Prototype Microfabrication Scientist – Equity & Rapid Discovery

Lila Sciences; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Life & disability insurance

Paid parental leave

Commuter benefits (bike share)

Company lunch program

Job summary

Lila Sciences in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Microfabrication Scientist on the Vacuum Synthesis team to prototype devices and probe novel materials. You will lead cleanroom processing, including thin-film deposition, lithography, etching, and metrology, contributing to materials science programs focused on predictive design of new material families and functional thin films.

As part of cross-disciplinary teams, you will design and build test structures, develop fabrication process flows, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on cleanroom experience in R&D or manufacturing.
• Deep expertise in thin-film deposition and recipe troubleshooting.
• Proficiency in photolithography, etching, and deposition.
• Experience with metrology and characterization tools in process development.
• Track record of implementing novel fabrication flows.

Responsibilities

• Design and fabricate prototype devices and test structures for novel materials.
• Develop, optimize, and troubleshoot thin-film deposition recipes.
• Execute cleanroom processes including lithography and etching.
• Characterize films and devices using profilometry, ellipsometry, SEM, and electrical probing.
• Integrate fabrication into automated, high-throughput workflows.
• Translate goals into manufacturable steps in collaboration with scientists.

Skills

Cleanroom experience

Thin-film deposition

Lithography

Etching

Metrology

Device fabrication

Process development

Team collaboration

Python for data analysis

Education

Bachelor's in Materials Science / Electrical / Chemical Engineering / Physics

M.S. or Ph.D. preferred

Tools

Profilometry

Ellipsometry

SEM

Job description

Lila Sciences in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Microfabrication Scientist on the Vacuum Synthesis team to prototype devices and probe novel materials. You will lead cleanroom processing, including thin-film deposition, lithography, etching, and metrology, contributing to materials science programs focused on predictive design of new material families and functional thin films.

As part of cross-disciplinary teams, you will design and build test structures, develop fabrication process flows, and