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Semiconductor jobs have driven many of the disruptions in our newly connected world. Over that time, we have continued to place candidates in roles that forge those critical changes in leading tech companies across the nation. For over 10 years, we have placed candidates in a variety of positions from the project manager side all the way through to the sales side. Our consultants know the Semiconductor division inside out. The global network our team has built, provides you with an advantage in your job search. We are able to find you roles that may not even be advertised yet. Whether you are looking for a contract or permanent opportunity, work with us to take the next step in progressing your career. We recruit for a variety of semiconductor jobs including Digital Verification/Design, Analog Design/Layout and Physical Design.

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Senior Connectivity Firmware Engineer (Bluetooth Low Energy)

Senior Connectivity Firmware/Test Engineer (Bluetooth Low Energy) 1 year freelance contract + extensions after Leuven, Belgium (2 days remote per week) Within our Personal Health R&D group, we want to capture the strong market growth in ICs for hearing aids and implants, hearables, wearables, and personal health monitoring applications, health IoT. Owing to our success, our department of 40+ engineers is growing, and we have challenging opportunities for software engineers. Our System-on-Chip products employ the latest Bluetooth Smart (BLE) or NFC with our experience in ultra-low power design. We develop the full software stack from driver-level all to way to turnkey applications, enabling our customers to build their products with minimum effort. Description of services: Unconditionally technically responsible for a subsystem, application Estimate the effort for your work and contribute to reviewing the estimates of peers Execute feasibility studies to underpin the estimations Create a design for the software Organize or contribute to (mutual) reviews of designs with colleagues and Software Architect Plan your assignments and report on progress Contribute to specifying and developing automated regression test frameworks. Document functional and performance specifications, test design documentation and develop the test strategy and test specifications. Work with the development team to develop and guide the implementation of module, systems and end to end tests (functional + performance testing) to fit in the test framework. Develop test automations using Python, Jenkins. Experience: Master's degree in Software Engineering or Electronics or, have reached this level through another form of training or experience. 3-5 years embedded software / firmware development experience, in either the mobile industry or in semiconductors. Proud software craftsman with solid BLE 5.X experience, preferably in both Link Layer and Host stack Natural team player and obsessive to learn and gain experience Spoken and written English Knowledge of design methods and software engineering processes, microcontroller architectures and peripherals, embedded programming in C. Strong Python programming skills Building real-time systems on bare metal or using an RTOS, structured debugging, interpretation of PCB schematics. Practical experience using the Scrum framework Experience in technical coaching of junior team members Additional context of the role: Idea is to find a candidate with a strong BLE knowledge. The work to be done is to develop the upper level (application level) of the BLE communication protocol stack which are not yet existing. To do this, knowledge/ understanding /experience of the lower levels is absolutely necessary ( Link Layer and Host stack). The testing part of the job will be relatively limited to the beginning of the assignment. At that time 50% of the time should be spend within the R&D team which is currently struggling with the validation testing. Helping on this aspect will serve as an introduction to the product for the candidate. Finally, we want a senior profile as one of the tasks will be to lead the team in the "go to market strategy". The product till now is developed for use cases of specific customers but idea is to make it a mass product. The senior engineer should help here to identify what may be missing in the product to reach a broader audience, for example by comparison with competitors. This part will require again to interact with the R&D team.

  • Leuven
  • Temporary & Contract
  • €60 - €70 per hour

Silicon Photonics Designer - Integrated Photonics

Silicon Photonics Designer Initial 6 month freelance contract + extensions Leuven, Belgium Location Please note that working from home is not possible for this position, as the nature of the tasks involved requires being physically present in the office. We believe in fostering a vibrant and interactive work environment that promotes effective collaboration, creativity, and productivity in this challenging assignment. After a training period, home-working could be possible, but the candidate needs to be living in Belgium. You will work in a team of photonic engineers developing photonic ICs (PICs) for a wide range of next generation applications. You will employ our client's cutting edge silicon photonics technologies to develop novel PICs and sub-systems for communication, (bio-)sensors, quantum photonics, lidar, photo-acoustics and so on. The assignment Design, model and layout photonic components and circuits Setup design of experiments and analyse test data Communicate your insights to internal cross-functional teams, technology developers and external partners Lead R&D projects and interact with external and internal customers Translate customer requirements into system concepts and PIC architectures Improve existing photonic platforms and contribute to new photonic concepts for emerging applications Continuously align with process, characterization, application and system experts. Required knowledge and skills A PhD in Photonics, Physics, Electrical Engineering or related field with at least 2 years of experience in silicon photonic design. In-depth knowledge of integrated photonics. Extensive expertise in design, optimization and layout of Si photonic components and circuits. Hands-on experience with photonic modelling software (e.g. Lumerical). Hands-on experience with layout tools (e.g. Luceda Ipkiss, Cadence, L-edit). Experience with Ipkiss is a plus. Good programming skills. Experience with Python is a strong plus. Experience with experimental setups, characterization and packaging of PICs is an advantage. Experience with actives integration (lasers, photodetectors, modulators) is a plus. The ability to work according to agreed customer timelines and manage time efficiently according to the project schedules.

