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System Design Engineer (Mid to Senior)

On-site in Barcelona·Added 8 months ago

This job was published 8 months ago

Lace Lithography

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Overview

Job details

Full relocation support
Help with the move, per the ad.
Relocation help
Indicative — the ad doesn’t promise sponsorship.

Requirements

Work in English
English is required, per the ad.
Work on-site in Barcelona
Full relocation support offered.
Have 2+ years of experience
Mid-level role.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

💸 Part of the team, part of the company

Competitive salary + equity through our incentive plan.

🏋️ Wellness & Team Culture
€600 annual wellness allowance, weekly team lunches, monthly social events, and an annual off-site with the whole team.

🚀 Personal Development
Quarterly development goals with your manager and your own budget to learn and grow.

🛬 Smooth onboarding, wherever you're coming from
We support relocation and immigration to make joining Lace as smooth and welcoming as possible.

✈️ Travel between Lace locations
We encourage cross-site collaboration and support travel between our York, Barcelona, and Bergen locations to stay connected and aligned.

Requirements

What we're looking for

Semiconductor Equipment design and manufacturing (at least 2 years of proven experience)
Strong knowledge in optics and metrology
Requirements engineering
System architecture and integration: interface control and modular design
Planning, risk assessment and stakeholder management
BOM management
FMEA & Troubleshooting
Capable to think outside his/her own domain
Background in physics, mathematics, mechanical engineering or similar

The role

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.

Lace Lithography is seeking a highly experienced System Engineer to join our System Design team. In this high-impact role, you will architect and design our lithography systems.

Working alongside physicists and developers, you will be working as a lead designer of Lace's first industrialized tool.

What you'll do

Define requirements of the tool's subsystems and modules
Define the system interfaces and integration strategy
Assure the system meets engineering and compliance standards (SEMI S2)
Act as a bridge between departments
Lead discussions with external/outsourced partners
Develop and maintain comprehensive system documentation
Lead technical projects for system development (incl. project scope, timelines, technical risks, progress reports, cross-functional execution etc.)

How you'll work

This role is based in Barcelona (Spain) or Bergen (Norway), and will involve regular travel between our key locations throughout the year.

About Lace Lithography

Lace Lithography is a deep-tech startup developing next-generation semiconductor patterning technology using atoms instead of light. Founded in 2023 and backed by a $40M Series-A led by Atomico, the company employs over 60 physicists, engineers, and operators worldwide, with a mission to extend Moore's Law by a decade. Its team tackles interdisciplinary challenges in modern physics, building BEUV (Beyond-EUV) atom lithography systems for industrial-scale chip production.

Industry: Semiconductor Lithography
Founded: 2023
Employees: 50–100
Headquarters: Bergen, Norway
In Spain: Barcelona
Website: lacelithography.com

Good to know if you are moving

Offices in Bergen (HQ), Barcelona, Eindhoven, and York, offering multiple European relocation options.
Hybrid and onsite roles available across locations, with some positions offering remote flexibility.
International team of 60+ physicists, engineers, and operators from around the world.
Backed by a $40M Series-A led by Atomico, indicating strong financial stability for a startup.
Barcelona office is capitalized by SETT (Sociedad Española para la Transformación Tecnológica), a Spanish state-backed entity.

In their own words

About the company & team

...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.

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.

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