AFM (Senior) Semiconductor Applications Engineer – Leuven (Brussels)
€70,500 – €85,500 + Share Options + Healthcare
Recruitment journey
1st stage: 45 minute remote meeting
2nd stage: Face to face onsite evaluating technical, presentation and communication skills and ways of working mindset
(WE cover all travel and accommodation expenses for your interview)
Are you passionate about Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and excited by the challenge of solving complex semiconductor measurement problems?
We're looking for a Senior AFM Applications Engineer to join our growing team in Belgium, supporting some of the world's most advanced semiconductor manufacturers. This role sits at the intersection of customer applications, product development, and advanced metrology, helping customers unlock the full value of AFM technology in semiconductor manufacturing.
You'll work closely with customers, engineering teams, and product specialists to deliver technical evaluations, investigate measurement challenges, and help shape future product improvements.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with significant hands-on AFM experience who wants to build their customer-facing expertise while contributing to the development of cutting-edge metrology technology.
What you'll be doing
- Delivering customer demonstrations, evaluations, and measurement projects
- Supporting customers with application, metrology, and process characterisation challenges
- Presenting and communicating technical results and application findings to customers and internal teams
- Troubleshooting multidisciplinary issues involving software, optics, electronics, algorithms, and mechanical systems
- Collaborating with Engineering and R&D teams to investigate product performance and customer feedback
- Supporting application development projects that improve customer workflows and system performance
- Acting as the voice of the customer, helping identify opportunities for future product enhancements
- Developing application methods, workflows, and best practices
- Supporting and maintaining our applications laboratory capability
- Travelling internationally and to the UK (approximately 10-20%) to support customer projects and evaluations
We'd love to hear from you if you have experience with
- Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
- Semiconductor process characterisation
- Surface analysis and nanoscale measurement
- Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM)
- Semiconductor inspection and measurement systems
- Data analysis and technical problem solving
- Scientific or engineering instrumentation
Essential experience
- Around 5 years' experience in a technical engineering or scientific environment
- Hands-on experience with AFM systems
- Supporting technical projects, demonstrations, or customer evaluations
- Exposure to semiconductor manufacturing, metrology, or advanced instrumentation
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to present and communicate complex technical concepts clearly
- Experience working across engineering, scientific, and commercial teams
- Willingness to travel internationally up to 20 percent and to work onsite every day
Person type
You'll be working in a small team and liaising with global colleagues so you will need to be adaptable, able to work proactively and get things done at pace, often under pressure. Your interpersonal skills and ability to communicate are critical for what is a crucial role where we need you to deliver for our customer.
Nice to have
- Semiconductor process control experience
- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
- Optical systems, lasers, or fibre optics
- Electronics or precision electromechanical systems
- Cleanroom or semiconductor fabrication experience
- Customer-facing technical support or applications experience
- Programming or data analysis skills
Qualifications
Master's degree or equivalent experience in:
- A related technical discipline
We also welcome candidates who have gained equivalent commercial experience within AFM, semiconductor metrology, or advanced scientific instrumentation environments.
Why join us?
- Work directly with leading semiconductor manufacturers
- Influence the future direction of AFM-based metrology technology
- Join a collaborative and fast-moving technology company
- International exposure and customer engagement
- Share in the company's success through equity participation
A bit about us:
Infinitesima is a privately owned company founded in 2001, as a spin-out of the University of Bristol, by CTO Professor Andrew Humphris. Our dynamic team of scientists and engineers is focussed on enabling the next generation of semiconductor devices through delivery of innovative products to customers around the world.
Our strength lies in the varied perspectives that come from different cultures, experiences, and identities. We believe that true innovation is fuelled by collaboration, locally and globally. We strive to foster an environment where everyone can contribute meaningfully and thrive. If you require adjustments to take part in the recruitment process, please let us know, we'll do our best to support you.
Note to recruitment agencies: Infinitesima Ltd only works with approved agencies and does not accept unsolicited agency CVs. Please do not submit candidate details in response to this advert, or to any Infinitesima Ltd employees. Infinitesima Ltd is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs.
A note on how we run interviews:
We use AI only to transcribe our interviews so we can focus fully on you instead of scribbling notes. The AI does not take part in any decision making at any stage. All hiring decisions are made by real humans based on the conversation we have with you.
Location and work pattern:
All of our new Belgium team members are asked to work on site here at Abingdon during their first month with us whilst training. After training, you'll be at our customer site in Leuven every day unless travelling.
