Sustainable Electronic Technologies

Location:  Highfield Campus
Salary:   £32,348 to £39,745
Full Time Permanent
Closing Date:  Sunday 14 August 2022
Interview Date:   To be confirmed
Reference:  1928322FP

As Cleanroom Process and Characterisation Engineer you will undertake a mix of commercially oriented cleanroom fabrication and research activities, being responsible for the advanced characterisation facilities of the Sustainable Electronic Technologies (SET) Group. The role requires experience in a broad range of cleanroom processes including lithography, deposition, etch and other wafer scale processing as well as expertise in measurement techniques, such as Current-Voltage, Capacitance-Voltage, Thermo-electric, Hall measurements, Raman Spectroscopy, and Atomic Force Microscopy. You will work on a number of concurrently running cleanroom based projects and will need to manage the timely delivery to meet client expectations. You will carry out and support others in collaborative research based on the equipment in the characterisation facilities. You will maintain these facilities and undertake training of researchers and students.

The University of Southampton is in the top 1% of world universities and in the top 10 of the UK’s research-intensive universities. Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) is one of the first dedicated departments for electronics in the world dating back to 1947 and was rated 1st in the UK for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Guardian University Guide 2022). The first dedicated Microelectronics Research Group was founded in 1961 and created the first professional standard clean room in any university in the UK. Today it is home to one of the premium academic device fabrication facilities in Europe. 

The University of Southampton is committed to sustainability and being a globally responsible university and has recently been awarded the Platinum EcoAward.  Our vision is to embed the principles of sustainability into all aspects of our individual and collective work.  This also commits all of our staff and students to take responsibility for managing their activities to minimise harm to the environment.

There are a great range of benefits that includes a contributory pension scheme; holiday entitlement of 30 days plus 8 bank holidays and 6 additional holidays (closure days); subsidised health and fitness facilities on-site; cycle to work scheme; a range of discounts which include restaurants, retail outlets and entertainment.

The University holds an Athena SWAN silver award in recognition of its continued commitment to improving equality for women in science and engineering.  We will give due consideration to applicants that wish to work flexibly including part-time and to applicants who have taken a career break. The University has a generous maternity policy, and onsite childcare facilities.  

The University is one of the UK’s leading research Universities.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse culture at the University and creating an environment where people can balance successful careers with their commitments and interests outside of work.  Our flexible working practices, including a hybrid working model, where employees can split their working time between the office and home, support our belief that this balance brings long-lasting benefits for our institution as well as our people.

We believe equality and diversity are fundamental to making the University of Southampton a vibrant, proud and successful organisation.  A diverse workforce, with people from different racial, educational and social backgrounds and a range of ages, opens up a wealth of possibilities for Southampton.  

ECS provides a unique, friendly and supportive environment. We have a range of staff development programmes and a unique mentoring and wellbeing scheme.

You should submit your completed online application form at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date sated above. If you need any assistance, please call Hannah Nash (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 2750 or email recruitment@soton.ac.uk. Please quote reference 1928322FP on all correspondence.