Quantum Nanofabrication Engineer – Next-Gen Sensing & Compute

Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI); Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is seeking a Nanofabrication Research Engineer to design, fabricate, and test nano-fabricated devices for quantum sensing, DNA data storage, and microelectronics. You will work with a multidisciplinary team across physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, and more on next-generation devices and prototypes, including full clean-room operations.

The role emphasizes collaboration with research leaders, proposal ideation, and advancing fabrication

Qualifications

• Familiar with nanofabrication techniques including lithography, etching, thin film deposition, and bonding/packaging.
• Familiar with computer software for technical design/layout of nanofabricated devices (mask files).

Responsibilities

• Perform more complex tests, experiments, calculations, and/or simulations to determine physical parameters/properties and behaviors of materials and systems and conduct more complex data analysis on the results of measurements and/or simulations
• Lead design of experiments for simple experiments
• Generate documentation of experiments and results
• Contribute to white papers and proposals
• Contribute to technical reports/presentations of project results
• Design and fabricate prototype micro/nanoscale devices in support of programs at the interface of biotech and physical sensors (~50% time in nanofabrication cleanroom and related activities).
• Assist with experimental device testing/characterization.
• Consult on development of new sponsored programs.
• Author technical reports and publications.
• Keep up-to-date in relevant published literature and industry advances.
• Participate in proposal writing and other business development activities.

Skills

Nanofabrication basics

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Science communication

Security clearance pursuit

Education

Bachelors in STEM

Masters in STEM

Tools

CAD software (Inventor/SolidWorks)

Cadence

Lumerical

Altium

Job description

Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is seeking a Nanofabrication Research Engineer to design, fabricate, and test nano-fabricated devices for quantum sensing, DNA data storage, and microelectronics. You will work with a multidisciplinary team across physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, and more on next-generation devices and prototypes, including full clean-room operations.

The role emphasizes collaboration with research leaders, proposal ideation, and advancing fabrication