Technical Specialist Purity & Cleaning

About VAT Group

At VAT, we change the world with vacuum solutions. As the world's leading supplier of high-performance vacuum valves, we have been driving innovation for more than 60 years. With over 3,200 employees worldwide, we operate from our headquarters in Haag, Switzerland, with manufacturing sites in Switzerland, Malaysia and Romania, as well as sales and service hubs around the world. We guided by our passions integrity, teamwork, customer centricity, and innovation - always working together as #oneVAT.

Joining us means becoming part of a passionate, international team where your voice is heard, your ideas matter, and your career growth is supported.

Technical Specialist Purity & Cleaning / Contamination Control

We at VAT Group AG, headquartered in Switzerland, invite a both talented and visionary Technical Specialist Purity &Cleaning to join our SSG (Semiconductor Solutions Group ) - one of our most valued Departments. This particular open Role role is created for our Corporate R&D Business Unit within the SSG. 

VAT's Corporate R&D Business Unit Advanced Products is whre we create a sustainable competitive advantage for VAT through core research programs and develop additional new technologies and differentiated solutions to expand our business. 

Become an expert at cleaning and purity for semiconductor industry to be a central knowledge carrier in the discussion with our manufacturing and assembly unit, our customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Your responsibilities: 

• Responsible for creating and maintaining global specifications for cleaning and purity (e.g. cleanrooms)
• Define and manage the acceptance criteria for cleanrooms & media (cooperation with FAM)
• Create global guidelines and specifications for cleanroom aids to be used (e.g. UV lamps) as well as how to maintain cleanliness
• Consolidate customer specifications and derive specific central VAT guidelines 
• Define cleaning and purity requirements for quality assurance at the supplier
• Set standards to meet customer-specific work instructions on cleanliness level according to high purity customer specifications (cleaning, handling and packaging components)
• Reappraisal/study of customer specifications - definition of training content (cleanliness, clean rooms, behavior...)
• Research and creation of global documents on the topic of cleanliness

Your qualifications:

• Professional experience of +3 years in Semiconductor manufacturing Industry
• Hands-on experience (e.g. particle counter)
• Microsoft Office skills
• Very good mechanical understanding
• German and English required (for customer specifications)
• Analytical understanding
• Independent way of working
• Independent creation of global documents

WHAT WE OFFER

• Join a global leader at the forefront of semiconductor innovation.
• Thrive in a collaborative, innovative environment that celebrates bold ideas and outstanding execution — where your potential knows no bounds.
• Enjoy an exceptional working environment with great amenities at our VAT Group offices in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen.
• Receive competitive compensation and benefits aligned with your expertise and contributions