies

• Disciplined work attitude, Ability to handle change
• Able to perform under high work pressure
• Result‑oriented mindset
• Strong analytical and rational thinking skills
• Good communication skills
• Available outside regular working hours
• Proficiency in English
• Eager to learn, with a willingness to attend training and job‑related education

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