System Design Engineer (Mid to Senior)

Lace Lithography; Norway; Hybrid; NOK 756,000 - 1,189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + equity

Wellness allowance

Relocation support

Travel between locations

Team events

Job summary

Lace Lithography is seeking a System Engineer to join the System Design team. You will architect and design our lithography systems, working with physicists and developers to lead the first industrialized tool as a bridge between departments.

The role is based in Barcelona (Spain) or Bergen (Norway) with regular travel between locations. You will define requirements, interfaces and ensure SEMI S2 compliance while leading cross-functional projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in semiconductor equipment design and manufacturing (min 2 years).
• Strong knowledge in optics and metrology.
• Requirements engineering experience.
• System architecture and integration: interface control and modular design.
• Planning, risk assessment and stakeholder management.
• BOM management.
• FMEA and troubleshooting.
• Background in physics, mathematics, mechanical engineering or similar.

Responsibilities

• Define requirements of the tool's subsystems and modules.
• Define the system interfaces and integration strategy.
• Ensure the system meets engineering and compliance standards (SEMI S2).
• Act as a bridge between departments.
• Lead discussions with external/outsourced partners.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive system documentation.
• Lead technical projects for system development (scope, timelines, risks, progress reports, cross-functional execution).

Skills

Semiconductor design

Optics

Metrology

Requirements engineering

System architecture

Interface control

Modular design

Planning

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

BOM management

FMEA

Troubleshooting

Physics background

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.

Lace Lithography is seeking a highly experienced System Engineer to join our System Design team. In this high-impact role, you will architect and design our lithography systems.

Working alongside physicists and developers, you will be working as a lead designer of Lace's first industrialized tool.

This role is based in Barcelona (Spain) or Bergen (Norway), and will involve regular travel between our key locations throughout the year.

What You'll do

• Define requirements of the tool's subsystems and modules
• Define the system interfaces and integration strategy
• Assure the system meets engineering and compliance standards (SEMI S2)
• Act as a bridge between departments
• Lead discussions with external/outsourced partners
• Develop and maintain comprehensive system documentation
• Lead technical projects for system development (incl. project scope, timelines, technical risks, progress reports, cross-functional execution etc.)

What we require from You:

• Semiconductor Equipment design and manufacturing (at least 2 years of proven experience)
• Strong knowledge in optics and metrology
• Requirements engineering
• System architecture and integration: interface control and modular design
• Planning, risk assessment and stakeholder management
• BOM management
• FMEA & Troubleshooting
• Capable to think outside his/her own domain
• Background in physics, mathematics, mechanical engineering or similar

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.
• Wellness & Team Culture: €600 annual wellness allowance, weekly team lunches, monthly social events, and an annual off-site with the whole team.
• Personal Development: Quarterly development goals with your manager and your own budget to learn and grow.
• Smooth onboarding, wherever you're coming from: We support relocation and immigration to make joining Lace as smooth and welcoming as possible.
• Travel between Lace locations: We encourage cross-site collaboration and support travel between our York, Barcelona, and Bergen locations to stay connected and aligned.