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Founded in 2023, we’re based in Bergen (Norway) and Barcelona (Spain), and backed by some of the world’s most ambitious investors. \nAbout the Role:\nAs a Technical Project Manager, you will be the operational engine driving our transition from groundbreaking physics prototypes to industrial-grade manufacturing systems. You will lead elite, cross-functional teams across Norway, Spain, and the Netherlands as we sprint toward our next significant milestones.\nResponsibilities:\nIn an early-to-mid-stage deep-tech environment, your role spans both high-level roadmap execution and hands-on problem solving that may include but are not limited to the responsibilities below.\nLab-to-Fab Industrialization: Own the project lifecycle for transforming research into robust, scalable, and highly reliable commercial tool modules.\n\nCross-Disciplinary Orchestration: Bridge the gap between ultra-specialized disciplines, aligning quantum physicists (working on atom optics and vacuum systems) with mechanical, electrical, and software engineers.\n\nAlgorithm Integration: Manage the software workstreams responsible for scaling our proprietary, AI-driven mask design algorithms-the computational core that makes atom-beam lithography mathematically viable.\n\nAgile Startup Execution: Build and maintain flexible project timelines. You will manage resources dynamically to meet aggressive milestones backed by top-tier venture capital.\n\nPartner Liaison: Act as a key operational interface with external partners and early-adopter foundries in the ecosystem and aligning timelines, milestones and dependencies.\n\nEducation and Experience\nEducation: Master’s or PhD in Physics, Engineering, or a closely related deep-tech discipline. (A strong technical baseline is mandatory to understand our core technology).\n\nExperience:\n5+ years of project leadership experience within a high-tech R&D, aerospace, or semiconductor environment.\n\nProven track record of taking complex hardware or software from the \"proof-of-concept\" phase to pilot production.\n\nFamiliarity with (high-tech) Product development, requirements Engineering, risk management and other Engineering methodologies.\n\nPreferred Knowledge:\nExposure to ultra-high vacuum (UHV) systems, particle/atom optics, or advanced lithographic masking techniques.\n\nExperience working in the semiconductor industry is highly valued.\n\nCore Skills and Competencies\nDeep Tech Fluency: You must be able to \"hold your own\" in a room full of PhD physicists specializing in molecular-beam lithography, quickly translating abstract physics constraints into concrete engineering tasks.\n\nThriving in Ambiguity: Unlike mature corporate environments, there is no legacy playbook here. You need a high tolerance for shifting priorities and the ability to build structure out of chaos.\n\nHigh-Impact Communication: Exceptional ability to synthesize highly complex quantum mechanics and engineering bottlenecks into clear, data-driven updates for executive leadership and international investors.\n\nResourcefulness: A hacker-meets-engineer mindset. You know how to unblock a team and hit deadlines using creative problem-solving rather than throwing massive corporate budgets at a problem.\n\nWork Environment Note: This role involves collaborating with international hubs in Bergen (Norway), Barcelona (Spain), and Eindhoven (Netherlands). Flexibility for travel to company hubs & partners is required (depends on base location).\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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