Senior AMO Physicist

Lace Lithography; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

€50 gym allowance

Weekly team lunches

Monthly social events

Annual off-site with the whole team

Relocation and immigration support

Descripción de la vacante

Lace Lithography is scaling up its team in Barcelona, Spain, to advance breakthrough chip lithography technology. We seek an expert AMO physicist who thrives in a collaborative environment and can tackle ill-defined problems beyond their specialization.

The role emphasizes laser cooling, atom beams, and hands-on lab work, with opportunities to mentor junior members and develop cross-disciplinary simulations.

Formación

• PhD or equivalent level in AMO physics or closely related field.
• Significant experience with laser cooling and manipulation of atoms.
• Direct experience with atom beams or supersonic sources.
• Hands-on lab experience in experimental setups.
• Significant publication record or strong thesis work.
• Ability to perform back-of-the-envelope calculations to assess physics/engineering problems.

Responsabilidades

• Develop theoretical models of laser cooling and manipulation of beams of metastable atoms.
• Work on general physics problems related to the production of cold intense beams of neutral atoms.
• Develop numerical models to validate theoretical models under realistic engineering constraints.
• Produce simulation tools to be used by other teams.
• Collaborate across teams on theoretical, simulation, and experimental projects.
• Produce and maintain high-quality documentation and code, and review code written by colleagues.
• Mentor junior team members.

Conocimientos

Laser cooling

Atom manipulation

Lab experience

Publications/Thesis

Back-of-the-envelope calculations

Educación

PhD or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

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

• Develop theoretical models of laser cooling and manipulation of beams of metastable atoms.
• Work on general physics problems related to the production of cold intense beams of neutral atoms.
• Develop numerical models to validate theoretical models with an emphasis on realistic engineering constraints.
• Produce simulation tools to be used by other teams.
• Collaborate across teams on theoretical, simulation, and experimental projects.
• Produce and maintain high quality documentation and code, as well as review documentation and code written by colleagues.
• Mentor junior members of the team

Who You Are

An expert AMO physicist 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.
• Significant experience with laser cooling and manipulation of atoms.
• Direct experience with atom beams or supersonic sources
• Hands on lab experience
• Significant record of publications or strong thesis
• Capable of back of the envelope calculations to assess physics/engineering problems and proposals

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.

Perks And Benefits

Part of the team, part of the company

Competitive salary + equity through our incentive plan.

Feel-good perks

€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.