Laser Process Engineer

Halo Industries has invented a technology to replace a decades-old semiconductor material-slicing process that wastes billions of dollars annually. Halo’s laser-based technology eliminates this waste, delivering improvements in both material cost and performance, while enabling manufacturing advancements in a diverse set of high-growth applications markets, including the automotive, grid infrastructure, telecommunications, and power electronics sectors.
Halo originally spun out of Stanford University in 2014, acquiring a significant A round of VC funding in 2020 following the successful demonstration of the company’s precision material slicing equipment. Halo is now planning its volume manufacturing operations and building a passionate team to meet its next milestone of deploying the company’s first fully integrated production line.
Halo Industries is well-funded, engaged with strategic customers, and staged to achieve rapid operational, revenue, and valuation growth.
As a Laser Process Engineer, you will have the following responsibilities:
Operate and maintain laser materials processing setups and procedures
Conduct hands-on experiments to characterize underlying physical effects in novel optical systems
Use data analysis and simulation to propose design improvements based on experimental results
Identify causal relationships between observed performance and design parameters
Interpret empirical data and reconcile it with first principles via analytical and/or numerical simulations
Summarize and present experimental results to team members
Work in a team and contribute to the implementation of next-generation industrial semiconductor manufacturing equipment
Requirements
The ideal candidate is a recent PhD (or an MS with 3-5 years of work experience) in Physics, Applied Physics, Optics, or Material Science focusing on the development and experimental application of optical or laser devices and systems. In addition, the candidate would have the following specific qualifications:
Understanding of optical physics fundamentals and how they apply to laser materials processing
Strong hands-on skills in the alignment, test, and characterization of optical devices and laser systems
Proficiency in the understanding of experimental data
Experience with free-space optics
Experience with data collection and data analysis
Excellent communication skills
The ability to work well in an interdisciplinary team environment, collaborating with mechanical engineers and materials experts
Bonus
Experience with semiconductor materials
Experience in optical system design
Familiarity with optical simulation tools and techniques, including ray tracing software
Experience with fiber optics
Programming experience in Matlab or Python for instrument control
Benefits
Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
Free Food & Snacks
Stock Option Plan
Short Term & Long Term Disability
Base salary $110,000 to $150,000