Ingénieur Brevets

Reporting to the Director of Intellectual Property (IP), the Patent Engineer contributes to the development of Soitec by assuming full responsibility for part of Soitec's patent portfolio. Its mission is to protect Soitec's innovations and guarantee the freedom to operate new products/processes developed within Soitec.

• Collaboration, interface and advisory role with engineers-inventors and various business managers as well as with the Managers of the Innovation department.
• Your interlocutors are present both in France and abroad Animation of IP meetings with technical teams (Innovation / Business) to capture inventions, clarify protection opportunities, identify patentable solutions, specify desirable areas of protection.
• Realization of studies prior to patent filings (state of the art, patentability studies) directly and / or subcontracted Drafting patents directly and/or in collaboration with IP firms Management and monitoring of examination procedures before IP offices
• Supervision of the administrative work of patent assistants in relation to managed portfolios Management, revision and valuation of managed patent portfolios
• Advice and opinions on actions with legal implications in terms of patents Realization of freedom-to-operate studies (identification of competitors' patents, analysis of patent validity, participation in the implementation of attack or defense strategies vis-à-vis competitors)
• Participation in the monitoring of competing patents, legal follow-up Active participation in the management of patent litigation and pre-litigation collaboration with the Legal Department (counterfeiting analysis, constitution of legal files of attack or defense, participation in the conduct of litigation with lawyers), advice on litigation and negotiations
• Supervision and interface with IP firms and consulting partners, foreign agents for the processing of filing files, the follow-up of procedures, possible IP disputes and other subcontracted studies Actor in the development and management of the intellectual property strategy within Soitec
• Participation in the drafting of IP contracts (licenses, co-ownerships, assignments, R&D agreements, NDA) in relation with the Legal team
• Realization of IP Due Diligence studies as part of M&A opportunities in support of the Strategic Office Department Awareness of the company's teams of the strategic issues of IP and the functioning of patents

Holder of an engineering degree or equivalent, with advanced scientific and technical training, preferably in the field of microelectronics and semiconductor materials.
You have a CEIPI diploma, and the qualification of European Representative or one in the process of being acquired would be a plus. You have at least 3 to 5 years' experience in a company or law firm.
Your strong capacity for analysis and synthesis, as well as your rigor and pragmatism, will enable you to manage efficiently and independently the patents of a company evolving in a highly competitive environment.
Your interpersonal skills, curiosity and adaptability make you an indispensable partner for supporting the company's inventors and researchers.
Passionate about innovation and IP, your ability to communicate and convince enables you to support messages at all levels of the company (Comex, Business, Innovation, technical teams).
Your fluency in written and spoken English/ French enables you to collaborate with our multicultural teams and international partners.