Cleanliness Expert - VDL ETG Technology & Development B.V.

As Cleanliness Expert, you will drive the design and production of the cleanest high-tech systems in the industry, meeting extreme cleanliness standards such as grade 1. You understand the impact of cooling fluids, cutting oils, and production residuals on system performance, and you know how to prevent contamination at every stage of the supply chain. Your mission is to specify, validate, and enforce cleanliness requirements that ensure system functionality, reliability, and long-term stability.

Your responsibilities include:

• Specifying cleanliness requirements for systems and parts to ensure functional performance.
• Actively participating in design reviews to ensure proper execution of contamination-control requirements.
• Leading the functional qualification of systems, with a focus on surface analysis and photochemistry.
• Taking ownership of root-cause analyses in case of contamination-related issues or failures and proposing effective alternatives.
• Developing and maintaining contamination-control design rules that meet ultra-clean system requirements.
• Proposing new ideas and supporting the organization in advancing contamination-control capabilities.
• Documenting specifications, supporting calculations, and testing results with high accuracy and clarity.
• Providing methods, tools, and verification techniques to validate cleanliness requirements.
• Detecting, mimicking, and controlling contamination, including designing tools when necessary.

VDL ETG Technology & Development (VDL ETG T&D) is the company within VDL ETG that stands for research and development. With a group of creative designers, we translate our customers' requirements and wishes into usable designs for their systems, focusing on manufacturability, functionality and reliability. This involves components of complex devices for the semiconductor, medical and aerospace industries. At T&D, we have several competence groups, including Mechanics, Mechatronics, Electronics, Flow & Heat, Software and Project Management. Our employees are passionate, professional and result-oriented.

They are committed to everything they do and ensure our success. We value:

• Innovation: We inspire creativity and challenge ourselves to go beyond what is possible.
• Collaboration: We foster teamwork and partnerships to integrate diverse design and partner inputs into optimal solutions.
• Continuous Learning: We promote continuous education and development to acquire and maintain world-class skills and competencies.
• Excellence: We pursue excellence in everything we do, with a focus on quality and delivering the best possible outcomes.
• Sustainability: We adhere to a sustainable approach that aligns with VDL ETG manufacturing to create more value.
• Accountability: We take ownership and responsibility, and we hold ourselves and others accountable for delivering on our commitments

What we offer:

• A temporary or permanent contract with YER.
• Competitive employment conditions: Salary and benefits equivalent to those offered by VDL (max €8000), based on your education and experience.
• Additional benefits: Holiday allowance, extra leave days (ADV), travel allowance, and other secondary benefits equivalent to those of VDL.
• Future perspective: The possibility to transfer to a direct contract with the client after one year.
• Solid pension plan: In accordance with the STIPP pension scheme.
• Personal guidance: Open and transparent communication with your dedicated consultant.
• Career development: Personal coaching by our career coaches and access to a wide range of technical and soft skills training.
• Practical support: A Service Desk available for all your day-to-day questions.

Education:

• Master’s degree in Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or a related field with a clear specialization in cleanliness of parts.
• Certifications in FMEA, DOE, or Six Sigma are considered a strong advantage.

Experience & Expertise:

• Proven experience in designing and producing ultra-clean high-tech systems that meet the strictest industry standards (e.g., grade 1).
• Experience with ultra-high vacuum systems down to mbar.
• Demonstrated ability to write and deploy contamination-control strategies across the entire supply chain.
• Strong knowledge of molecular cleanliness and contamination physics.
• Hands-on experience with validation methods such as SEM-EDX, RGA analysis, XPS, and particle-detection techniques.
• Broad market experience in high-tech equipment, scientific instrumentation, semiconductor systems, and space applications.

Technical Strengths:

• Strong focus on materials science, analytical chemistry, surface chemistry, and contamination control.
• Solid experimental and/or theoretical experience in surface analysis and material characterization.
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic, explorative environment. 3 Cleanliness Expert VDL ETG T&D Personal Skills
• Strong analytical ability combined with a pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset.
• Open and clear communication style that builds trust across multidisciplinary teams.
• Natural driver of change who can influence and elevate organizational standards.
• Skilled at balancing conflicting stakeholder needs while maintaining clarity from engineering to executive level.
• Proficient in English