At Lace Lithography, we’re scaling up our team and looking for a passionate and sharp talent to join us.
In our company we build chip lithography technology that will enable the next 100 years of chip manufacturing. Founded in 2023, we’re based in Bergen (Norway), Eindhoven (The Netherlands) and Barcelona (Spain), and backed by some of the world’s most ambitious investors.
Lace Lithography is seeking a highly experienced Principal / Architect / Senior Optical Engineer to join our Engineering team (not AMO team). In this high-impact role, you will be responsible for optical architecture, definition and design of high-tech lithography systems. Working alongside physicists, chemists and developers, you will play a critical role in the development of high-end, complex optical systems to the highest standards of modern lithography technology from concept phase through development and delivery to the end customer, in partnership and collaboration with top international players in the industry.
This role is based in Barcelona (Spain) or Bergen (Norway),



and will involve regular travel between our key locations throughout the year.
Key Responsibilities

Own optical and optomechanical subsystems throughout their lifecycle—from requirements and architecture to production release and field support.
Translate system objectives into optical specifications, interfaces, performance budgets and verification criteria.
Lead the development of robust optomechanical solutions.
Industrialize the design for manufacturing.
Lead optical integration, verification and acceptance testing at subsystem and complete-tool level.
Troubleshoot performance, yield and reliability problems using structured root-cause analysis.
Maintain production documentation, including drawings, BOMs, interface definitions, alignment procedures, test specifications and change records.
Collaborate with atomic physicists, mechanical, vacuum, controls, electronics, software and systems engineers across Lace’s departmen

📌 Principal / Architect / Senior Optical Engineer (Madrid)
🏢 Lace Lithography
📍 Madrid