Senior Nanofabrication Engineer,

As Senior Nanofabrication Engineer, you will manage and undertake commercially oriented device design and cleanroom fabrication within the Southampton Nanofabrication Centre. A candidate with experience in a broad range of device design and cleanroom fabrication processes including, mask/reticle/EBL design, process flow planning, process development, lithography, deposition, etch and other wafer scale processing is required in order to be able to work with a wide range of clients to specify, manage and deliver cutting edge device and process to the demanding commercial sector. You will work on a number of concurrently running cleanroom-based projects and will need to manage the delivery of high-quality nanofabrication projects to meet client expectations.

The University of Southampton is a global top 100 university and top 20 in the UK. Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) is one of the first dedicated departments for electronics in the world dating back to 1947 and is rated 3rd in the UK for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Guardian University Guide 2026). 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.

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