Posted: June 2, 2009

Job openings: Egypt-IBM Nanotechnology Research Center Engineering and Management Positions

(Nanowerk News) The Government of Egypt recently signed an agreement with IBM to establish a world-class research center in Egypt with the objective of developing expertise in nanoscience and nanotechnology. The newly created Center exhibits state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, and establishes vehicle for cooperate with IBM in the field of nanotechnology. The Center will have diverse research programs covering a broad range of disciplines. The Center is actively looking for qualified Egyptian candidates for Management and Engineering positions in the following areas:
1. Facilities Engineering Manager
The manager will be responsible for providing and building infrastructure engineering and technical support for all the facilities and utilities associated with the nanotechnology building. The successful candidate should have excellent planning and execution skills and a vision to be able to manage and engineer the building facilities to support all operations within the Center.
2. Engineering Operations Manager
The manager will be responsible for providing equipment engineering and technical support for all the processing functions that occur in the clean room and non clean room laboratories on campus. The successful candidate should have excellent planning and execution skills and a vision to be able to manage and engineer the operations within a clean room and wet lab environment.
3. Senior Laboratory Equipment Engineer
The engineer will be responsible for providing equipment engineering and technical support for all the equipment processing functions that occur on the clean room tools and non clean room tools within the laboratories on campus. The successful candidate should have excellent equipment control skills and a vision to be able to provide engineering services for the equipment and process engineers within a clean room and wet lab environment.
Qualifications and Requirements
Minimum requirement is Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering discipline with a minimum of 10-15 years of industry experience. The potential candidates must be a team leader, team player, self motivated and a creative/innovative thinker. Candidates must have an excellent track record. English language fluency (spoken and written) is essential, as are good writing and oral communication skills.
Compensation and benefits are internationally competitive. Successful candidates will receive training and professional development. For more details and application information, please visit the center's website: http://www.egnc-ibm.gov.eg/.
Source: Egypt-IBM Nanotechnology Research Center