Senior Microfabrication Engineer

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At Atom Computing, we build quantum computers using arrays of optically trapped neutral atoms that will empower customers to achieve unprecedented computational breakthroughs.

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At Atom Computing, we build quantum computers using arrays of optically trapped neutral atoms that will empower customers to achieve unprecedented computational breakthroughs. Join a world-class team of scientists, engineers, and business professionals to advance the state-of-the-art in quantum computing.

We are seeking a Senior Microfabrication Engineer to serve as our first dedicated fabrication hire, owning the process architecture for novel, high-frequency optoelectronic devices that will enable our next-generation quantum computers. Operating primarily out of the COSINC cleanroom at CU Boulder, you will bridge the gap between device physics and physical hardware by laying out masks, developing processes for exotic optical substrates, and solving the complex challenges of interfacing RF signals with precision optics. In this role, you will also mentor junior staff and help build our internal fabrication capabilities.

  • Process Architecture: Design and execute end-to-end cleanroom process flows to create novel optoelectronic devices.
  • Hands-On Fabrication: Execute thin-film deposition, photolithography, wet/dry etching, and metrology to iterate rapidly on device prototypes.
  • Advanced Integration: Lead experimentation on complex processing steps, such as wafer bonding with precise stress control.
  • Novel Fabrication Techniques: Develop and modify tools to extend nanofabrication techniques to nonstandard geometries.
  • Collaboration & Leadership: Work closely with cross-functional teams of physicists, optical engineers, and electrical engineers to integrate these devices into larger optical systems.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science or a related field. Advanced degree is a plus.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in a semiconductor, MEMS, or photonics cleanroom environment.
  • Experience working autonomously in a shared academic or foundry cleanroom facility.
  • Proficiency with layout software (L-Edit, KLayout, AutoCAD, etc.) for mask design.
  • A self-starter who thrives on solving non-standard fabrication challenges and can pivot between parallel development strategies.
  • Capable of lifting and moving objects that weigh up to 25 pounds.
  • Location & Eligibility

    Where is the job
    Boulder, United States
    On-site at the office
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    Posted
    April 17, 2026
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    April 17, 2026
    Last seen
    May 1, 2026

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