Senior AMO Physicist: Atom Optics & Laser Cooling Lead

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

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.