Scientist - Magnetic Thin Films, Spintronic Applications and Magnetic MEMS

Scientist - Magnetic Thin Films, Spintronic Applications and Magnetic MEMS

SAL - Silicon Austria Labs

Villach, Austria

Your future responsibilities

• Participate in the daily project work which can include microfabrication, simulation, measurements, meetings with project partners, documentation, scientific article writing, or administrative work;
• Collaborate with process engineers in building up relevant infrastructure in the cleanroom;
• Contribute or lead the ramp-up characterization tools in the magnetic lab;
• Applied research on magnetic thin films, spintronics, magnetic microsystems and their applications aiming for novel device innovations and industrial process developments with 200-300 mm pilot line capabilities;
• Actively participate with new innovations in spintronic and MEMS devices;
• Contribute or lead new projects and cooperations with the industry as well as national and international funding program participations (HE, FFG, Chips JU, ...);
• Contribute or lead networking and acquisition of international partners from industry and academia;
• Scientific communication, reporting research results in tech documentation and/or in high-level scientific journals, participate in international conferences and drive technical innovation to IP generation.

Your profile

• PhD in physics, engineering or related fields with focus on spintronics, magnetic thin film and magnetic applications;
• Genuine interest in applied research, industrial applications, and scientific progress;
• Practical expertise in developing magnetic material microfabrication processes, ideally for industrial applications on 200-300 mm wafers, design, fabrication and characterization of magnetic materials and spintronics-based technologies;
• Know-how with MTJ, TMR, MRAM, spin waves, spintronics-based MEMS;
• Experience with simulations/design of magnetic devices in general (multi-physics simulations, micromagnetic simulations, magnetic simulation, Python);
• Cleanroom experience with microfabrication and especially with sputter systems for magnetic thin films;
• Project management experience is a plus;
• Ability and motivation to acquire funding, ideally beyond academic research programs, and to collaborate with the industry;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, German is a plus.

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