Lithography Technician

Irradiant Technologies; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Annual company-funded health plan with

Four-week vacation policy

Job summary

Irradiant Technologies is seeking a Lithography Technician to operate, develop, and maintain novel lithography systems for our 3D nanofabrication platform. You will collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, and product teams to drive tooling for prototype and production prints, while supporting measurements to improve processes.

The role is hands-on and mentorship-oriented, suitable for an early-mid career technician eager to learn quickly and take on more ownership in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in a laboratory setting with materials preparation and characterization.
• Process-oriented with a documentation-first approach to work.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow written protocols.
• Experience with handling sensitive materials.
• Experience with data analysis and documenting experimental results.
• Ability to collaborate in a fast-paced R&D environment.
• Familiarity with materials characterization techniques (profilometry, ellipsometry, spectroscopy, optical/electron microscopy).
• Previous experience in a high-tech manufacturing/production environment is advantageous.
• Proven or pursued lithographic printing techniques is advantageous.
• Desirable: hands-on lithography skills, programming (Python, MATLAB), laser experience.

Responsibilities

• Support maintenance, operation, and optimization of the lithography workflow.
• Develop, document, and implement SOPs, protocols, and best practices.
• Assist with troubleshooting and maintenance of lithography systems for stability and reliability.
• Operate multiple lithography systems with different capabilities.
• Collaborate with optics, metrology, and software/hardware engineers to add system features.
• Support scale-up of experimental printing into high-volume manufacturing.
• Monitor print output for consistency and quality.

Skills

Lab experience

Process documentation

Attention to detail

Materials handling

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Material characterization

Lithography knowledge

Programming (Python, MATLAB)

Laser experience

Tools

Profilometry

Ellipsometry

Spectroscopy

Optical microscopy

Electron microscopy

Job description

Position Summary:

The Lithography Technician will play a key role in operating, developing, and maintaining novel lithography systems to enable Irradiant’s 3D nanofabrication platform. This role requires expertise in microscope operation, materials processing, and analysis, along with a hands-on approach to problem-solving. The ideal candidate will collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, and product teams to drive lithographic tooling to generate prototype and production volumetric prints, support experimental measurements to collect scientific insights and improve lithographic processes into scalable, manufacturable solutions.

This is a hands-on, mentorship-oriented role for an early-mid career technician eager to learn quickly, take direction, and take on more ownership over time in a fast-paced deep-tech environment.

What You’ll Do:

• Support the maintenance, operation & optimization of the entire lithography printing workflow.
• Develop, document, and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs), protocols and best practices.
• Assist with continuous troubleshooting & maintenance of lithography systems to ensure system stability and reliability.
• Operate multiple lithographic systems with differing functionality and technical capabilities.
• Collaborate with optics, metrology, and software/hardware engineers to develop, verify and implement new lithography system features.
• Support the scale-up of experimental printing into high-volume manufacturing.
• Monitor lithography print output for consistency and quality.

What You’ll Bring:

• Hands-on experience in a laboratory setting, working with materials preparation and characterization.
• Process-oriented, with a methodical and documentation-first approach to your work.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow work instructions and written experimental protocols.
• Experience with sensitive materials handling.
• Experience with data analysis and documentation of experimental results.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced research and development environment.
• Familiarity with common materials characterization techniques (e.g. profilometry, ellipsometry, spectroscopy, optical and electron microscopy).
• Previous experience in a high-tech manufacturing/production environment would be advantageous.
• Proven experience or research into lithographic printing techniques would be advantageous.
• Desirable; hands-on lithography skills, programming (Python, MATLAB), laser experience.

Compensation & Benefits:

The salary range for this role is $85,000 - $95,000, and we are committed to equitable compensation across the company.

• Total compensation includes equity in the form of stock options.
• We administer benefits through Thatch, providing an annual company-funded allowance that gives employees the flexibility to choose the health plans and coverage that best fit their needs.
• We also offer a standard four-week vacation policy and encourage folks to take regular, meaningful PTO.

About Irradiant Technologies:

Irradiant Technologies is a nano-optics and photonics foundry building unique 3D nanofabricated components, traditionally difficult or impossible to manufacture. Using two-photon polymerization additive manufacturing, we create micro-optics and passive optical interconnects that change how light is used to sense, communicate, image, display, and compute across defense and commercial markets. With our ongoing Series A fund raise, we are scaling from R&D to production and expanding our engineering team to deliver robust, integrated photonic systems.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Irradiant Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team free from discrimination and harassment, and we encourage candidates of any race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran, or disability status to apply. Applicants with a disability are encouraged to contact us with any requests for accommodation.