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Founded in 2023, we’re based in Bergen (Norway), Eindhoven (The Netherlands) and Barcelona (Spain), and backed by some of the world’s most ambitious investors.\nLace Lithography is seeking a highly experienced Principal / Architect / Senior Optical Engineer to join our Engineering team (not AMO team). In this high-impact role, you will be responsible for optical architecture, definition and design of high-tech lithography systems. Working alongside physicists, chemists and developers, you will play a critical role in the development of high-end, complex optical systems to the highest standards of modern lithography technology from concept phase through development and delivery to the end customer, in partnership and collaboration with top international players in the industry.\n\nThis role is based in Barcelona (Spain) or Bergen (Norway), and will involve regular travel between our key locations throughout the year.\nKey Responsibilities:\nThis list is not exhaustive; additional duties may be assigned as we grow.\nOwn optical and optomechanical subsystems throughout their lifecycle-from requirements and architecture to production release and field support.\n\nTranslate system objectives into optical specifications, interfaces, performance budgets and verification criteria.\n\nLead the development of robust optomechanical solutions.\n\nIndustrialize the design for manufacturing.\n\nLead optical integration, verification and acceptance testing at subsystem and complete-tool level.\n\nTroubleshoot performance, yield and reliability problems using structured root-cause analysis.\n\nMaintain production documentation, including drawings, BOMs, interface definitions, alignment procedures, test specifications and change records.\n\nCollaborate with atomic physicists, mechanical, vacuum, controls, electronics, software and systems engineers across Lace’s departments.\n\nManage technical relationships with optical-component suppliers and external development partners.\n\nProvide technical leadership through design reviews, risk management, mentoring and long-term optical technology roadmaps.\n\nEnsure compliance with engineering standards and semiconductor-equipment requirements such as SEMI S2.\n\n Qualifications:\nUniversity degree in physics or optical engineering-related field\n\n10+ years experience developing complex and precision optical systems in a high-tech environment, from first principles to concept, industrialization and high-volume manufacturing, including ownership of system architecture, function or domain\n\nExpert knowledge in Requirements Engineering, System Engineering and Product development process\n\nHands on as well as conceptual thinking, ability to deep dive and zoom out to system level\n\nStakeholder management, ability to explain, trade-off and defend complex engineering decisions and choices\n\nKnowledge of Zemax, Code V, or similar SW\n\nOur team here at Lace:\n…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. 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