Applications Engineering Manager – Semiconductor Metrology

Company: Infinitesima
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Applications Engineering Manager – Semiconductor Metrology

Abingdon, UK

Applications Engineering Manager – Semiconductor Metrology

25 days annual leave

Private healthcare/Death in service/4% employer pension contribution via salary sacrifice/Generous EMI share scheme

Flexible hybrid working (typically 3 days per week on site)

Overview

Infinitesima develops advanced metrology systems that help customers solve nanoscale measurement challenges in semiconductor manufacturing, materials science and nanotechnology.

What you’ll be doing

  • Lead, mentor and develop a growing team of Applications Engineers
  • Manage delivery of our Early Access Demonstration programme
  • Work directly with customers to understand use cases, technical challenges and performance requirements
  • Guide customer demonstrations, feasibility studies and technical evaluations
  • Act as the escalation point for complex applications and system issues
  • Support pre-sales activities, technical workshops and customer engagements
  • Collaborate with Engineering and Product teams to translate customer feedback into product improvements
  • Define and improve application workflows, technical documentation and best practice
  • Help create scalable approaches for system deployment, optimization and customer success
  • Influence future product direction through customer insight and application expertise
  • Support prioritisation where customer requirements, engineering resource and product maturity need careful balancing

What we’re looking for

  • Applications Engineering, Systems Engineering or another customer-facing technical role
  • Leading, mentoring or developing engineers within a technical environment
  • Translating customer requirements into practical technical solutions
  • Delivering customer demonstrations, technical evaluations and system optimization activities
  • Troubleshooting complex systems and driving technical problem-solving
  • Working across mechanical, electronic, software and scientific disciplines
  • Communicating technical concepts clearly to customers, engineers and stakeholders
  • Managing competing priorities while maintaining a strong customer experience
  • Building trusted relationships with demanding technical customers

Particularly relevant experience

We’re especially interested in hearing from people with experience in:

  • Semiconductor metrology
  • Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
  • Surface metrology
  • Precision instrumentation
  • Scientific instrumentation
  • Microscopy or nanoscale measurement technologies
  • Customer applications engineering
  • Field applications engineering
  • Customer adoption of complex technology solutions

Nice to have

  • Experience working directly with semiconductor customers
  • Experience supporting semiconductor fabs or process development teams
  • Exposure to AFM, metrology, microscopy, inspection or other nanoscale measurement systems
  • Experience supporting international customers and deployments
  • Understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes and workflows

Education / Qualifications

A degree in Physics, Engineering, Materials Science, Systems Engineering or a related discipline would be beneficial. However, we’re equally interested in people who have developed their expertise through apprenticeships, industry experience or a combination of technical and leadership progression.

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Posted: July 11th, 2026