Research Translation Engineering Manager – NanoIC
Cork, Munster, Ireland
Full Time
CMOS & Emerging Platforms
Experienced
Research Translation Engineering Manager – NanoIC
Contract: Full Time/FIxed Term
About Tyndall
Tyndall National Institute is Ireland’s largest Research and Technology Organisation (RTO) and a flagship Institute of University College Cork. Specialising in both electronics and photonics, Tyndall is Ireland’s R&D hub on semiconductor technologies and works with global industry and academia to transform research into products in its core market areas of electronics, communications, energy, health, agri-tech and the environment. With a network of over 200 industry partners and customers worldwide, Tyndall is focused on delivering human and economic impact from excellence in research. Tyndall is home to a research community of over 650 people of more than 50 nationalities.
Background to the Role
Within Tyndall’s Micro Nano Systems Centre, we have created a strategic research programme focusing on materials, emerging devices and architectures for future information processing, interfacing with CMOS and beyond (“CMOS++ Materials & Devices”).
CMOS++ is involved in the Chips JU NanoIC pilot line co-funded for the period of 2024-2028 by the European Commission and national agencies as part of the targeted initiatives of the EU Chips Act. The implementation of the Chips JU pilot lines is expected to bridge the gap from lab to fab and will be available to a wide range of users, including academia, industry and research institutions.
The NanoIC pilot line is the result of a remarkable European cross-border collaboration. Hosted by imec (Belgium), its partners include CEA-Leti (France), Fraunhofer (Germany), VTT (Finland), CSSNT (Romania) and Tyndall National Institute (Ireland).
NanoIC targets semiconductor technologies that will shape tomorrow’s high-tech solutions. One of the main goals is to develop the process steps and modules that enable these technologies. This will result in stable ‘platform’ baseline flows with a high technology readiness level (TRL 4-6).
These technologies are situated in three research pillars:
1. Advanced logic technologies
2. Advanced memory technologies
3. Advanced interconnect technologies
In NanoIC, Tyndall’s flexibility into materials integration will allow for rapid, short-cycle screening to reduce the cycle time in identifying and integrating highly performing materials to carry forward into IC development. Our role is to provide agile wafer scale nanofabrication and processing beyond silicon for the integration of selected new materials – Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs) and oxide semiconductor (OSC) – and FET device architectures. The goal is to develop a material platform for embedded DRAM and above IC functionality, thereby providing a key technology block to enable leading-edge ICs.
Purpose of the Role
Applications are invited for a Research Translation Engineering Manager. The successful candidate will act as a Champion for bringing cutting-edge research activities in materials and process integration, and device engineering aligned with the NanoIC Pilot Line into usable technologies and offers that can be accessed by other users, primarily industry partners. They will create an environment for teamwork, partnerships, open communications and ownership required to ensure a highly successful research translation programme. This will include monitoring of all NanoIC-related projects for their innovation potential, transforming research outputs into technology offers, promoting and managing access to these technologies. The candidate will build close working relationships with the Research, Commercial and Technology Transfer teams within Tyndall, international collaborators and industry partners. They will also contribute to the continued development of a ‘high engagement/high performance” working environment amongst all staff.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
• Research-to-Technology leadership:
Management System with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Additional duties as may be reasonably required within the scope and level of the post.
Essential Criteria
Desirable Criteria
Appointment may be made on the Grade 6a Admin II Scale B range € 71,331 - € 90,355 per annum. Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy.
The duration of the contract is a for a fixed term of approximately 24 months with the possibility to extend upon the availability of funding, satisfactory performance, mutual agreement and a detailed career development plan.
Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Giorgos Fagas
Closing date for application is 1pm 18th July 2025
Application Instructions
Please make sure to attach an up-to-date CV/Resume AND a brief motivation letter outlining how you meet the ‘Essential Criteria’ for this role.
A full candidate information pack is available to download by clicking here.
Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.
Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector.
At this time, Tyndall National Institute does not require the assistance of recruitment agencies.
Tyndall National Institute at University College, Cork is an Equal Opportunities Employer
What we Offer
We offer progressive employment and training policies including opportunities for further studies. At Tyndall we value Ambition, Collaboration, Diversity, Excellence and Integrity. You will be supported throughout to grow your skillset and learn how to adapt in new challenges to develop your career.
