Prototype Microfabrication Scientist for Materials & Devices

Lilasciences; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus potential

Educational assistance

Commuter benefits

Company lunch program

Job summary

Lila Sciences is seeking a Microfabrication Scientist in Cambridge to advance the Vacuum Synthesis program by fabricating prototype devices and test structures that probe novel materials.

You will develop and optimize thin-film deposition recipes, perform lithography and etching, and work with materials scientists, device physicists, systems engineers, and ML scientists to drive fabrication campaigns with rigor and speed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or closely related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Hands-on cleanroom experience in R&D or manufacturing for 5+ years.
• Expertise in thin-film deposition, recipe development and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Design and fabricate prototype devices and test structures to evaluate novel materials.
• Develop, optimize, and troubleshoot thin-film deposition recipes across diverse material systems.
• Execute cleanroom processes including lithography, wet/dry etching, and thin-film deposition.
• Characterize films and devices using profilometry, ellipsometry, SEM, and electrical probing.
• Integrate fabrication processes into automated and high-throughput workflows.

Skills

Cleanroom experience

Thin-film deposition

Photolithography

Etching (wet/dry)

Metrology & characterization

Process development

Education

Bachelor's degree

MS/PhD preferred

Tools

Profilometer

Ellipsometer

SEM

Job description

Lila Sciences is seeking a Microfabrication Scientist in Cambridge to advance the Vacuum Synthesis program by fabricating prototype devices and test structures that probe novel materials.

You will develop and optimize thin-film deposition recipes, perform lithography and etching, and work with materials scientists, device physicists, systems engineers, and ML scientists to drive fabrication campaigns with rigor and speed.