What you will do

• Lead the Nexperia GaN epitaxy team in cross-functional product development
• Manage the GaN EPI development program
• Work directly with the MOCVD tool in GaN on silicon development on 6-inch and 8-inch substrates
• Set priorities for the working group in terms of access to the reactor
• Close cooperation with the other epi focused members in Hamburg and development teams and application teams
• Lead engineering work on the epi reactor including diagnosing problems with the tool
• Support and complete measurements of GaN epi and present results
• Develop work plans and report on project progress in detail
• Perform material and electrical characterizations of the grown layer stacks
• Actively contribute to the research programs and joint development programs with external partners
• Define, organize, and validate process developments for the epitaxial growth of GaN on silicon
• Identify process requirements and development opportunities
• Execute process optimisation and development projects in a timely manner
• Transfer the optimised processes to the engineering support and operational teams (“line releases”) or to our industrial partners (“tech transfers”) and will include documenting the processes, giving classroom and field trainings, and supporting the engineering support or industrial partners during their initial ramp up phase
• Aspects of practical work will be in the cleanroom
• Report about your work to industrial partners, on international conferences, publish key results in scientific journals and turn new ideas into IP

What you will need

• Minimum Master's Degree (PhD preferred) in physics, material sciences or in a similar engineering field
• More than 5 years of relevant working experience
• Experience working with MOVCD/MOVPE production tool sets
• Very good understanding and experience of growing GaN from silicon substrate through buffer layers into bulk GaN
• Experience leading small teams and creating positive results
• Fundamental understanding on the physical and chemical processes that govern the growth dynamics of GaN on Si substrates
• Experience working in dynamic semiconductor industry and the commercial demands placed on time to market with new process technologies
• Team player with a strong drive to achieve success
• Fluency in English, conversational German language skills
• Good communication skills, both verbal and in writing

Why work for us?

• Flexible working hours and possibility of overtime reduction to maintain a Work-Life-Balance
• Unlimited employment contract with a competitive salary and supplementary voluntary employee benefits
• A wide variety of training courses and career development options
• Numerous further benefits, such as retirement provisions, travel allowance for the HVV public transport ticket, company events, sports and leisure activities, employee discounts and even more

About the team

When you join our company, you join our team. As part of TeamNexperia, you are part of a global network of colleagues who support you and challenge you to grow. TeamNexperia works together to get things done efficiently, with energy and passion, encouragement and collaboration. We listen to each other, and we work with our customers, partners and local communities to meet the ever-increasing expectations we constantly push the boundaries. We pride ourselves on going the extra mile to achieve world-class results. At the heart of this success, we are more than 11,000 individuals, working as one—TeamNexperia

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