Microfabrication Scientist I/II
Lila Sciences · Cambridge, MA USA · Alewife, Cambridge, MA
CHECKED 15H AGO
Bio & Science AIonsitemid$108k–$170k
At a glance
Highlights
- Fabricate prototype devices to probe properties of novel materials.
- Build test structures feeding closed-loop materials discovery campaigns.
- Integrate fabrication processes into automated high-throughput workflows.
What they offer
- Bonus potential and early-stage equity
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance
- Flexible time off and company holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Educational assistance program
- Commuter benefits and subsidized lunch
Ideal candidate
A hands-on experimentalist with deep cleanroom experience who loves inventing novel fabrication flows and collaborating with scientists and engineers to accelerate discovery of new materials.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics or related field; advanced degree preferred
- 5+ years of hands-on cleanroom experience in research, development, or manufacturing
- Deep expertise in thin-film deposition including recipe development and troubleshooting
- Proficiency across photolithography, wet/dry etching, and thin-film deposition
- Hands-on experience with metrology and characterization tools for process development
- Track record implementing novel fabrication process flows when established recipes do not fit
Lab profile
About Lila Sciences
Building an autonomous science platform where AI, automation, and biology co-evolve for medicine and materials.
What they build
- Autonomous Science Platform
- AI-designed biologics validated in wet-lab
- Electro-optic materials and photonic devices
Known for
- Large-scale automated data generation
- High-throughput protein purification and analytics
- Protein design and BioML modeling
- Robotic orchestration and lab simulation