Instrument Modeling

Barcelona Office

Position: Physicist, Electron Beam

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At Lace Lithography, we're scaling up our team and looking for a passionate and sharp talent to join us. In our company we build chip lithography technology that will enable the next 100 years of chip manufacturing. Founded in 2023, we're based in Bergen (Norway) and Barcelona (Spain), and backed by some of the world's most ambitious investors.

What you'll do

Solve problems that stand in the way of producing intense low energy electron beams
Model and analyze electro beams to build next generation solutions
Collaborate across teams on theoretical, simulation, and experimental projects
Produce and maintain high quality documentation and code, as well as review documentation and code written by colleagues
Mentor junior members of the team

Who you are

An engineer or physicist that thrives in a collaborative fast paced environment working on complex, interconnected, and evolving problems. You have a strong understanding of the physics of non-relativistic electromagnetism as well as are skilled at modeling such systems. You are excited to own a challenging problem and guide it from theory to implementation.

Minimum Qualifications

PhD or equivalent level of experience
Experience modeling/designing electron beams OR similar systems
Competency in programming, particularly Python or Julia

Desired Qualifications

Experience with low energy electron beams
Experience with Hall Effect thrusters
Experience with thermionic emission
Experience with low temperature low pressure plasmas
Experience with plasma instabilities
Hands on lab experience

Team & Workplace

Our team here at Lace consists of amazing people who've joined us from all over the world, driven by intense curiosity, the urge for exploration, and a desire to push the limits of physics. We promise to offer you a place among highly motivated Lacers, present you with extremely difficult problems—and have a lot of fun solving them.

Workplace & Culture

Lace operates out of two beautiful, vibrant, and strong-willed cities. Although we are cities apart, we strive to make the team feel as one. We don't define values—but we have one universal expectation: Be the best team player you can be.

Perks & Benefits

💸 Part of the team, part of the company: Competitive salary + equity through our incentive plan.
🏋️ Feel-good perks: €50 monthly gym allowance, weekly team lunches, monthly social events, and annual off-site with the whole team.
🚀 Personal Development: Quarterly development goals with your manager and your own budget to learn and grow.
✈️ No journey without travelling: We support relocation and immigration to make joining Lace as smooth as possible.

Physicist, Electron Beam