Build the impossible.

We are a multidisciplinary team of chemists, physicists, engineers, and software specialists doing what the field called theoretical for four decades — placing single atoms by design. If that excites you, we'd like to meet you.

One-of-a-kind work, backed by real stability.

As a sister company of Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited, we pair frontier science with the resources and discipline of a 125-year-old Canadian manufacturer.

Frontier Science

Work in a one-of-a-kind, cutting-edge laboratory on deterministic mechanosynthesis and atomically precise manufacturing — technology no one else in the world has commercialized.

Growth & Development

Every employee receives an annual growth and development budget, strong mentorship, and the freedom to chart their own career path across disciplines.

Best-in-Class Benefits

An industry-leading defined-contribution pension with company matching, best-in-class health and life insurance, telehealth access, and progressive family benefits.

CBN Nano's Ottawa laboratory with multiple molecular workstations and cryogenic systems — CBN Nano scientist preparing new sample for experiments.

Current Openings

1 open role

Nano Engineering

Full Stack Developer

📍 Ottawa, ON — 975 Gladstone Ave. 🏢 Hybrid 🕒 Permanent · Full-Time 💰 CAD 75,000–98,000 / yr

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Position Summary

As an organic chemist, you will help develop and synthesize our multifunctional organic nanomaterials. This role collaborates closely with our surface science and computational chemistry teams to improve the performance of our target molecules.

Key Responsibilities

Design, optimize, and troubleshoot multistep synthesis of organic and organometallic compounds.
Characterize, isolate, and purify sensitive target compounds.
Coordinate with chemistry lab members to keep the lab fully operational.
Collaborate closely with an interdisciplinary team to design new synthetic targets.
Contribute chemical expertise to surface science projects.

Minimum Qualifications

PhD in chemistry with a focus on multistep organic synthesis.
Expertise in physical chemistry and mechanistic investigations.
Schlenk and glovebox techniques; air- and water-sensitive reactions; isolation of volatile products; milligram-to-multigram scale.
Structural confirmation by NMR spectroscopy; interpretation of LC-MS data; HPLC operation, recrystallization, and preparative chromatographic separations.

Mandatory Requirements

Legally eligible to work in Canada.
Fluent in English (speak, read, write).

CAD 90,000 – 100,000 / year

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Our Culture

Precision, curiosity, and respect.

CBN Nano scientists filling a cryostat during routine operation of a molecular workstation — Routine cryogen service on a molecular workstation — the day-to-day discipline behind 4 K operation.

Equity, diversity, and inclusivity matter to us. We are committed to a workplace where every employee is treated with dignity and respect, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.