About the role
The Position Metalenz is seeking a Fabrication and Process Engineer to prototyping activities for our metasurface-based optical components and devices. This position is a hands-on role in the wafer fab, building devices for internal and external customers. You will work closely with a small team of process engineers, and also collaborate closely with our design and metrology groups. What you’ll do Build metasurface wafers to support Metalenz’s PolarID sensing products Work in a shared-user clean-room using microelectronic fabrication techniques Use direct-write electron beam lithography to fabricate nanostructures Develop materials and processes for prototyping sub-micron semiconductor optical devices Operate optical aligners and e-beam exposure tools Plasma deposition and etch Provide SEM characterization data for device yield improvement Have the opportunity to learn the full suite of process and metrology tools Collaborate closely with Metalenz design and metrology teams on new designs and products Work in cleanroom fabrication for about 75% of the workday. Remainder attending meetings with colleagues from Metalenz design and metrology teams, planning experiments and equipment reservations, etc. About You PhD or MS in appropriate engineering discipline (electrical, chemical, materials engineering, physics, etc) Direct hands-on experience in: semiconductor wafer processing, including: electron beam lithography (EBL) scanning electron microscopy (SEM) photolithography, resist coating, developing, inspection chemical vapor deposition (CVD) reactive ion etching (RIE) optical ellipsometry Substantial experience with wafer fabrication tools and techniques Able to design experiments and draw conclusions Anticipates and resolves problems independently Experience in statistical analysis of raw data is preferred The Company Metalenz is a growing, venture-backed start-up that is the first to commercialize meta-optics and enable the next generation of 3D sensing in consumer electronics, automotive and industrial robotics markets. Built on research from Harvard University, Metalenz has 20+ patents on innovations that simplify and improve optical devices. Unlike traditional optics, the company’s metasurface technology provides complex, multifunctional optical performance in a single semiconductor layer, relocating large-scale production of optics to semiconductor foundries, that print lenses like computer chips. Metalenz recently closed a $30M Series B financing led by Neotribe Ventures, and returning investors including 3M Ventures, Applied Ventures LLC, Intel Capital, M Ventures, TDK Ventures, and Foothill Ventures. Now in the market, Metalenz metasurface optics will be in millions of consumer devices this year. Based in downtown Boston near TD Garden, Metalenz is conveniently located across the street from North Station. What we offer Metalenz is a rapidly growing start-up that offers best-in-class