  • Leuven
  • Temporary & Contract
  • €50 - €65 per hour

Validation / Cryogenic Engineer - Nijmegen

Validation / Cryogenic Engineer Initial 12 month freelance contract + extensions after Nijmegen, Netherlands Onsite/remote: 100% onsite due to working in the lab, might be possible to work remote for documentations Our client: Makes products and environments safer, more sustainable, and more secure with innovative connectivity and edge processing solutions for a smarter world. We are in the business of better. Not just better technologies, but better innovations to improve society. As the world leader in secure connectivity and processing solutions for embedded applications, our client is solving the world's most complex technology challenges to accelerate business innovation, enhance how we work, and advance how we live. A global semiconductor company with operations in more than 30 countries, over 31.000 employees and a revenue of over $11 billion. Our client provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions that leverage its leading RF, Analog, Power Management, Interface, Security and Digital Processing expertise. These innovations are used in a wide range of automotive, identification, wireless infrastructure, lighting, industrial, mobile, consumer and computing applications. A global semiconductor company with operations in more than 35 countries, over 45.000 employees and a revenue of over $10 billion. Tasks and profile: - Experience with Cryogenic setup and measurements - Masters in semiconductor physics, masters in Electrical/Electronic engineering - Validation Engineer - Experience with analog circuit design, validation - Able to travel to TU Delft for cryogenic measurements - Characterization measurements Nice to have: - Previous experience with PCB Boards for test vehicle validation - Previous experience with optical measurements - Preferably with analog design knowledge, low temperature measurements experience is a plus Design tools: - TCAD, digital & analog Discovery - Waveforms

  • Nijmegen
  • Temporary & Contract
  • €60 - €70 per hour

Lab Assistant (Maximum Bachelor Level)

Lab Assistant Initial 6 month freelance contract Leuven, Belgium Work regime: Parttime 50%, 5 half days/week (20h) Assist in setup preparation involving electrode, buffer, and fluidic cell preparation. The assignment Assist in Setup Preparation: Prepare electrodes Assembling fluidic tubes Cleaning flowcell parts Buffer preparation and checkups (conductivity). Characterization of chips: Select nanopore devices according DoE in the database Pre-treatments of nanopore devices UV/Plasma chip cleaning Future test will involve surface modification like coatings Assemble flowcells Conduct experiments according protocol Setup development and optimization: Identifying time consuming activities or other bottlenecks in test procedures and collaborate with the team to find solutions Provide input on new setup designs, based on learnings Well-established translocation experiments: Sample introduction (flow cells) Recording current traces at designated voltages Required knowledge and skills Maximum a Bachelor level No or limited (max. 1 year) lab experience Basic knowledge of chemistry is required Motivated team player / able to work independently Good communication skills Proficient in English Please note that working from home is not possible for this position, as the nature of the tasks involved requires being physically present in the office. We believe in fostering a vibrant and interactive work environment that promotes effective collaboration, creativity, and productivity in this challenging assignment.

