About this role
About us
Join us to build up one of Europe’s most advancedsemiconductor manufacturing sites in Dresden. As a Quality ControlTechnician you serve as the final quality gate before our productsreach global customers. In this role, you combine automated opticalinspection (AVI), systematic defect review, and final documentationchecks in a cutting-edge cleanroom facility.
- During your onboardingstarting in February 2027, you will complete a 6-month trainingprogram in Taiwan to gain hands-on fab experience, master coreinspection procedures, and build a strong international network.
- TasksOperate optical inspection tools and manage Automated VisualInspection recipes.
- Perform detailed defect reviews, verify hold lots,and generate structured defect reports for engineering evaluation.
- Validate outgoing wafer documentation and ensure strict compliancewith quality, handling, and shipping standards.
- Execute cleanroomenvironmental monitoring and support routine tool calibration and 6Saudit processes.
- Conduct initial troubleshooting on inspectionequipment and execute lot disposition according to standardprocedures.
- Manage operational inventory of cleanroom parts,consumables, and Front Opening Shipping Boxes.
- Handle manual packingand safe dispatch preparation of finished goods for warehousetransfer.
- Work in rotating shift schedules (initially a 2-shift model,transitioning to a continuous 5-crew 3-shift roster).
Profile MustHave
- Completed technical vocational training (Berufsausbildung) orequivalent with technical background/aptitude.
- Hands-on experience inmanufacturing, production, or quality inspection environments.
- Semiconductor experience is a plus, but motivated entry-levelcandidates and cross-industry applicants are welcome).
- Willingness towork in a cleanroom environment (90%), covering physical materialhandling as well as stationary desk-based analysis.
- Readiness to workrotating shifts.
- Solid PC literacy (MS Office, especially Excel).Professional English proficiency (min. B2) and at least basic Germanlanguage skills.
- Availability for onboarding in February 2027,including the 6-month training in Tainan, Taiwan.
Nice to Have
- Priorexperience in cleanroom environments, semiconductor manufacturing, orprecision industries (e.g., optics, electronics, medical technology).Basic understanding of defect inspection systems, statistical processcontrol, or 6S principles.
- Mandarin language skills (beneficial forcross-site collaboration).
- We offer Security & Perspective: Apermanent employment contract and career advancement opportunities inone of Europe's leading semiconductors fabs.
- Company Pension Plan &Financial
Benefits
- We support your financial well-being with ourrobust company pension plan.
- As an ESMC employee, you also benefitdirectly from TSMC’s performance through an exclusive Employee StockPurchase Plan (ESPP).
- Relocation Support for Dresden: Moving for us?
- We’ll provide you with all the support you will need for yourrelocation and your start in Dresden.
- Training & Development: At theTSMC Newcomer Training Center, gain a deeper understanding of theprocesses involved in operating complex semiconductor equipmentthrough unique hands-on training, while you continuously expand yourknowledge.
- Health & Well-Being: An annual budget for your health andwell-being (e.g., for sports classes, massages, or relaxation) helpsyou stay fit.
- Meals & Transportation: Enjoy a daily meal allowance aswell as a subsidized public transportation (e.g., for theDeutschlandticket).
Additional contact details Please apply with yourEnglish CV.