Vacancy

Nanophysicist

Netherlands Physics Eindhoven Hybrid

TMC is looking for a passionate and pioneering Nanophysicist to join our Physics team. You will be developing and experimenting with optomechanical instruments and nanoscale characterization.

About The Member Company

We are a global high-tech consultancy company with a team of entrepreneurial engineers, scientists, and digital experts from around the world. Together we form a fast-growing and proud community. We offer consultancy services to high-profile clients globally in diverse service areas, such as:

Technology & Engineering
Energy & Renewables
Life sciences & Pharma
Digital & IT

About this vacancy

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to translate fundamental physical insights into practical, high-impact solutions. This includes both technology-push initiatives and customer-driven projects, where you’ll help define system requirements, conceptualize designs, and build experimental setups to validate key functionalities.

Conduct research and development on advanced nanoscale instrumentation.
Design and execute complex experiments and test setups.
Translate customer needs into technical solutions and performance indicators.
Develop and demonstrate prototypes and technology demonstrators.
Apply and advance techniques such as IAFM, KPFM & other scanning probe methods.

What we expect from you

MSc with at least 4 years of experience or a PhD in (Applied) Physics or Nanotechnology.
Strong background in physics, with expertise in scanning probe microscopy and nanoscale material characterization.
Familiarity with microfabrication technologies is a plus.
Proven scientific track record with publications in relevant journals.
Hands-on experience in experimental design and realization of test setups.
Pioneering mindset with a passion for solving complex scientific and engineering challenges.

What you can expect from us

TMC is a unique group of technical professionals who are entrepreneurial, skilled, and operate almost independently. Our model for Employeneurship is unparalleled, offering experts from various backgrounds the benefits of employment combined with the opportunities of entrepreneurship.

People are the driving force behind technology. They apply knowledge in practice and initiate or accelerate innovation. Being at the heart of the international high-tech industry, we understand what tech companies need to stay ahead. We offer you a challenging and stimulating work environment where you can be the director of your own career.

As an Employeneur, you become part of our TMC family. Fun and engagement are key elements of our culture. We are aware of the impact we have on the lives and careers of our Employeneurs and the performance of our clients. We monitor, contribute to, and invest in themes that are important not only at an industry level but also at organizational and personal levels, such as vitality and expats.

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A long-term working relationship

Enjoy the security of a long-term contract and a stable source of income while getting the opportunity to work at diverse projects.

Individual profit sharing

Full transparency. That’s it. For each of your projects, you know your hourly rate, your costs, and your individual performance-based profit sharing, all in order to stimulate your inner entrepreneur.

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Our employeneurs are grouped in business cells based on their technical expertise. They are small, focused and function as high-grade knowledge networks. And as buzzing communities of close colleagues.

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Every employeneur drives their own career. Together, we make a plan for personal and professional growth. Receive personal coaching and an extensive training budget to keep developing yourself and deliver outperformance at our clients.