About the company
The company is a newly formed, venture-backed hardware startup spinning out of Stanford and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. It is developing a next generation of electron-beam lithography systems for high-resolution, high-throughput patterning in semiconductor, photonics, and general nanofabrication applications.
The company is now building its first dedicated lab and prototypes. Early employees will work closely with the founding team and will have significant ownership of the technology, the lab, and the culture of the company.
The company is part of the COMPASS first cohort. Read about the venture.
About this position
The company is looking for a nanofabrication engineer to design, fabricate, and validate nanopatterned membrane devices for novel applications. You will model membrane stress, deformation, and thermomechanical behavior, and develop fabrication processes hands-on in a cleanroom. You will also work with membrane suppliers to define specifications and coordinate project activities.
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area, on-site
- Type
- Full-time
- Reports to
- Chief Technology Officer
- Start date
- November 2026
Responsibilities
- Design membranes and their support structures, and model their stress and thermomechanical behavior.
- Develop and optimize fabrication processes, including electron-beam lithography, focused ion beam milling, reactive ion etching, and wet etching.
- Coordinate procurement and project management with membrane suppliers.
- Characterize membranes with scanning and transmission electron microscopy.
Required qualifications
- MS or PhD in materials science, mechanical engineering, or a related field.
- 4+ years of hands-on nanofabrication experience in a research cleanroom.
- Strong process development skills and experience writing standard operating procedures.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with finite element analysis and thermomechanical modeling.
- Experience with electron-beam lithography, especially at sub-20 nm critical dimensions.
- Experience with transmission electron microscopy and crystallography.
- Hands-on experience optimizing reactive ion etching and wet etching.
Compensation and benefits
$180,000 to $220,000 base salary, plus equity and benefits. Final compensation will reflect experience and qualifications.
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Nanofabrication Engineer
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This listing is not an endorsement of the company or of any applicant by COMPASS, the national laboratories, or the Department of Energy.