You will avail of:
• Individual Development Plans – Staff work with their managers to create detailed career “roadmaps” that take into account their interests and career aspirations as well as the business needs of their Organisational Unit and the Institute
• Learning & Development Opportunities – Staff can take advantage of learning and development opportunities, including leadership and management development skills, project management, industry and job specific learning, and including general business, finance, and technology skills
As an equal opportunity employer, we offer a comprehensive suite of flexible working and family friendly initiatives. A list of such initiatives is available on our webpage.
Tyndall National institute has a proactive entrepreneurial culture and we welcome applications from candidates who possess entrepreneurial and creative skills/experience, including the creation of technology start-ups.
Tyndall has an Athena Swan Bronze award, reflecting our commitment to ensuring equity of opportunity for all researchers regardless of gender or ethnicity. We are actively improving our internal processes to build on the Athena Swan award and have a vibrant People and Culture team driving initiatives.
Tyndall has an active EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) group which delivers initiatives to enhance EDI within the Institute.
At Tyndall, your work will shape the future contributing to technology innovation for Ireland’s economy and the society at large. As a key national institute, Tyndall’s world-class research teams perform ground-breaking research with an ‘excellent impact from excellent research’ philosophy.
Contract: Full Time/FIxed Term
About Tyndall
Tyndall National Institute is Ireland’s largest Research and Technology Organisation (RTO) and a flagship Institute of University College Cork. Specialising in both electronics and photonics, Tyndall is Ireland’s R&D hub on semiconductor technologies and works with global industry and academia to transform research into products in its core market areas of electronics, communications, energy, health, agri-tech and the environment. With a network of over 200 industry partners and customers worldwide, Tyndall is focused on delivering human and economic impact from excellence in research. Tyndall is home to a research community of over 650 people of more than 50 nationalities.
Background to the Role
Within Tyndall’s Micro Nano Systems Centre, we have created a strategic research programme focusing on materials, emerging devices and architectures for future information processing, interfacing with CMOS and beyond (“CMOS++ Materials & Devices”).
CMOS++ is involved in the Chips JU NanoIC pilot line co-funded for the period of 2024-2028 by the European Commission and national agencies as part of the targeted initiatives of the EU Chips Act. The implementation of the Chips JU pilot lines is expected to bridge the gap from lab to fab and will be available to a wide range of users, including academia, industry and research institutions.
The NanoIC pilot line is the result of a remarkable European cross-border collaboration. Hosted by imec (Belgium), its partners include CEA-Leti (France), Fraunhofer (Germany), VTT (Finland), CSSNT (Romania) and Tyndall National Institute (Ireland).
NanoIC targets semiconductor technologies that will shape tomorrow’s high-tech solutions. One of the main goals is to develop the process steps and modules that enable these technologies. This will result in stable ‘platform’ baseline flows with a high technology readiness level (TRL 4-6).
These technologies are situated in three research pillars:
1. Advanced logic technologies
2. Advanced memory technologies
3. Advanced interconnect technologies
In NanoIC, Tyndall’s flexibility into materials integration will allow for rapid, short-cycle screening to reduce the cycle time in identifying and integrating highly performing materials to carry forward into IC development. Our role is to provide agile wafer scale nanofabrication and processing beyond silicon for the integration of selected new materials – Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs) and oxide semiconductor (OSC) – and FET device architectures. The goal is to develop a material platform for embedded DRAM and above IC functionality, thereby providing a key technology block to enable leading-edge ICs.
