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Technical Engineer

Technical Engineer

SOITEC MICROELECTRONICS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.Singapore
30+ days ago
Job description

How does something you do not see improve your daily life? This is what our products do and they are in your smartphones, cars, and connected objects. They make them more efficient and less energy intensive. We are passionate about innovation in technology and proud of the value we create for our customers. At Soitec, we are also in a state of transformation : cultural, managerial and digital. We want to make our company an organization where freedom of action and accountability guide our actions. Do you want to change things or test a new idea? If so, what are you waiting for? It is time to come to Soitec!

What does the job consist?

The Technical Engineer serves as the internal technical reference within the company for a specific technology, a range of processes, or another specialised technical area. Internally, they provide knowledge and support to all stakeholders requiring their expertise, coordinate development and improvement initiatives, and define the company's medium- and long-term technological roadmap. Externally, they act as the primary technical point of contact for suppliers and / or partners with whom they lead continuous improvement projects. Within their field, they conduct comprehensive technological monitoring, covering industrial, scientific, and competitive aspects.

  • Provide support to all stakeholders within the company on issues related to their area of expertise : history, operation, implementation, control, and relevance to expressed needs.
  • Lead the evaluation, development, and integration of new technological components in their specialty within the company.
  • Act as the preferred technical interface with partners, suppliers, equipment manufacturers, and research institutes.
  • Manage joint development and continuous improvement programmes with external stakeholders within their area of expertise.
  • Recommend relevant technological directions and developments.
  • Conduct continuous monitoring of their field of expertise : including suppliers, partners, competitors, and scientific advances to maintain state-of-the-art knowledge.
  • Archive and consolidate knowledge within their domain, ensuring it is made available to the company in a simple, relevant, and efficient manner.
  • Safeguard the company's intellectual property (IP) in their field through competitive intelligence and protection strategies.
  • Develop and maintain a five-year technology development roadmap in their domain.
  • Present this roadmap and the associated strategic vision to Innovation and Executive Committee (COMEX) levels to support strategic decision-making.
  • Influence suppliers to co-develop the equipment and technologies needed by the company in the next five to ten years.
  • Support clients when specialised technical expertise is required.
  • Identify research topics and the means necessary to ensure long-term mastery and reliability of the technology (BML).
  • Develop cross-functional mentoring activity to coordinate the company's efforts around their specialty across Manufacturing, Innovation, and Business Units.
  • Define future development needs of the technical expertise activity in terms of skills, training, and staffing.
  • Build a comprehensive IP strategy, both defensive and offensive.
  • Grow the research and development ecosystem in their area of expertise.

Areas of Responsibility

  • Provide objective and factual technical advice on all requests related to their field of expertise.
  • Manage internal and external development projects (with suppliers, partners, clients, .etc.).
  • Archive and enhance knowledge related to their area.
  • Protect the company's IP within their domain.
  • Conduct technological surveillance in their specialty.
  • Provide regular and concise reports on their activities, as well as ad hoc updates as required by management.
  • Organise their work to maintain a balance between short-, medium-, and long-term priorities.
  • Propose a technological development roadmap in their area of expertise.
  • Collaborate with suppliers to develop future technologies.
  • Identify essential research needs in their field.
  • Structure all company activities related to their expertise area.
  • Define future needs for the development of their expert activity.
  • Organise knowledge sharing related to their expertise across the company.
  • Be recognised as the company's technical expert in their field.
  • Be acknowledged as a reference expert within the industrial and scientific community.
  • Build a complete IP strategy around their specialty.

    • Requirements & qualifications

    Educational Qualifications

  • Master's degree in a scientific discipline (e.g., materials physics, semiconductor physics) with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in a similar role or in innovation within an industrial setting.
  • PhD in a scientific field (e.g., materials physics, semiconductor physics) is desirable.

    • Technical / Job Knowledge

  • In-depth knowledge of their area of expertise.
  • Understanding of company products and processes.
  • Proficient in design of experiments and statistical analysis tools.
  • Able to perform structured reporting.
  • Minimum 10 years' experience in the role.
  • Established professional network in their specialty.
  • Active member of the R&D ecosystem in their field.

    • Personal Capabilities

  • Collaborate with all internal and external stakeholders in their area of expertise.
  • Coordinate the technical aspects of development projects under a project manager's supervision.
  • Lead cross-functional workgroups.
  • Act as a mentor in their domain.
  • Train teams.
  • Influence company strategy through technical recommendations.
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