  • Leuven
  • Temporary & Contract
  • €150 - €200 per day

Senior Connectivity Firmware Engineer (Bluetooth Low Energy)

Senior Connectivity Firmware/Test Engineer (Bluetooth Low Energy) 1 year freelance contract + extensions after Leuven, Belgium (2 days remote per week) Within our Personal Health R&D group, we want to capture the strong market growth in ICs for hearing aids and implants, hearables, wearables, and personal health monitoring applications, health IoT. Owing to our success, our department of 40+ engineers is growing, and we have challenging opportunities for software engineers. Our System-on-Chip products employ the latest Bluetooth Smart (BLE) or NFC with our experience in ultra-low power design. We develop the full software stack from driver-level all to way to turnkey applications, enabling our customers to build their products with minimum effort. Description of services: Unconditionally technically responsible for a subsystem, application Estimate the effort for your work and contribute to reviewing the estimates of peers Execute feasibility studies to underpin the estimations Create a design for the software Organize or contribute to (mutual) reviews of designs with colleagues and Software Architect Plan your assignments and report on progress Contribute to specifying and developing automated regression test frameworks. Document functional and performance specifications, test design documentation and develop the test strategy and test specifications. Work with the development team to develop and guide the implementation of module, systems and end to end tests (functional + performance testing) to fit in the test framework. Develop test automations using Python, Jenkins. Experience: Master's degree in Software Engineering or Electronics or, have reached this level through another form of training or experience. 3-5 years embedded software / firmware development experience, in either the mobile industry or in semiconductors. Proud software craftsman with solid BLE 5.X experience, preferably in both Link Layer and Host stack Natural team player and obsessive to learn and gain experience Spoken and written English Knowledge of design methods and software engineering processes, microcontroller architectures and peripherals, embedded programming in C. Strong Python programming skills Building real-time systems on bare metal or using an RTOS, structured debugging, interpretation of PCB schematics. Practical experience using the Scrum framework Experience in technical coaching of junior team members Additional context of the role: Idea is to find a candidate with a strong BLE knowledge. The work to be done is to develop the upper level (application level) of the BLE communication protocol stack which are not yet existing. To do this, knowledge/ understanding /experience of the lower levels is absolutely necessary ( Link Layer and Host stack). The testing part of the job will be relatively limited to the beginning of the assignment. At that time 50% of the time should be spend within the R&D team which is currently struggling with the validation testing. Helping on this aspect will serve as an introduction to the product for the candidate. Finally, we want a senior profile as one of the tasks will be to lead the team in the "go to market strategy". The product till now is developed for use cases of specific customers but idea is to make it a mass product. The senior engineer should help here to identify what may be missing in the product to reach a broader audience, for example by comparison with competitors. This part will require again to interact with the R&D team.

  • Leuven
  • Temporary & Contract
  • €60 - €70 per hour

Global Sales Operations Manager (Semiconductor Experience)

Global Sales Operations Manager (Semiconductor Experience) Initial freelance contract till December 2024 + potential extensions Nijmegen, Netherlands Our client: A world-class company in semiconductor development and in-house production. About the role: We are currently looking for a Global Sales Operations Manager to join our ambitious and highly motivated Global Sales and Marketing team. The Global Sales Operations Manager interfaces intensively with multiple stakeholder in the Global Sales and Marketing Team, Sales Operations Team, Business Administration & Finance, IT to provide business data timely, accurately and transparently. This position is essential to enable the Global Sales and Marketing team to deliver upon our growth ambitions and to streamline processes in reporting, forecasting, DWIN tracking globally with the Director Sales, Marketing and Distribution Operations. The position will be based in Nijmegen and will report into Director Sales, Marketing and Distribution Operations. What you will do: In this exciting position, your responsibilities include amongst others: · Support Key Sales Operations Activities: Forecasting, RFF, Revenue Gap-closing, Design-win reviews, Business Analytics, Long Term Revenue Planning. · Publish Global Reporting Dashboards for Direct and Distribution Channels · Support Sales management team with analyses for strategic reviews · Work closely with Central Sales Operations on the best practices to continuously drive process improvements · Identify opportunities for process automation and optimization · Run upcoming Global Sales and Marketing Projects · Review customer change request and host bi-weekly customer change board meeting · Implement, support & execute customer change process, on-boarding new customer, and leading distribution operations activities internally/externally (onboarding, defranchising, EDI implementations, account setup, process improvement, and training) · Coordinate customer classification maintenance and monitor CMD quality (SAP & ModelN) · Operational support for sales operations team on POS & Inventory · Manage distribution policy change and implement our client's sales strategy (GSM 3.0) · Publish, improve, and organize training on Global Reporting Dashboards · User management Spotfire, ModelN, and SAP, act as an key user for GSM organization What you will need: · University background with minimum 5 years Sales Operations experience with Semiconductor Company or Distributor · Strong Computer skills - MS office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other relevant system as e.g. SAP and Spotfire · Sound understanding of (Semiconductor) and Distribution related business processes and programs and ability to define and drive processes and programs · Strong, confident and clear communication skills in English · Ability to deal with different personalities (also push back on things) · High dependability, be there to support the business · Team mentality, hands-on mentality and service oriented mindset · Result-oriented and analytical skill set · Sound acumen in working with and interpreting numbers

