Senior Quantum Nanofabrication Engineer

What you'll do

• Build quantum devices using nanofabrication techniques and assess how process conditions affect device performance.
• Run experiments and use characterization and metrology to establish process windows, diagnose failures, and improve repeatability and yield.
• Collaborate across device, materials, growth, characterization, and fabrication teams to translate device requirements into processes and improve equipment capabilities.

What they ask for

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of technical engineering experience; OR bachelor's degree in one of these fields and 5+ years; OR equivalent experience.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
• Provide proof of citizenship, U.S. permanent residency, or other protected status for export-control eligibility assessment.
• Ability to leverage AI tools and apply AI to accelerate engineering and lab workflows, including designing and building AI agents/copilots.

Nice to have

• Doctorate and 3+ years, master's degree and 6+ years, or bachelor's degree and 8+ years of technical engineering experience; OR equivalent experience.
• Hands-on experience in advanced micro/nanofabrication, electron-beam or advanced optical lithography, thin-film deposition, plasma etch, or III-V semiconductor processing.

Pay

USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary)

Tools

electron-beam lithography, advanced optical lithography, atomic layer deposition, e-beam evaporation, sputtering, chemical vapor deposition, ion-mill, reactive ion etch

AI focus

Use AI for performance modeling and analysis, research gathering, and task automation; build agents/copilots for experiment setup, log triage, measurement reports, protocol templating, and knowledge retrieval.