TOPTICA Photonics · 2 months ago
Application Technician (m/f/d)
Rochester, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelTOPTICA Photonics is a technology-driven company specializing in diode and ultrafast fiber lasers for scientific and industrial applications. The Application Technician will provide in-the-lab demonstrations of laser systems, working closely with application scientists and sales to meet customer requirements, while also contributing to experimental designs and supporting customer implementations.
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Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of the Application Technician is to ensure that TOPTICA laser demos for key customers are well planned and executed
Communicate with TOPTICA application scientists and sales, and with customers, to define requirements for successful laser demonstrations for specific customer enquiries. Design and build experiments to measure these requirements
Communicate with TOPTICA application scientists and academic collaborators to define requirements for new application demonstrations, and design and build experiments that measure to these requirements
Write or contribute to application notes, whitepapers, and journal articles to deliver experimental results
Visit potential customers and participate in trade shows and conferences in the Americas and reinforce TOPTICA’s reputation for quality with product demonstrations and presentations
Provide expertise during product demonstrations at tradeshow events and workshops
Visit the manufacturing facility in Munich to become familiar with the entire product range and the sales and marketing activities specifically in North America
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in a relevant field such as Optics, Physics (especially optical physics), or Electrical Engineering
Excellent hands-on laser and optics laboratory experience, preferably in fields of semiconductor inspection, interferometry, and holography, or in bio photonics and microscopy
Strong ability to confidently communicate in-person and remotely
Excellent presentation and writing skills
Good time management, independent and self-starting
Outstanding computer and project management skills
Eager to grow within the role, develop and build on current skills
The Application Technician must be a quick learner, adaptable, and possess very good optical laboratory skills
Benefits
Fully paid medical insurance premium
Fully funded Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) to cover all in-network out of pocket medical expense
401(k) plans match up to 6% of employee contributions
Company
TOPTICA Photonics
TOPTICA Photonics offers laser systems for scientific and industrial applications.
Founded in 1998
501-1000 employees
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Dr. Wilhelm Kaenders
Founder, President, Vorstand (CTO)
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