QA Engineer – Manufacturing Applications
Are you passionate about quality, testing, and ensuring critical operational applications perform flawlessly? Do you enjoy collaborating with users, developers, and process experts to translate business needs into robust and reliable solutions? Then you may be the QA Engineer we are looking for!
At imec, you will play a key role in validating the manufacturing applications that support our world-leading semiconductor research and pilot-line operations. Your work will directly contribute to the quality, reliability, and continuity of the systems that enable tomorrow’s technological breakthroughs..
What you will do
As a QA Engineer, you will ensure that the manufacturing applications supporting imec’s world-class research and production environment are reliable, intuitive, and ready for operation.
- Drive application quality from concept to deployment by preparing and executing functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, and user acceptance tests.
- Partner with users, engineers, and developers to understand business processes, validate requirements, and ensure solutions meet operational needs.
- Provide clear quality visibility by documenting test results, reporting quality metrics, managing defects, and delivering objective evidence to support deployment and Go/No-Go decisions.
- Enable successful application adoption through user validation, training support, documentation, and readiness assessments.
- Champion continuous improvement by identifying recurring issues, refining testing practices, and helping raise quality standards across the organization.
What we do for you
At imec, you'll join one of the world's leading research centers in nanoelectronics and digital technologies. You'll work in a unique high-tech environment where innovation, collaboration, and operational excellence come together.
We offer:
- The opportunity to work on mission-critical applications supporting groundbreaking semiconductor research.
- A diverse and international environment with colleagues from all over the world.
- Significant autonomy, responsibility, and room for initiative.
- Extensive learning and development opportunities through imec.academy.
- A culture built on passion, excellence, connectedness, and integrity.
- A competitive salary package with a comprehensive range of benefits.
Be part of the technology that shapes tomorrow
At imec, quality is not just about finding defects—it is about enabling innovation with confidence. If you are motivated by ensuring operational excellence and want to make a tangible impact in a world-class manufacturing and research environment, we would love to hear from you.
Who you are
You are a quality-driven professional who enjoys bridging technology and operations and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
- Strong expertise in software testing methodologies, including test planning, test design, requirements traceability, defect management, risk-based testing, and user acceptance testing.
- A solid understanding of quality assurance best practices, with the ability to produce clear test documentation, execution reports, and objective quality assessments that support deployment decisions. If you hold an ISTQB certification, that’s a great bonus, but your mindset matters more.
- At least 5 years of experience in application testing or QA engineering, preferably for operational, manufacturing, CIM, or MES-related systems. Experience in a manufacturing, semiconductor, or process-industry environment is a strong asset.
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, combined with a proactive mindset and the ability to collaborate effectively with both business users and technical teams. Fluency in English is essential.
