Atomic Semi
semiconductor
AppliedMathematician
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“Applied Mathematician at Atomic Semi. Skills: math modeling, simulation, algorithm development, optical metrology. Own math modeling, simulation, and algorithm development. Design practical experiments”
What You'll Achieve.
push our process to lower nodes; get things built and tested in days or weeks
Industry & Context.
optimization; estimation; controls algorithms
Access to technology subject to U.S. export controls
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2+ years of experience in R&D environments, understanding of optimization, estimation, and controls algorithms, Deep expertise in linear algebra and numerical methods, Prior experience with optical systems and simulations, Prior experience operating scientific instruments and collecting experimental data, Experience with Python
Nice to Have
Understanding of algorithm performance and computational efficiency, Demonstrated passion for building hardware (hacking on personal projects, or in-depth knowledge of scientific instruments)
What You'll Do.
and algorithm development
Design practical experiments
Characterize machine sensitivity
Consolidate findings into documentation
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with the mechanical, software, and process teams
Communication Scope
legibility and communication; clear written documentation
Full Job Description
About Atomic Semi Atomic Semi is building a small, fast semiconductor fab. It’s already possible to build this with today’s technology and a few simplifications. We’ll build the tools ourselves so we can quickly iterate and improve. We’re building a small team of exceptional, hands-on engineers to make this happen. Mechanical, electrical, hardware, computer, and process. We’ll own the stack from atoms to architecture. Our team is optimistic about the future and we want to continue pushing the limits of technology. Smaller is better. Faster is better. Building it ourselves is better. We believe our team and lab can build anything. We’ve set up 3D printers, a wide array of microscopes, e-beam writers, general fabrication equipment - and whatever is missing, we’ll just invent along the way. Atomic was founded by Sam Zeloof https://www.youtube.com/@SamZeloof and Jim Keller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Keller_(engineer). Sam is best known for making chips in his garage, and Jim has been a leader in the semiconductor industry for the past 40 years. About the team The Positioning Team operates on the nanometer scale. We make lithography, metrology and motion systems that pattern, inspect and characterize our chips in order to push our process to lower nodes. About the role We are seeking an Applied Mathematician to own the math, algorithms, and simulation backbone of our optical metrology tools. This is a hands-on role where optical simulation is tested on hardware we build in house, on real wafers. This role is expected to design experiments to thoroughly characterize the sensitivity and robustness of all theoretical work. Our philosophy is to get things built and tested in days or weeks, not months. Because of this, a portfolio is generally required to apply: show us the things you’ve actually built and tested! Responsibilities - Own math modeling, simulation, and algorithm development for optical metrology tools - Design practical experiments - directly run them on
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