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.

About the Role

We're looking for a physicist/chemist with experience in modelling particle interaction processes on surfaces and beam-induced surface modifications. Your mission will be to simulate the electronic structure of our resist and how it responds to interaction with a particle beam. This position is based in Barcelona, and will involve travelling at least twice a year to our office in Bergen.

What you’ll do

As the Computational Chemist/Physicist for Resist Simulations, your main contributions will include to:

• Build a full resist simulation framework for a variety of resist materials, integrating resist activation physics and defect mechanisms into our Mask design ILT algorithm.
• Model the interaction of a resist with metastable atoms capable of answering questions about our physical models
• Relate the resist model and simulations to experimental data on resist characterisation and performance
• Work with our Patterning squad and external collaborators to optimise resist behaviour and performance

Who you are

• PhD in Physics/Applied Physics or Computational/Physical Chemistry with a strong focus on quantum chemistry, surface science, including adsorbate layers, beam-induced surface modification and electron/molecule interactions.
• Expertise in density functional theory (DFT), molecular orbital (MO) modelling, and related quantum simulation tools.
• Strong coding skills in Julia, Python, C++, or scientific computing frameworks for integrating your models into larger simulation pipelines.
• Familiarity with professional software development processes such as Continuous integration, testing, etc.
• Experience working with resists ideally in lithography R&D, is a major bonus.

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.

🚀 Personal Development
Quarterly development goals with your manager and your own budget to learn and grow.

🛬 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.