Senior Experimental Physicist - Lead Beamline R&D, Equity

Lace Lithography AS; New Jersey; On-site; USD 127,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Equity through incentive plan

€50 gym allowance per month

Weekly team lunches

Annual off-site with the whole team

Personal development budget

Job summary

Lace Lithography is seeking a Senior Experimental Physicist/Engineer to lead our Source squad in Bergen, Norway. You will combine people leadership with hands-on hardware skills to drive the development of core beamline technologies for next-gen chip patterning.

This role is based in Bergen with regular travel to our key locations, requiring collaboration with physicists, chemists and engineers to meet the technology roadmap and deliver robust experimental platforms.

Qualifications

• PhD in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering or a related technical subject.
• At least 3 years working on instrument development in an industry or academic setting.
• Previous experience leading technical teams on complex scientific or engineering projects (2–3 years).
• Hands-on experience with high or ultrahigh vacuum hardware and instrumentation and deep understanding of vacuum practice and theory.
• Demonstrable track record of delivering R&D projects from conception through to completion.
• Experience working with molecular/atom beams and charged particle beams in academic or industrial research settings.
• Desirable: CAD software proficiency (SolidWorks, Fusion 360).
• Desirable: experience working with lasers and optics.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Source squad in beam physics hardware development.
• Design and test high/ultrahigh vacuum instrumentation.
• Conduct tests to verify operational parameters of developed systems.
• Write Python scripts to analyze data and automate experiments.
• Create technical documentation and reports for company-wide distribution.
• Develop IP around beam physics, vacuum architectures and diagnostics.
• Translate strategy into deliverables; supervise juniors and provide ongoing feedback.
• Forecast skill gaps and assist with recruitment and onboarding.

Skills

Team leadership

Experiment planning

Physics knowledge

Education

PhD in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering

Tools

High-vacuum hardware

CAD software (SolidWorks, Fusion 360)

lasers and optics

Python scripting

Job description

Lace Lithography is seeking a Senior Experimental Physicist/Engineer to lead our Source squad in Bergen, Norway. You will combine people leadership with hands-on hardware skills to drive the development of core beamline technologies for next-gen chip patterning.

This role is based in Bergen with regular travel to our key locations, requiring collaboration with physicists, chemists and engineers to meet the technology roadmap and deliver robust experimental platforms.