Principal / Architect / Senior Optical Engineer

Job Description

We are hiring a highly experienced Principal / Architect / Senior Optical Engineer to join the Engineering team (not AMO team) at Lace Lithography. In this high-impact role, you will be responsible for optical architecture, definition and design of high-tech lithography systems. You will work alongside physicists, chemists and developers to develop high-end, complex optical systems from concept phase through development and delivery to the end customer, in partnership with top international players in the industry.

Barcelona (Spain) or Bergen (Norway). Regular travel between our key locations throughout the year.

Key Responsibilities

• Own optical and optomechanical subsystems throughout their lifecycle—from requirements and architecture to production release and field support.
• Translate system objectives into optical specifications, interfaces, performance budgets and verification criteria.
• Lead the development of robust optomechanical solutions.
• Industrialize the design for manufacturing.
• Lead optical integration, verification and acceptance testing at subsystem and complete-tool level.
• Troubleshoot performance, yield and reliability problems using structured root-cause analysis.
• Maintain production documentation, including drawings, BOMs, interface definitions, alignment procedures, test specifications and change records.
• Collaborate with physicists, mechanical, vacuum, controls, electronics, software and systems engineers across Lace’s departments.
• Manage technical relationships with optical-component suppliers and external development partners.
• Provide technical leadership through design reviews, risk management, mentoring and long-term optical technology roadmaps.
• Ensure compliance with engineering standards and semiconductor-equipment requirements such as SEMI S2.

Qualifications

• University degree in physics or optical engineering-related field.
• 10+ years experience developing complex and precision optical systems in a high-tech environment, including ownership of system architecture, function or domain.
• Expert knowledge in Requirements Engineering, System Engineering and Product development process.
• Hands-on as well as conceptual thinking, ability to deep dive and zoom out to system level.
• Stakeholder management, ability to explain, trade-off and defend complex engineering decisions.
• Knowledge of Zemax, Code V, or similar software.

We offer competitive salary and equity, relocation and immigration support, and opportunities for personal development within a collaborative, diverse team.