  • Nijmegen
  • Temporary & Contract
  • €65 - €75 per hour

ICT Project Manager - Smart Manufacturing

ICT Project Manager - Smart Manufacturing Initial 12 month freelance contract + extensions Leuven, Belgium / Hybrid English & Dutch Speaking Our client provides the flexibility to work both from their office premises and remotely from home. This to maintain a healthy work-life balance while being an integral part of our team and take up this opportunity to undertake this challenging assignment. The ICT Project Manager is end-to-end responsible for the successful realization of the projects assigned to him/her in line with the project objectives, scope, budget & timeline as defined in the project charter. To ensure successful delivery of the project, the ICT Project Manager coordinates and monitors all aspects of the project, including stakeholder- and change management, in line with the project methodology and deliverables as defined by our client. The assignment Currently, our client has decided to launch a strategic initiative called SmartPilotLines aligned with an Industry 4.0 based ambition for accelerated efficiency gains in both clearnroom operations and research support. As part of this program, we started with the definition of a future (conceptual) architecture for the OT and IT building blocks supporting this ambition. Examples include: dispatcher, recipe management system, load & go automations, ... We will be designing and implementing each of the components in this architecture over the coming years. The ICT Project Manager is end-to-end responsible for the successful realization of the projects assigned to him/her in line with the project objectives, scope, budget & timeline as defined in the project charter. To ensure successful delivery of the project, the ICT Project Manager coordinates and monitors all aspects of the project, including stakeholder- and change management, in line with the project methodology and deliverables as defined by our client. In general, this means that you will: Define and maintain an up to date comprehensive committed project plan which identifies project deliverables, work breakdown structure & planning, resources, risks & dependencies. Coordinate, motivate, encourage, facilitate and support the project team members in achieving the project objectives. Manage/coordinate ICT Vendors (software, hardware & consultancy) who are involved in the project. Bring key elements for decision making to the steerco, indicating their impact and presenting potential alternatives. Manage and regularly report project progress, budget, risks & issues to the PMO manager & Program Manager , to whom you report. Ensure the project is executed in line with agreed standards & methodology (e.g. quality gating, testing release to production, ...) Ensure that the necessary change management actions are taken (communication, training, post go live support, ...) Ensure upon project delivery the knowledge transfer and handover to operations is done before closing the project. Be the single point of contact for the project for both internal and external customers. More specific, you will: Work in close collaboration with the Program Manager(s). Build up network within the Fab business unit. Build up knowledge of the SmartPilotLines architecture and wider context. Connect project plans to Agile DevOps cycles followed within the ICT department. Review test plans and coordinate/follow-up testing. Follow-up roll-out to production. Required knowledge and skills You have a master's degree, preferably in computer science or engineering. You have a technical background and are willing to learn the technical set-up. A solid background in production environments, preferably (semiconductor) MES implementations, is key. We value your extensive track record in project and change management, and project delivery. You have a background in project management methodologies, processes and techniques that you apply in a pragmatic way. You are able to work independently and in team. With your no-nonsense attitude, you coordinate your team to get the job done. Your strong data analytic skills enable you to interpret and make recommendations in terms of planning, budgeting, problem solving, etc. As an experienced Project Manager, you are a communication superstar, building strong relationships with stakeholders from different business units and with national/international suppliers. You have an open mind and a fluent knowledge of both Dutch and English. You feel comfortable in a complex and demanding environment. Experience with Office 365 applications (e.g. MS Teams, Power BI, SharePoint) and Azure DevOps are an important plus.

