Senior Device Processing Engineer — Quantum Fabrication

SQC Silicon Quatum Computing; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC) is hiring a Senior Device Processing Engineer to advance the fabrication of atomic-scale quantum devices in our cleanroom. You will work across the full process flow, optimizing lithography, etching, and deposition while maintaining yield and reproducibility.

This hands-on role spans greenfield development and refinement of existing processes, collaborating with global experts to push toward scalable quantum architectures.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Engineering, Physics, Nanotechnology, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ hands-on experience in cleanroom semiconductor fabrication.
• Demonstrated hands-on expertise in electron beam lithography.
• Strong experience across adjacent nanoscale processes (etching, deposition, materials integration).
• Proven ability to optimise and troubleshoot fabrication processes and equipment.
• Track record of independently developing, documenting, and transferring fabrication recipes.
• Demonstrated leadership in a collaborative technical environment.
• Experience operating in a commercial fab, foundry, or production-oriented research consortium.
• Exposure to formal process control, yield tracking, or production discipline beyond pure academic research.
• Familiarity with quantum device fabrication or other ultra-low-defect process environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the optimisation of semiconductor fabrication processes across the full flow (lithography, etching, deposition, packaging) to improve performance and reproducibility
• Develop new fabrication techniques to support the scaling of quantum architectures
• Perform advanced device processing, with electron beam lithography as a core daily tool
• Conduct detailed root cause analysis and resolve complex fabrication issues
• Maintain cleanroom equipment and infrastructure
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to junior engineers and researchers
• Contribute to documentation, process control discipline, and safety procedures

Skills

Cleanroom fabrication

Electron beam lithography

Process troubleshooting

Fabrication recipes

Technical leadership

Education

Master’s or PhD in Engineering/Physics/Nanotechnology

Tools

Electron beam lithography system

Semiconductor fabrication equipment

Job description

Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC) is hiring a Senior Device Processing Engineer to advance the fabrication of atomic-scale quantum devices in our cleanroom. You will work across the full process flow, optimizing lithography, etching, and deposition while maintaining yield and reproducibility.

This hands-on role spans greenfield development and refinement of existing processes, collaborating with global experts to push toward scalable quantum architectures.