Senior Materials and Surface Science Engineer

About the role

nEye.ai, a well-funded optical switch startup, is poised to revolutionize the future of data centers. nEye's MEMS-based silicon photonics optical circuit switches (OCS) eliminate critical bottlenecks in AI processing by enabling direct optical connections among thousands of GPUs and memory units. The company's OCS is an ultra-low power consumption, high radix, compact chip-scale design, offering hyperscale data centers enhanced performance, efficiency, and scalability. Job Overview We are looking for a senior individual contributor with deep expertise in materials science and surface chemistry as it applies to semiconductor fabrication and optical systems. This role is critical to understanding and improving how fabrication processes at the material and interface level impact optical performance in our silicon photonics devices. You will work across design, process, and test to analyze, diagnose, and improve material interfaces, thin films, and surface interactions that directly affect device behavior, reliability, and yield. nEye.ai is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Requirements

• PhD in Materials Science, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• 7 - 15+ years of experience in semiconductor, photonics, or adjacent advanced materials environments
• Deep understanding of surface chemistry and interface physics in semiconductor systems
• Expertise in dielectric and semiconductor thin films and metallization.
• Strong knowledge of plasma processes, etching, deposition, oxidation, and their impact on materials
• Strong intuition for how material properties affect optical phenomena
• Experience working in or closely with semiconductor fabs / foundries
• Hands-on experience with failure analysis and materials characterization techniques

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