As Project Manager Load & Go you fulfill a key role in our Smart Fab program to operationalize advances in equipment automation and CIM applications.

• As a member of our Fab Automation & Applications team, you will closely work with Product Owners and Business Analysts for the MES and related software to understand the systems’ capabilities.
• You will follow Fab operations to understand and analyze their current way of working.
• Your primary task will be to develop and implement the future operational procedures which utilize the automation capabilities currently being built. You will elaborate on the prerequisites for automated procedures and specify system requirements for CIM Product Owners.
• You will focus on effective automation, simplification of manual work which currently takes too much time and is too dependent on special knowledge. “Load & Go” as the target level of automation refers to a degree of simplification that lot runs no longer require specific knowledge about the respective equipment – proper delivery will be sufficient, eventually by automated material handling.
• Smart Fab is not only about simplification of manual work, it also will deliver more insight into capacity utilization. You will consider the improved equipment state model for definition of the future operational procedures.
• You will contribute to training and can rely on the existing training function in Fab Operations.
• You can expect exciting opportunities once the project would have concluded after multiple years.

What we do for you
We offer you the opportunity to join one of the world’s premier research centers in nanotechnology at its headquarters in Leuven, Belgium. With your talent, passion and expertise, you’ll become part of a team that makes the impossible possible. Together, we shape the technology that will determine the society of tomorrow.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and proud of our open, multicultural, and informal working environment with ample possibilities to take initiative and show responsibility. We commit to supporting and guiding you in this process; not only with words but also with tangible actions. Through imec.academy, 'our corporate university', we actively invest in your development to further your technical and personal growth.
We are aware that your valuable contribution makes imec a top player in its field. Your energy and commitment are therefore appreciated by means of a market appropriate salary with many fringe benefits.
Who you are

• You have a master’s degree in engineering, exact sciences, or equal by experience.
• You bring 5 years or more of experience in a complex manufacturing environment, characterized by demanding processes, high product mix, delicate materials and reentrant process flows.
• Prior experience in or knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing is a strong asset, preferably in a 300 mm Fab.
• You have strong communication skills. You can make people interested in what you have to offer, as well as being an engaged listener yourself to catch good suggestions.
• You have a pro-active approach and are solution oriented. You cannot wait to roll up your sleeves and dive right into the action.
• You can work autonomously, take initiative and are capable to plan and organize your own work.
• Since you will be working in a highly international environment and will be maintaining a good contact with colleagues and co-workers from all over the world, fluency in English is essential.

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