Junior Researcher Next Generation Micro-chip Assembly

Are you passionate about defining and implementing scientific experimental setups, and contribute to research with immediate industrial impact? Join us in revolutionizing micro-chip assembly!

CONTEXT AND CHALLENGE

Hundreds of billions of electronic components are manufactured annually, and find their way in e.g. Phones, computers, sensors and displays. The core of any electronic component is a chip, which is a small piece of silicon manufactured using lithography-based wafer technology. However, every chip must be handled, positioned, and assembled to function effectively. Current most advanced chip assembly machines run at tens of thousands of products per hour. In order to keep up with the market demands, micro-chip assembly must become even faster, more accurate and more sustainable. This requires radically new assembly concepts and processes.

We develop innovative micro-chip assembly processes, using micro-droplet physics and technology. This allows soft-contact chip handling, placement and alignment. Your research will help tackling key technical challenges, including handling of ultra-small chips (<100 micrometers), achieving ultra-high precision (1-3 micrometers), and maximizing throughput.

YOUR ROLE

We are looking for a talented Junior researcher to join our multidisciplinary team in developing next-generation micro-chip assembly processes using micro-droplet physics and technology. The main taks for you is to support the ongoing research activities in the project. This involves joining in the definition of scientific experiments; the design and implementation of (an) experimental setup(s); and take part in the execution of the experiments.

The setup will likely consist of electronic functions, micro-fluidics, vision systems and optics, actuation systems, and control (e.g. LabView).

You will collaborate with other researchers in the team who focus on droplet-enabled micro-chip handling.

We seek enthusiastic candidates who identify with one or more of the following profiles:

• A MSc degree in precision mechanical engineering, mechatronic engineering or micro/nano engineering.
• Strong proven capabilities in experimental research, demonstarted abilities to conceive, design, implement and operate complex experimental setups.
• A team-oriented mindset, eager to collaborate with researchers and industry experts.
• Excellent spoken and written English communication skills.
• A passion for working on groundbreaking, high-impact technology and translating research into industrial applications.

Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

From chip to ship. From machine to human being. From idea to solution. Driven by a deep-rooted desire to understand our environment and discover its underlying mechanisms, research and education at the ME faculty focusses on fundamental understanding, design, production including application and product improvement, materials, processes and (mechanical) systems.

ME is a dynamic and innovative faculty with high-tech lab facilities and international reach. It's a large faculty but also versatile, so we can often make unique connections by combining different disciplines. This is reflected in ME's outstanding, state-of-the-art education, which trains students to become responsible and socially engaged engineers and scientists. We translate our knowledge and insights into solutions to societal issues, contributing to a sustainable society and to the development of prosperity and well-being. That is what unites us in pioneering research, inspiring education and (inter)national cooperation.

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• Duration of contract is 1 year.
• A job of 40 hours per week.

Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, discounts on health insurance, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged.

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Are you interested in this vacancy? Please apply no later than 1 Mei 2025 via the application button and upload the following documents:

• CV
• Motivational letter

You can address your application to Marcel Tichem.

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