Lilasciences
Microfabrication Scientist I/II
Cambridge, MA USA. Posted a month ago
The role
You will design and fabricate prototype devices and test structures to evaluate novel materials. You will develop thin-film deposition recipes and execute cleanroom processes including lithography, etching, and metrology.
What you will do
- Design and fabricate prototype devices and test structures used to evaluate novel materials.
- Develop, optimize, and troubleshoot thin-film deposition recipes across diverse material systems.
- Execute cleanroom processes, including lithography, wet/dry etching, and thin-film deposition.
- Characterize films and devices using profilometry, ellipsometry, SEM, and electrical probing.
- Integrate fabrication processes into automated and high-throughput workflows.
- Translate experimental goals into manufacturable process steps with materials scientists and engineers.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or a closely related field
- 5+ years of hands-on cleanroom experience in research, development, or manufacturing
- Deep expertise in thin-film deposition, including recipe development and troubleshooting
- Proficiency across photolithography, wet/dry etching, and thin-film deposition
- Hands-on experience with metrology and characterization tools as part of process development
- Track record implementing novel fabrication process flows when established recipes do not fit
Nice to have
- Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.)
- Experience with epitaxial deposition techniques
- Experience with device fabrication for electronic, photonic, MEMS, spintronic, or quantum applications
- Proficiency in lift-off patterning and process selection for device and material requirements
- Familiarity with high-throughput or combinatorial fabrication process integration
- Proficiency in Python for scientific data analysis
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance
- Flexible time off with generous company wide holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Educational assistance program
- Commuter benefits, including bike share memberships for office based employees
- Company subsidized lunch program
About the company
Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence to solve humankind's greatest challenges. The company combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science Factory instruments to execute the scientific method autonomously.