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Periodic Labs

Research Engineer, Semiconductor

Menlo Park, CA$220k–$300kfulltimemidAdded 5 days ago

About this role

Periodic Labs seeks a Research Engineer to validate novel semiconductor materials by designing and fabricating short-loop test devices, from thin-film deposition through electrical characterization. You'll bridge materials science and device physics, working hands-on in the lab while supporting customer engagements and feeding insights into AI-driven materials discovery.

What you'll do

  • Design and build patterned device test vehicles using photolithography, laser direct-write, or e-beam lithography combined with deposition and metrology
  • Deposit engineered thin-film stacks with complex interfaces using PVD, PLD, MBE, and ALD/CVD techniques
  • Perform electrical characterization on probe stations and design custom measurement test benches for specialized needs
  • Connect material and interface properties to device performance, iterating on process and stack design
  • Support customer-facing work by translating requirements into experimental plans and presenting results
  • Document methodology, results, and learnings to build internal knowledge and AI training datasets

What they're looking for

  • Semiconductor device physics and integration flows
  • Lithography (photolithography, laser direct-write, e-beam)
  • Thin-film deposition techniques (PVD, PLD, MBE, ALD/CVD)
  • Electrical characterization and probe station measurement
  • Custom test bench design and assembly
  • Materials science and interface engineering
  • Condensed matter physics (preferred)
  • Emerging memory and logic device architectures (preferred)

Benefits

  • Equity compensation alongside base salary
  • Visa sponsorship and immigration support
  • Work at a well-funded AI and materials science company
  • Hands-on research role with direct impact on breakthrough materials
  • Collaborative environment bridging academia and industry
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Periodic Labs

Periodic Labs builds AI systems and autonomous lab infrastructure to accelerate materials discovery and scientific research, integrating machine learning with physical lab workflows and quantum simulation. The company is hiring for infrastructure engineers, product engineers, research engineers, and deployment specialists who bridge AI models with materials scientists and lab automation systems.

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Likely interview questions

  • Walk us through a short-loop device you've fabricated end-to-end—from stack design through electrical measurement—and what you learned about material-to-device translation.
  • Describe your experience with [PVD/PLD/MBE/ALD] deposition. How do you ensure interface quality, and how has it affected device performance in your prior work?
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