Lace Lithography is seeking a talented and motivated Junior Software Engineer to join our Software team and contribute to the development of software that interfaces with our hardware instruments.

As a Junior Software Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining software applications used to control and monitor our laboratory instruments. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions that meet both project requirements and industry standards.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

This list is not all-inclusive; additional duties may be assigned as needed:

• Travel Requirement: Periodic travel to Bergen, Norway, where the hardware systems are located, will be required. You will work on-site to ensure proper integration, testing, and performance of the hardware systems.
• Software Development: Design, develop, and maintain software applications to control and monitor hardware using Python and LabVIEW.
• User Interface Design: Develop graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and automation scripts to enhance user experience and optimize hardware performance.
• Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Work closely with physicists, engineers, and other stakeholders to understand the functionality and technical requirements of the instruments.
• Hardware Communication: Write clean, efficient code to ensure smooth communication between hardware and software systems, particularly for data acquisition and control.
• API Integration: Understand and use APIs provided by third-party hardware vendors to interface with their products and integrate them into our system.
• Debugging and Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve issues related to software-hardware integration, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal system performance.
• Testing and Validation: Perform system-level testing and validation to ensure the software meets robustness, performance, and reliability standards.
• Documentation: Assist in documenting software design, including writing user manuals, and technical notes for future reference.
• Process Improvement: Collaborate with the engineering team to continuously improve software development processes by implementing best practices and optimizing workflows.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Proficiency in Python for software development.
• Experience or familiarity with C and C++, especially in software development and hardware control applications.
• Experience or familiarity with LabVIEW programming, especially in hardware control applications.
• Basic understanding of hardware communication protocols (e.g., UART, I2C, SPI, etc.) and experience interfacing with hardware systems.
• Ability to understand and work with APIs provided by third-party hardware manufacturers.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen interest in working on complex hardware systems.
• Ability to efficiently debug software and troubleshoot hardware-related issues.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in a multidisciplinary, team-oriented environment.
• Familiarity with version control systems, such as Git.

COMPENSATION

• Competitive salary according to your experience and skillset
• Offer to participate in the Employees Stock Options Program
• Top tier mac work station
• 25 vacation days
• Health insurance, travel insurance and pension plan
• €50 monthly gym membership
• Travelling budget to visit our other locations (Bergen (NO) / York (UK))

If you are interested in this offer, simply apply through linkedin or send an email to careers@lacelithography.com



At Lace, we are on a mission to achieve something really, really small. We work on a chip lithography technology to enable the next 100 years of chip manufacturing. The company was founded in 2023 with offices in Bergen (Norway) and Barcelona (Spain). The team consists of world-class physics and engineering talents, who have joined the company from all over the world. In addition, the company is supported by some of the world's most ambitious investors, R&D institutions and the European Innovation Council.