Design, develop, and support the production life cycle of thin film coatings for various optical systems. It is our responsibility to design, produce, evaluate and measure the performance of the resulting coatings.

Responsibilities include (but not limited to) supporting manufacturing processes for optics, Thin Film Design, performing spectral measurements, providing technical guidance to operators, and applying lean manufacturing techniques. Additionally, the role involves investigating failures, leading non-recurring efforts, participating in research and development, and driving the adoption of new technologies (capital investments, automation, robotics) to improve efficiency and quality.

Basic Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution in Optics, Optical Engineering or Physics. Other degrees such as Mechanical or Electrical Engineering will be considered with demonstrated Thin Film Coating and Design Experience.
2. Must have skills, experience and/or course work in one OR more of the following categories of manufacturing engineering:

• Will ensure ISO 9001 standards throughout the coating process.
• Thin Film Coating using Physical Vapor Deposition or Sputtering
• Thin Film Design on Software such as FilmStar or Essential McLeod
• Spectral Performance
• Vacuum systems
• Materials characterization

3. Must be a US Citizen OR Permanent Resident
4. Microsoft Office software experience.

Desired skills

• Breadth in skills, experience and/or course work across multiple disciplines of manufacturing engineering is strongly desired. Examples include but not limited to writing/reviewing work instructions (or standard operating procedure manuals), data analytics, automation, and maintaining the product lifecycle.
• Candidates with thin film coating specialization will have skills and/or experience in the design, manufacturing (physical vapor deposition, ion beam sputtering, chemical vapor deposition), and metrology of optical thin film coatings.
• Previous experience in vacuum systems, physical vapor deposition, sputtering systems, and advanced plasma sources is a plus.
• Previous experience or knowledge of a variety of analytical and metrology techniques including but not limited to spectrophotometry, ellipsometry, interferometry, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffraction.
• Knowledge of process control techniques, including statistical process control (SPC), control charts, and yield enhancement.
• Demonstrated small team leadership skills. Ability to collaborate with other manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, operators, supervision, and electro-optical engineers to solve problems.
• Having strong time management skills (ability to adjust priorities), ability to work independently, and able to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams are critical skills to support on the floor production.
• This position is for first shift on a 9/80 schedule which is a 9 hour day 5 days in one week of the 2-week payroll period and 4 days in the 2nd week of the payroll period.
• Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident.