Description
As a Field Application Engineer, you will be the customer-facing technical expert for QuantumDiamonds’ quantum diamond microscopy systems - owning ongoing customer success, installations, training, and servicing, across leading semiconductor companies. This role is split between product mastery and high-impact international field work. In Munich, you will work as a power-user, running customer projects hands-on. In the field, you will lead deployments and ensure our systems perform reliably in real customer environments. If you have experience in failure analysis, field applications and enjoy combining your technical skills with customer interaction - we want to hear from you.
What is expected of you
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in semiconductor failure analysis, yield/debug, or metrology, operating complex lab tools in a customer-facing or production-like environment.
- Solid understanding of semiconductor device behavior and common failure modes, plus how to validate findings with good measurement practice and clear evidence.
- Strong troubleshooting and measurement mindset.
- Confident customer communication: clear, calm, structured, and professional, especially during escalations.
- Willingness and ability to travel internationally (US/Asia) in multi-week blocks.
- High ownership, collaborative, hands-on attitude in a fast-moving environment.
Strong assets (nice to have)
- Hands-on experience with FA localization techniques such as LIT, OBIRCH, and PEM; sample preparation know-how (for example decapsulation, probing, wire bonding) is a plus.
- Background at a semiconductor tool company in a customer-facing role, running failure analysis / metrology demos or supporting evaluations, and operating/troubleshooting complex FA or metrology systems, including laser- or optics-heavy setups (alignment, stability, safety, basic diagnostics).
- Strong technical writing skills: producing customer-facing FA reports or application notes with clear structure, high-quality visuals, and actionable conclusions.
Our benefits
- Mission: At QD, we’re driven by more than just building great products - we aim to make a lasting difference. Joining us means contributing to meaningful work that goes beyond business as usual.
- Impact & growth: This is an exciting stage of our journey, and your voice matters. You’ll have the chance to shape our culture, influence key decisions, and grow alongside a company that’s scaling fast.
- Well-being & balance: We value rest and recovery. That’s why you’ll enjoy 30 vacation days plus public holidays to recharge and return inspired.
- Health & fitness: With a company-sponsored Wellpass membership, you’ll have access to countless gyms, classes, and wellness offers across Germany to stay healthy and active.
- Team & culture: We believe the best ideas come when we connect outside the office. From regular off-sites to team events, you’ll be part of a collaborative and supportive environment.
- Learning & development: Your growth is our priority. We provide an annual budget dedicated to courses, conferences, or any resources that help you expand your skills.
- Ownership & participation: As part of our equity program, you’ll directly share in our success and the value we create together.
Who we are
Founded in 2022 as a spin-off of TU Munich, QD leverages quantum sensors to rapidly capture three-dimensional current maps within multi-layer chips. Our 30-strong team of physicists, engineers, and data scientists works side by side with major semiconductor manufacturers, helping them in chip debugging and accelerating their yield analysis. Backed by top-tier deep tech investors, semiconductor experts, and strategic public programs, we have ensured long-term stability, shifting from breakthrough to scale - and shaping the next chapter in chip testing.
Why join us?
Picture this:
- A machine that catches what others miss – in milliseconds.
- Physics, data, and engineering are working hand in hand to build tools that matter.
- An international team, who loves solving hard problems and where knowledge flows fast.
Still unsure about why joining us?
- You'll get to build a company together with a brilliant and welcoming team on a product that has never been done before.
- Our technology is the cutting edge of tomorrow, starting today and not in 10 years.
- You will work directly with major semiconductor companies from Day 1.
- You'll get virtual shares and act on behalf of the entire company, beyond just your own team.
- You’ll be part of a high-growth company backed by top-tier investors.
Let’s make the invisible visible!
What will you do
- HQ (Munich): Run customer sample projects end-to-end (measurements, data-quality checks, customer-ready outputs), support live demos, and turn customer questions into robust workflows, playbooks, and training material.
- Field (US/Asia): Lead on-site installations and commissioning, run acceptance and performance checks, and train customer teams on operation and first-level troubleshooting.
- Field + Remote: Troubleshoot across optics/lasers, mechanics, electronics, software, and data workflows; perform preventive maintenance, repairs, and upgrades; own support cases to closure with clear documentation.
- Continuous improvement: Provide structured feedback from HQ and the field to improve uptime, serviceability, and user experience.
TECHNICAL & MARKET ANALYSIS | Appended by Quantum.Jobs
BLOCK 1 — EXECUTIVE SNAPSHOT (6–8 LINES)
This Field Application Engineer role is the critical commercial vector bridging foundational quantum sensing technology—specifically nitrogen-vacancy (NV) diamond microscopy—and the industrial semiconductor failure analysis (FA) value chain. The position translates sub-micron level quantum data into actionable yield intelligence for leading chip manufacturers. By ensuring the deployment, stability, and customer-driven optimization of these novel metrology systems in production environments, the role directly accelerates the industrial Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of quantum-enhanced metrology and validates its ROI against legacy FA techniques.
BLOCK 2 — INDUSTRY & ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS (200–350 WORDS)
The semiconductor industry is currently facing a formidable yield wall driven by increasing complexity in multi-layer, 3D chip architectures and heterogeneous integration. Traditional FA tools, primarily reliant on electrical probing or destructive imaging, suffer from escalating throughput and spatial resolution limitations when diagnosing subsurface current leakage or transient faults in advanced nodes (e.g., 5nm and below). This constraint creates a high-value entry point for quantum-based metrology. The NV-diamond microscopy approach offers non-invasive, high-sensitivity magnetic field mapping that translates directly into three-dimensional current density maps, bypassing the destructive physical layer removal inherent in many legacy methods. The market structure for quantum sensing is nascent, dominated by specialized deep-tech startups (like QuantumDiamonds) challenging established metrology giants (e.g., KLA, Applied Materials) through superior signal-to-noise ratio and spatial fidelity. The immediate scalability bottleneck lies not in the physics but in the industrialization: transitioning laboratory-proven optical/quantum hardware into robust, high-uptime, wafer-fab-compatible tools. This FAE function is tasked with mitigating this TRL gap, acting as the primary feedback loop to R&D, ensuring that the system's operational envelope—including optics alignment, vibration isolation, and data throughput—meets stringent manufacturing floor requirements in US and Asian fabs. A significant workforce gap exists for dual-skilled professionals who combine quantum sensor physics and optics mastery with deep knowledge of semiconductor device physics and production-side FA methodologies (e.g., OBIRCH, LIT), making this role pivotal in developing the necessary talent pool for commercial quantum hardware deployment.
BLOCK 3 — TECHNICAL SKILL ARCHITECTURE (120–250 WORDS)
The required technical architecture integrates complex system-level troubleshooting with domain expertise in both quantum physics and semiconductor engineering. Mastery of the hardware layer ensures continuous system throughput; this involves rapid diagnosis and resolution of failures across precision optics, high-power lasers, control electronics, and mechatronic stages, all critical for maintaining the sub-micron resolution integrity of the quantum sensor. At the application layer, the engineer leverages deep knowledge of semiconductor failure modes and yield analysis (e.g., electromigration, dielectric breakdown) to execute customer projects. This proficiency allows the FAE to validate and interpret 3D current maps generated by the quantum sensor, translating raw physical data into definitive, actionable yield improvement conclusions for fab engineers. The core outcome is system stability and high data fidelity under demanding production conditions, achieved through rigorous process documentation, training standardization, and a proactive continuous improvement feedback cycle to headquarters engineering teams.
BLOCK 4 — STRATEGIC IMPACT (10–14 BULLETS) * Accelerating the commercial adoption curve of quantum metrology systems within the global semiconductor supply chain.
* De-risking the critical path for advanced node development by providing non-destructive, sub-surface fault localization capability.
* Establishing industry benchmarks for quantum diamond microscopy performance against legacy FA localization techniques (e.g., E-beam, PICA).
* Facilitating the translation of complex quantum physics outputs into standard, actionable semiconductor manufacturing process control data.
* Driving the intellectual property generation relating to robust field deployment and operational methodologies for quantum hardware.
* Mitigating customer escalations through confident technical leadership, protecting brand reputation during initial technology maturation phases.
* Creating a standardized global service and training footprint necessary for high-volume sales expansion into US and Asian markets.
* Providing high-fidelity, real-world operational feedback to guide hardware ruggedization and software usability roadmaps.
* Enhancing wafer-level yield by shortening the mean time to discovery (MTTD) for persistent and transient device failure mechanisms.
* Cultivating strategic technical relationships with Tier 1 semiconductor customers, leading to early design-in and competitive entrenchment.
* Expanding the operational envelope of quantum sensors to meet future material and process requirements for 3D packaging and novel devices.
BLOCK 5 — FOOTER
Industry Tags: Quantum Metrology, Semiconductor Failure Analysis, NV Diamond Sensing, Semiconductor Metrology, Yield Enhancement, Field Applications Engineering, Quantum Sensor Deployment, Diagnostic Imaging, 3D Current Mapping, Deep Tech Commercialization, Advanced Process Control, Optical Quantum Hardware
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