Fabrication and Process Engineer

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 benefits.

• Competitive salary, 401k with company contribution, pre-IPO stock options.
• Based in downtown Boston near TD Garden, Metalenz is conveniently located across the street from North Station.
• Competitive benefits package including company-paid health, dental, vision, life, LTD/ADD.
• Company contribution to Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Collaborative office space, flexible work schedule with hybrid and/or work-from-home arrangements for qualified positions.
• Complimentary snacks and drinks, and occasionally lunch on-site.
• Free gym and bike parking on-site.
• Fun, energizing, highly collaborative environment in which each team member has the opportunity to make an impact.

The base salary range for this position is $105,000-$135,000 plus equity and comprehensive benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and experience level. The range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position in the noted geographic area.

Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Metalenz is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Metalenz is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.