Senior Coating Engineer
On-site · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Job Summary
Senior Coating Engineer leads the development, design, qualification, optimization, and transfer of advanced optical coating and thin film technologies from concept through production release. Acts as a technical leader and SME for coating design, thin film technologies, coating performance, and next-generation capabilities while partnering with engineering, operations, quality, and customers to deliver manufacturable solutions. Responsibilities include designing and optimizing coatings, evaluating new technologies, acquiring and qualifying new coating equipment, transferring technologies into production, conducting experiments to assess performance, leading root cause investigations, and providing technical leadership and mentorship to engineers and technicians within cleanroom and manufacturing environments. The role includes collaboration with customers and internal stakeholders, participation in design reviews and risk evaluations, and contributing to continuous improvement and manufacturing transfer initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field
- 5+ years of experience in optical coatings, thin film technologies, photonics, semiconductor manufacturing, or advanced optical manufacturing environments
- Experience developing optical coating designs and supporting coating technology development in a manufacturing environment
- Experience supporting new product introduction, product qualification, and manufacturing transfer activities
- Experience utilizing Essential Macleod or equivalent thin film design software
- Demonstrated experience with optical coatings, thin films, vacuum deposition, or related coating technologies
- Experience leading technical problem solving, root cause investigations, and corrective action activities
- Experience supporting equipment qualification, validation, and technology implementation efforts
- Experience translating customer requirements into manufacturable coating solutions
- Experience working in cleanroom, ISO-regulated, semiconductor, photonics, aerospace, defense, or other advanced manufacturing environments preferred
- Experience providing technical leadership, customer engagement, and mentorship preferred
- Knowledge of optics and metrology, vacuum systems, and deposition equipment
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