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Software engineer
- Location
- San Francisco
- Type
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- Compensation
- $150k-$200k
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ALD Lab Technician
- Type
- Full time
- Compensation
- Salary: $75-95k · Equity: 0.02-0.05%
- Posted
- 18D AGO
About the role
ALD Lab Technician
Salary
$75-95k
Equity
0.02-0.05%
Location
Berkeley, CA
Type
Full-time
About the role
You’ll run the deposition tools and keep the science moving day to day: ALD/MLD runs, sample prep, standard characterisation, and clean, well-recorded data. You’ll work alongside our research chemists and report to the Head of Lab Operations. Our Berkeley lab is opening now, with the first reactors installed in about a month.
What you’ll do
- Operate ALD/MLD reactors for routine deposition runs: execute recipes, run witness wafers, keep the run log
- Prepare substrates, precursors and samples; handle pyrophoric precursors (TMA, DEZ) and ozone to SOP once trained
- Run standard characterisation: ellipsometry, XRD, SEM/EDS, BET, electrochemical testing
- Support synthesis work for the research chemists: simple organic and inorganic prep, solution handling, glovebox work
- Reduce and plot data (Python or Excel); keep sample tracking and records accurate
- Maintain calibration, consumables and lab inventory; follow and help refine SOPs and safety protocols
- Flag anomalies early
What we’re looking for
- Hands-on time in a chemistry, materials or semiconductor lab: glovebox, vacuum tools or cleanroom
- A degree in chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, physics or similar; undergraduate through postdoc all welcome
- Meticulous, methodical, and genuinely cares about the quality of their work
- Comfortable with vacuum systems, gas handling and standard lab safety practices
- Clear written communication
- Able to work on-site in Berkeley with existing US work authorisation
Nice to have
- Direct experience with ALD, CVD, sputtering or other vapour-phase deposition
- Electrochemical testing or fuel cell / electrolyser MEA fabrication
- Python for data handling and plotting
- Experience commissioning new equipment from scratch
Not required
- A PhD
- Prior ALD experience
- Fuel cell or catalysis background
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