We’re on a mission to do something really, really small. You’ll simulate the chemistry that brings our patterns to life.

At Lace Lithography, we’re building a revolutionary chip lithography technology that will dramatically improve chip performance for decades to come. Founded in 2023, we’re based in Bergen (Norway) and Barcelona (Spain), and backed by some of the world’s most ambitious investors.

Who Are We Looking For

You will act as the vital bridge between our Resist Chemistry and Mask Optimization teams, ensuring our computational models match real-world process constraints. You thrive in a collaborative fast paced environment working on complex, interconnected, and evolving problems with a strong drive to learn new concepts.

What you’ll do

• Model the aerial image-to-pattern transfer through the resist, accounting for stochastic effects predicting critical parameters like LER and LWR).

• Build a full resist simulation framework for a variety of resist materials, integrating resist activation physics into our resist-mask optimization framework.

• Develop and apply process-level or Monte Carlo simulation methods to predict resist performance and guide process window optimization.

• Work with our Bergen team and external collaborators to optimize resist behaviour and performance.

Who you are

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD in Applied Physics, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field with a strong focus on computational simulations.

• Strong knowledge in the fundamentals of photolithography, resist chemistry, and semiconductor processing.

• Proven expertise in process-level or Monte Carlo simulations.

• 2+ years of industry or applied research experience in lithography or semiconductor process R&D.

Desired qualifications

• Prior experience in computational modeling of photoresist materials.

• Strong coding skills in Python/Julia frameworks.

• Experience collaborating closely with experimental/lab teams to derive semi-emperical models.

Our team here at Lace

…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. We promise to offer you a place among highly motivated Lacers, present you with extremely difficult problems - and have a lot of fun solving them.

Workplace & culture

Lace operates out of two beautiful, vibrant, and strong-willed cities. Although we are cities apart, we strive to make the team feel as one.

We don’t define values - but we have one universal expectation:

Be the best team player you can be.

Perks and Benefits

💸 Part of the team, part of the company

Competitive salary + equity through our incentive plan.

🏋️ Wellness & Team Culture

€600 annual wellness allowance, weekly team lunches, monthly social events, and an annual off-site with the whole team.

🛬 Smooth onboarding, wherever you're coming from

We support relocation and immigration to make joining Lace as smooth and welcoming as possible.

✈️ Travel between Lace locations

We encourage cross-site collaboration and support travel between our York, Barcelona, and Bergen locations to stay connected and aligned.

Department

Instrument Modelling

Locations

Barcelona Office