Senior AMO Physicist

Lace Lithography AS; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary + equity

Gym allowance

Team lunches

Social events

Annual off-site

Job summary

Lace Lithography is seeking a passionate AMO physicist to join our team in Barcelona. You will work on theory, simulation and experimental collaboration focused on cold atom beams and laser cooling, contributing to a frontier AI of chip lithography research.

The role requires a PhD in AMO Physics with extensive experience in atom-light interactions and beam manipulation, and a strong publication record or thesis. Relocation support is available.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent level in AMO Physics or closely related discipline.
• Significant theoretical experience with manipulation of atoms using light.
• Deep understanding of atom-light interaction and atomic physics.

Responsibilities

• Tackle theoretical physics problems on cold, intense neutral atom beams at quantum and classical levels.
• Develop theoretical and numerical modeling of atom-light interactions for beam manipulation.
• Design advanced laser cooling schemes and supervise their practical implementation.
• Develop numerical approaches to validate theoretical models under engineering constraints.
• Collaborate across teams on theory, simulation, and experiments; produce shared simulation tools.
• Produce and maintain high-quality code and documentation; review colleagues' work.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Explore novel AMO physics solutions at the frontier of the field.

Skills

AMO physics

Atom-light interaction

Atomic beam manipulation

Analytical thinking

Collaborative skills

Education

PhD in AMO Physics

Tools

Simulation code

Job description

At Lace Lithography, we’re scaling up our team and looking for a passionate and sharp talent to join us.

In our company we build chip lithography technology that will enable the next 100 years of chip manufacturing. Founded in 2023, we’re based in Bergen (Norway) and Barcelona (Spain), and backed by some of the world’s most ambitious investors.

What You’ll Do

• Work on general theoretical physics problems related to the production and manipulation of cold intense beams of neutral atoms, both at the quantum and classical levels.
• Develop theoretical and numerical modeling of atom-light interactions for atomic beam manipulation.
• Design advanced laser cooling schemes and supervise their practical implementation.
• Develop numerical approaches to validate the theoretical models, with an emphasis on realistic engineering constraints.
• Collaborate across teams on theoretical, simulation, and experimental projects, producing simulation tools to be used by other teams.
• Produce and maintain high quality code and documentation, as well as review documentation and code written by colleagues.
• Mentor junior members of the team.
• Investigate novel physical solutions and understanding, at the forefront of AMO and cold-atoms physics.

Who You Are

An expert AMO physicist with solid knowledge on atom light interactions, expertise in manipulation techniques of atomic beams and a deep understanding of atom optics and atomic physics. Someone that thrives in a collaborative fast paced environment working on complex, interconnected, and evolving problems. With your expertise in the art of research you are highly capable of working on problems that may be ill defined or involve subjects that are outside your area of specialization.

Requirements

• PhD or equivalent level of experience in AMO Physics or closely related discipline.
• Significant theoretical experience with manipulation of atoms using light.
• Deep understanding of the core principles of atomic physics and atom-light interaction.
• Significant record of publications or strong thesis.
• Capable of performing back-of-the-envelope calculations to assess physics/engineering problems and proposals.
• Scientific curiosity and commitment to staying current with the latest literature and developments in the field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with atom beams or supersonic sources.
• Hands on laboratory experience.
• Direct experience in the fields of atom optics, laser cooling, optical excitation, etc.

Our Team Here At Lace

…consists of amazing people who’ve joined us from all over the world, driven by intense curiosity, the urge for exploration, and a desire to push the limits of physics. We promise to offer you a place among highly motivated Lacers, present you with extremely difficult problems—and have a lot of fun solving them.

Workplace & Culture

Lace operates out of two beautiful, vibrant, and strong-willed cities. Although we are cities apart, we strive to make the team feel as one.

We don’t define values—but we have one universal expectation:

Be the best team player you can be.

Part of the team, part of the company

Competitive salary + equity through our incentive plan.

€50 monthly gym allowance, weekly team lunches, monthly social events, and annual off-site with the whole team.

Personal Development

Quarterly development goals with your manager and your own budget to learn and grow.

No journey without travelling

We support relocation and immigration to make joining Lace as smooth as possible.

At Lace, we develop breakthrough chip patterning technology, which extends Moore's Law a decade beyond current tech.