  • Leuven
  • Temporary & Contract
  • €60 - €70 per hour

Program Manager Cyber Security

Program Manager Cyber Security Initial freelance contract till the end of 2024 + extensions Gratkorn, Austria Onsite for ramp up first 1-2 weeks, 2 days per week remote possible afterwards In this position as Program Manager Cybersecurity you will work at our client's Competence Center Crypto and Security, part of the client's CTO organization, which is the industry leader in security know how. This business unit provides security IP and support functions related to Cybersecurity to all of their business lines. THE ROLE Today's connected products require increasingly high levels of security assurance to ensure safety and integrity of operation to end-users. Our client is a leader in certification of our products to meet rigorous international standards, international standards including Common Criteria (CC), EMVCo, FIPS 140-3, MasterCard, VISA, AMEX, PBOC and multiple Chinese schemes. Owing to our success our team is growing and we have a new opportunity for Program Manager Cybersecurity. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES * Take the lead and plan and manage all milestones in the context of the security evaluations and certifications for all their products, i.e. for Java Card Applets in the banking and mobile domain, MIFARE Applets in the transport and ticketing domain, as well as eID Applets in the Secure ID domain. * Organize and facilitate workshops and audits between our client's project development teams and evaluation labs. * Monitor project costs, contracts, schedules and resourcing and negotiate changes. * Manage contract definition and negotiation with partner companies from RFQ to SOW and manage throughout execution. * Act as organizational interface between internal development teams, evaluation labs, and certification bodies. * Report to management on project status. * Perform risk management for running projects and lessons learned for future projects. YOUR PROFILE * Master's degree in either Security/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telematics, Computer Science, Mathematics or equivalent. * A proven track record in managing projects or sub-projects within high technology IC and/or software developments. * You drive for results, you have excellent communication and networking skills. * You are self-motivated, you connect really well with your project teams and you have an adaptive way of working. * Have good English skills (German or French would be an asset).

  • Graz
  • Temporary & Contract
  • €85 - €95 per hour

Global Sales Operations Manager (Semiconductor Experience)

Global Sales Operations Manager (Semiconductor Experience) Initial freelance contract till December 2024 + potential extensions Nijmegen, Netherlands Our client: A world-class company in semiconductor development and in-house production. About the role: We are currently looking for a Global Sales Operations Manager to join our ambitious and highly motivated Global Sales and Marketing team. The Global Sales Operations Manager interfaces intensively with multiple stakeholder in the Global Sales and Marketing Team, Sales Operations Team, Business Administration & Finance, IT to provide business data timely, accurately and transparently. This position is essential to enable the Global Sales and Marketing team to deliver upon our growth ambitions and to streamline processes in reporting, forecasting, DWIN tracking globally with the Director Sales, Marketing and Distribution Operations. The position will be based in Nijmegen and will report into Director Sales, Marketing and Distribution Operations. What you will do: In this exciting position, your responsibilities include amongst others: · Support Key Sales Operations Activities: Forecasting, RFF, Revenue Gap-closing, Design-win reviews, Business Analytics, Long Term Revenue Planning. · Publish Global Reporting Dashboards for Direct and Distribution Channels · Support Sales management team with analyses for strategic reviews · Work closely with Central Sales Operations on the best practices to continuously drive process improvements · Identify opportunities for process automation and optimization · Run upcoming Global Sales and Marketing Projects · Review customer change request and host bi-weekly customer change board meeting · Implement, support & execute customer change process, on-boarding new customer, and leading distribution operations activities internally/externally (onboarding, defranchising, EDI implementations, account setup, process improvement, and training) · Coordinate customer classification maintenance and monitor CMD quality (SAP & ModelN) · Operational support for sales operations team on POS & Inventory · Manage distribution policy change and implement our client's sales strategy (GSM 3.0) · Publish, improve, and organize training on Global Reporting Dashboards · User management Spotfire, ModelN, and SAP, act as an key user for GSM organization What you will need: · University background with minimum 5 years Sales Operations experience with Semiconductor Company or Distributor · Strong Computer skills - MS office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other relevant system as e.g. SAP and Spotfire · Sound understanding of (Semiconductor) and Distribution related business processes and programs and ability to define and drive processes and programs · Strong, confident and clear communication skills in English · Ability to deal with different personalities (also push back on things) · High dependability, be there to support the business · Team mentality, hands-on mentality and service oriented mindset · Result-oriented and analytical skill set · Sound acumen in working with and interpreting numbers

  • Nijmegen
  • Temporary & Contract
  • €65 - €75 per hour
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