Advanced 3D Packaging Platform manager – IC Link by imec

Join our IC-Link by imec sector as 3D Platform Manager.

IC-Link by imec is a complete solutions provider that can manage the full product lifecycle – serving start-ups, SMEs and established OEMs as well as universities. Our highly experienced ASIC development team realizes over 600 successful tape-outs per year across all our supported technologies (CMOS, GaN-on-SOI and Si photonics). We are enriching this offering by adding IMEC’s technologies such as Photonic Integrated Circuits and 3D packaging to our portfolio of solutions.

Backed by imec, one of the world’s leading R&D labs in nanoelectronics, IC-Link offers tailored services adapted to customer needs – from ASIC design including radiation-hardened designs to package development, testing and qualification.

What you will do

• Your mission is to supervise and steer the development of the IMEC’s 3D platform in IMEC’s (future) fabs. You make sure that Silicon Interposer, Trough Silicon Vias, Die to Wafer and Wafer to wafer process modules can be matured enough to be integrated into our manufacturing services (prototyping and small series production).
• In order to do so, you utilise your technical expertise to make sure that PDK and ADK are created and regularly updated according to our business roadmap. You ensure that those items are compatible with a broader supply chain: Testing and OSAT, with whom we operate in our ecosystem.
• You are familiar with 3D integration schemes & complex packages. You are experienced in discussing technical issues with the engineering teams, while at the same time being capable of presenting our roadmap externally.
• You keep your level of technical know-how up to date and benchmark imec’s expertise and performance in your domain with the rest of the world.
• You join the IC-Link sector as part of IMEC’s Technology office. Good communication and interaction with the supporting expertise centres (Fab, Integration, Design and Tape Out) and supply chain teams is a major requirement for this job.
• You represent imec in contacts with third parties and representatives for semiconductor players from around the globe for matters that relate to your field of expertise. You are involved in technology transfers to 3rd parties.
• You operate from imec’s HQ located close to Brussels in the heart of Europe.

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 are a seasoned semiconductor technologist/engineer (with a master degree or a PhD) with >10 years relevant experience in a semiconductor foundry environment. A background in 3D/Advanced packaging prototyping or manufacturing is a requisite, a good knowledge of EDA systems is a plus.
• You are familiar with OSAT and can interface with them.
• You are able to adapt to imec’s fast evolving environment where different TRL of different technologies co-exist in the same manufacturing line.
• You have excellent communication skills and can represent imec in customer meetings.
• You are an enthusiastic team player with project management capabilities and show a high level of initiative taking.
• You have excellent English communication skills.
• You enjoy working in a dynamic and multicultural environment.

We seek a candidate who thrives in a dynamic work environment, showcasing an adaptability to diverse projects or research topics. You’ll be a key team player, ready to support colleagues and tackle impactful projects within the timelines of our trusted global partners.

Job details

Title: Advanced 3D Packaging Platform manager – IC Link by imec

Employer: imec

Location: Kapeldreef 75 Leuven, Belgium

Published: 2025-10-03

Application deadline: Unspecified

Job type: Engineer, Management / Leadership

Field: Project Management, Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electronics, Systems Engineering, Engineering Physics