Microfabrication Scientist I/II
Cambridge, MA$108k - $170kFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Microfabrication Scientist responsible for hands-on cleanroom processing to fabricate prototype devices for probing and characterizing novel materials. Designs and builds prototype test structures, develops fabrication process flows, and collaborates across materials science, device physics, systems engineering, and ML to enable rapid, high-velocity closed-loop discovery campaigns.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or a closely related field; advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) preferred.
- 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.
Skills
Required:Thin-film depositionPhotolithographyEtching (wet/dry)Metrology and characterizationProcess development
Nice to have:Python for scientific data analysis
Benefits
- We offer competitive base compensation with bonus potential and generous early-stage equity.
- Full-time U.S. employees receive medical, dental, and vision coverage; employer-paid life and disability insurance; flexible time off with generous company-wide holidays; paid parental leave; educational assistance; commuter benefits (bike share); company subsidized lunch program.
- International benefits tailored to region. USD salary ranges apply only to U.S.-based positions; international salaries set to local market.
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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