Scientists For The Development Of The European Quantum Pilot Lines

Are you interested in semiconductors and cleanroom process development? Would you like to develop innovative technology with superb colleagues who are top experts in their field? Do you want to work at the interface of the academy and industry? Are you enthusiastic about working with fascinating projects in state-of-the-art research facilities? VTT might be just the place for you.

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We are looking for Senior / Research Scientists (4) to join our Quantum Sensors team at Espoo!

Our team is part of VTT’s Microelectronics and Quantum Technology research area. The international quantum teams consist of experts working on superconducting electronics, quantum computing technologies, cryogenic CMOS, semiconductor qubits, semiconductor and graphene transistors and circuits, graphene-based bolometer detectors, and solid-state coolers. The group offers expertise in device simulation and design, nanofabrication in Micronova cleanrooms, and characterisation in cryogenic laboratories. Research is conducted collaboratively with other VTT teams, research partners, and customers both within Finland and internationally. The team participates in various European quantum technology research projects and national initiatives and supports VTT’s approach to advancing quantum computing and sensing technologies aimed at addressing global challenges.

We are seeking qualified experts to support the establishment of Pilot Line facilities dedicated to European quantum semiconductor initiatives. These pilot lines will serve as advanced centres for research, development, testing, manufacturing, and design within the microelectronics sector. The facilities will be available to a wide range of stakeholders, including academia, research institutes, SMEs, and industry partners. Funding for pilot line development is provided by both the European Commission and EU member states.

What we are looking for:

• You have a doctoral degree in physics, engineering physics, materials science, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, or a closely related field.
• Proven hands-on experience with microelectronics/nanoelectronics, especially clean-room process development, e.g., EBL.
• Familiarity with characterization methods such as SEM, EDX, profilometer, and/or electrical characterization.
• Experience in superconductor and/or semiconductor physics and electronics.
• Interest in participating in hands-on clean room work for developing fabrication processes and effectively resolving routine challenges.
• Additional qualifications considered an asset: experience in Python/Matlab coding, cryogenic measurements, electronics design, device design, and modelling.

Your responsibilities include:

• Improving and developing clean-room processes for cryo-electronics and quantum devices (such as quantum dots, spin qubits, cryo-CMOS and superconductors).
• Performing related characterization to validate the process.
• Documenting and reporting of the process development to communicate results with other researchers and groups at VTT.
• Addressing nanofabrication challenges and solving complex technical problems.
• Designing process flows in collaboration with device designers.
• Providing guidance to junior researchers and overseeing the work of clean-room operators.
• Collaborating closely with team members at VTT to address issues.
• Participating in the preparation of project proposals and dissemination of results via journal articles.

As a person, we hope that you:

• Have strong communication skills and can interact with colleagues from different fields.
• Are an open-minded and innovative person with a vision of longer-term research needs.
• Are a team player who can also work independently, willing to innovate and eager on having new challenges and responsibilities.
• Are enthusiastic and proactive and have a strong passion for science and research and development.
• Practical in establishing experimental research and well-motivated for developing new approaches and concepts for the future.

With VTT, you’ll enjoy:

• Visionary work in technology. We offer positions at the cutting-edge of technology and engineering, from next-generation microelectronics and quantum technology to automation and robotics, energy systems, and more. Our research agenda is dedicated to creating sustainable growth by solving systemic and technological challenges, so your work will go towards creating a real, positive impact. Read more about our strategy – the path of exponential hope.
• Fascinating projects, excellent research environment. Our researchers get to work on a combination of cutting-edge academic research and applied customer projects locally and internationally. At VTT, you'll have state-of-the-art research facilities, such as Micronova, the Finnish research infrastructure for micro-, nano-, and quantum technologies.
• Great career opportunities, superb colleagues. At VTT, excellence in research is a strategic priority. We offer long-term positions and stable career paths in top-level research. People tend to stay with us for over ten years since there are always new roles and responsibilities to grow into. Collaborating in a cross-disciplinary community with superb colleagues is a source of learning, inspiration, and fun.
• Support for your well-being. Our people are our main asset, so we take good care of them. We aim to nurture excellent team spirit and leadership and offer versatile well-being services to enable a good work-life balance. On top of 6 weeks of paid holidays, we offer exercise and culture benefits, hobby clubs, and voluntary well-being services such as meditation and cognitive ergonomics training.

Apply now and join our community of brilliant minds!

Please send your CV with your salary request via our recruitment system as soon as possible but at the latest 18 September 2025. A security clearance procedure is conducted during the recruitment process.

Interested and want to know more?

For further information, please contact Research Team Leader Eija Tuominen (eija.tuominen@vtt.fi)

We look forward to hearing from you!