Do you enjoy developing innovative ways of collaboration between businesses and universities in the public or private sector, creating value for our society? The University of Twente can offer you that opportunity.
Within the framework of the European Chips Strategy, the MESA+ NanoLab at the University of Twente is involved in the creation of PIXEurope, starting the development of a European pilot line for photonic chips that aims to offer cutting-edge technological platforms, transforming and transferring innovative and disruptive integrated photonics processes and technologies to accelerate their industrial adoption. Therefore, the University of Twente is looking for an inspiring, decisive, and hands-on Project Manager for the corresponding activities.
The position:
Your main activities are to coordinate within the PIXEurope consortium and manage the work packages within the University of Twente within this framework in order to develop the photonics pilot line based on silicon nitride (SiN) and aluminium oxide (Al2O3) technology platforms. Next to project management, you will also contribute to substantive work within the project.
- You are jointly responsible for establishing and putting together sustainable relationships within the PIXEurope consortium, with connected industrial partners, involved research groups and NanoLab staff.
- You will be coordinating the PIXEurope activities at the University of Twente covering procurement of cleanroom equipment, and release of corresponding manufacturing processes in the pilot line.
- You actively contribute in process development and engineering activities together with the team at the University of Twente.
- You create, in collaboration with the lead researchers, industrial partners and technical experts, design process design kit (PDK) for the Integrated Photonics activities at the University of Twente.
- You coordinate and contribute to workpackages for silicon nitride (SiN) and aluminium oxide (Al2O3) photonic integrated circuits fabrication technologies including materials and development of low-loss photonic integrated circuit fabrication that will be demonstrated with some selected demonstrators.
- You create support for your plans at all levels and are closely involved in their implementation and evaluation.
- You will contribute in the setup of a pilot line gateway within PIXEurope that will offer open access services and training courses on advanced photonic integrated circuits manufacturing.
Information and application
Please submit your application before 13-10-2025 and include a motivation letter and current CV (choose ‘apply now’ below).
In accordance with international law and regulations, only applicants holding the nationality of a member state of the EU/EEA or Switzerland could be employed in this support function.
For more information about this vacancy, please contact Dr. Ing. Rob Legtenberg, Director MESA+ Nanolab, via rob.legtenberg@utwente.nl, or T. +31 534892715.
Screening is part of the selection procedure.
At the University of Twente, we value diversity and inclusion. We warmly welcome anyone who recognizes themselves in the requested competencies to apply.
About the department
The MESA+ Institute at the University of Twente is the leading research institute in nanotechnology. We work on cutting-edge technologies that contribute to solving today's societal problems. Driven by a fascination with the smallest possible scale, our researchers develop materials and components that offer sustainable solutions to many of these issues. Research conducted at nanoscale is the key to applications that contribute to quality of life, and make society more sustainable and safer. These applications lead to reduced use of raw materials and energy. They lead to more human-friendly, less invasive medical technology. They lead to radically new solutions for our digitalised society. We offer top talent the team spirit and the infrastructure they need to thrive and prosper.
About the organisation
The faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) uses mathematics, electronics and computer technology to contribute to the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). With ICT present in almost every device and product we use nowadays, we embrace our role as contributors to a broad range of societal activities and as pioneers of tomorrow's digital society. As part of a tech university that aims to shape society, individuals and connections, our faculty works together intensively with industrial partners and researchers in the Netherlands and abroad, and conducts extensive research for external commissioning parties and funders. Our research has a high profile both in the Netherlands and internationally. It has been accommodated in three multidisciplinary UT research institutes: Mesa+ Institute, TechMed Centre and Digital Society Institute.
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