Purpose of the Role
Applications are invited for a Research Translation Engineering Manager. The successful candidate will act as a Champion for bringing cutting-edge research activities in materials and process integration, and device engineering aligned with the NanoIC Pilot Line into usable technologies and offers that can be accessed by other users, primarily industry partners. They will create an environment for teamwork, partnerships, open communications and ownership required to ensure a highly successful research translation programme. This will include monitoring of all NanoIC-related projects for their innovation potential, transforming research outputs into technology offers, promoting and managing access to these technologies. The candidate will build close working relationships with the Research, Commercial and Technology Transfer teams within Tyndall, international collaborators and industry partners. They will also contribute to the continued development of a ‘high engagement/high performance” working environment amongst all staff.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
• Research-to-Technology leadership:
- Spearhead the translation of early-stage materials and device technologies from proof-of-concept to pre-production readiness
- Oversee the adaptation of lab-scale experiments into engineering workflows suitable for access by external partners
- Steer technology solutions to match specific market/company needs
- Manage the advancement of technology offers for the seamless transfer to pilot line manufacturing
- Liaison with internal and external stakeholders to inform and oversee the strategic planning of the NanoIC industry engagement, including the identification of new potential partners
- Liaise with the researchers and the Commercial Centre team to amplify existing industry partnerships
- Support company engagement including existing partner companies and the introduction of new partner companies
- Engage in the development of the NanoIC pilot line access, marketing and communication
- Manage Tyndall’s NanoIC pilot line access gateway including the interface with the company partners for access projects
- Establishment of detailed programme databases, project plans and targets / deliverables/ milestones
- Continuous monitoring of progress against plans, performance indicators and arrangement of regular project review meetings
- Preparation and management of project budgets from kick-off to project closure including finance projections and burn rates to provide guidance on project resource assignments ensuring adequate time and budget allocation
- Prepare and deliver project status presentations and reports for internal communications, access partners and funding agencies, both national and international
- Develop and maintain a research innovation and innovation management strategy
- Work with the TTO and the Commercial Centre team to exploit licensing opportunities where appropriate
- Track direct economic benefits as a result of IP transfer to partner companies
Management System with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Additional duties as may be reasonably required within the scope and level of the post.
Essential Criteria
- PhD in a science, engineering or relevant discipline or equivalent research experience
- Typically 6 years’ experience in semiconductor R&D, with direct experience in materials development, device engineering, or process integration
- Proven track record of transitioning technologies from lab-scale to pre-production stage and fostering commercialisation through stakeholder collaboration
- Experience in R&D programme management and/or project management in industry orientated projects
- Experience in strategic planning and R&D innovation
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as taking a leadership role
Desirable Criteria
- Evidence of entrepreneurial experience and creative skills/creativity
- Demonstrated ability in leading high performing technical teams with successful outcomes
- Qualification at project management or innovation and commercialisation or related business administration topic, ideally at postgraduate level
- Strong communication skills, including report writing and presentation skills
- Experience working with external partners or research institutions on joint development programs (JDPs)
- Experience in Intellectual Property (IP) management, Technology Transfer and exploitation
- Experience and track record in the use of KPIs to monitor and track performance
- Domain expertise in materials and devices applied to semiconductor technologies
Appointment may be made on the Grade 6a Admin II Scale B range € 71,331 - € 90,355 per annum. Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy.
The duration of the contract is a for a fixed term of approximately 24 months with the possibility to extend upon the availability of funding, satisfactory performance, mutual agreement and a detailed career development plan.
Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Giorgos Fagas
Closing date for application is 1pm 18th July 2025
Application Instructions
Please make sure to attach an up-to-date CV/Resume AND a brief motivation letter outlining how you meet the ‘Essential Criteria’ for this role.
A full candidate information pack is available to download by clicking here.
Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.
Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector.
At this time, Tyndall National Institute does not require the assistance of recruitment agencies.
Tyndall National Institute at University College, Cork is an Equal Opportunities Employer
What we Offer
We offer progressive employment and training policies including opportunities for further studies. At Tyndall we value Ambition, Collaboration, Diversity, Excellence and Integrity. You will be supported throughout to grow your skillset and learn how to adapt in new challenges to develop your career.
You will avail of:
• Individual Development Plans – Staff work with their managers to create detailed career “roadmaps” that take into account their interests and career aspirations as well as the business needs of their Organisational Unit and the Institute
• Learning & Development Opportunities – Staff can take advantage of learning and development opportunities, including leadership and management development skills, project management, industry and job specific learning, and including general business, finance, and technology skills
As an equal opportunity employer, we offer a comprehensive suite of flexible working and family friendly initiatives. A list of such initiatives is available on our webpage.
Tyndall National institute has a proactive entrepreneurial culture and we welcome applications from candidates who possess entrepreneurial and creative skills/experience, including the creation of technology start-ups.
Tyndall has an Athena Swan Bronze award, reflecting our commitment to ensuring equity of opportunity for all researchers regardless of gender or ethnicity. We are actively improving our internal processes to build on the Athena Swan award and have a vibrant People and Culture team driving initiatives.
Tyndall has an active EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) group which delivers initiatives to enhance EDI within the Institute.
At Tyndall, your work will shape the future contributing to technology innovation for Ireland’s economy and the society at large. As a key national institute, Tyndall’s world-class research teams perform ground-breaking research with an ‘excellent impact from excellent research’ philosophy.
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