Applications Engineering Manager - Semiconductor Metrology
Applications Engineering Manager – Semiconductor Metrology
£69,000 – £80,000 depending on experience
Benefits
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)
Would you like to help shape how the next generation of semiconductors is manufactured?
At Infinitesima, we develop advanced metrology systems that help some of the world's most innovative technology companies solve nanoscale measurement challenges.
We're looking for an Applications Engineering Manager to lead our growing Applications Development team – the team responsible for proving what our technology can do in real customer environments and helping turn breakthrough capability into commercial success.
This is a rare opportunity to sit at the intersection of customers, engineering, product development and semiconductor innovation, leading both people and technical delivery.
You'll play a key role in how our systems are demonstrated, optimised and adopted by leading semiconductor organisations, while helping shape the future direction of our products through direct customer insight.
Why this role matters
Our customers work at the cutting edge of semiconductor manufacturing, advanced materials and nanotechnology.
Your team will be responsible for helping customers understand, evaluate and unlock the full value of our technology. You'll lead the work that turns customer challenges into successful demonstrations, practical applications and ultimately long-term product adoption.
This isn't simply a people management role.
You'll help balance customer ambition, technical feasibility and engineering capacity, influencing how our products evolve while creating repeatable, scalable applications capability across the business.
About us
Based in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, we are a highly skilled team of more than 125 people and growing rapidly.
We're backed by global financial and industry investors including Applied Ventures, the strategic venture arm of Applied Materials.
Our scientists, engineers and technical specialists are united by a shared mission: enabling the next generation of semiconductor innovation through breakthrough metrology technology.
What you'll be doing
As our Applications Engineering Manager, you will:
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, optimisation and customer success
Influence future product direction through customer insight and applications 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
Supporting complex, high-precision metrology, AFM, microscopy or similar instrumentation
Translating customer requirements into practical technical solutions
Delivering customer demonstrations, technical evaluations and system optimisation 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
Semiconductor process development
Scientific instrumentation
Microscopy or nanoscale measurement technologies
Customer applications engineering
Field applications engineering
Technical product demonstrations
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
Product insight, technical storytelling or pre-sales experience
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.
Why join Infinitesima?
Lead a genuinely specialist team in a rapidly growing deep-tech business
Work directly with some of the most advanced semiconductor organisations in the world
Influence product direction, customer adoption and technical strategy
Develop both technical and leadership capability
Help commercialise breakthrough metrology technology
Join a business where your impact is visible and your decisions matter
Ready to help shape the future of semiconductor metrology?
We'd love to hear from you.
A bit about us:
Infinitesima is a privately owned company founded in 2001, as a spin-out of the University of Bristol, by CTO Professor Andrew Humphris. Our dynamic team of scientists and engineers is focussed on enabling the next generation of semiconductor devices through delivery of innovative products to customers around the world.
Our strength lies in the varied perspectives that come from different cultures, experiences, and identities. We believe that true innovation is fuelled by collaboration, locally and globally. We strive to foster an environment where everyone can contribute meaningfully and thrive. If you require adjustments to take part in the recruitment process, please let us know, we’ll do our best to support you.
Your recruitment journey:
We will interview you: Monday to Friday UK Time 9am to 4.30pm and we'll be as flexible as we can with Global Scheduling
1st stage: (45 minute) Remote meeting to evaluate your experience and technical ability
2nd stage: (2.5 hours) Face to face onsite evaluating technical, presentation and communication skills along with your ways of working and your opportunity to to know more about us
If you're not comfortable with eye contact, let us know at the start of your interview and if REMOTE, once we've said hello, feel free to turn your camera off until the end.
Informal is absolutely fine for onsite interviews, we want you to feel comfortable when you meet us and if there's anything else we can do to support your journey, just let us know.
A note on how we use AI:
We use AI only to transcribe our interviews so we can focus fully on you instead of scribbling notes. The AI does not take part in any decision making at any stage. All hiring decisions are made by real humans based on the conversation we have with you.
Location and working pattern:
We recognise the value of flexibility and offer a hybrid working model wherever possible. Most employees work onsite three days per week, although some positions require a greater onsite presence due to the nature of the work and business need
Recruitment agencies: Infinitesima Ltd only works with approved agencies and does not accept unsolicited agency CVs. Please do not submit candidate details in response to this advert or solicit any Infinitesima Ltd employees. Infinitesima Ltd is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs.