Thorlabs · 15 hours ago
Process Engineer II (Optical Coat)
Jessup, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$71K/yr - $94K/yr
5+ years expThorlabs is committed to advancing science through innovative photonics technologies. The Process Engineer II is responsible for new process and product development, equipment introduction, and maintaining production processes in optical coating fabrication.
Health CareManufacturing
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Ability to utilize all formats of material deposition: E-beam ,IAD, Magnetron Sputtering
Ability to utilize cleave, dice, and pick equipment
Introduce new product, process, equipment and material technologies into optical coating fab in timely manner, using effective design input, evaluation testing, and project management
Utilize continuous improvement tools, project management skills, team leadership, and basic engineering skills to 1) reduce manufacturing costs, 2) improve/sustain tight control of wafer fab manufacturing process
Maintain/sustain production coating processes and coating equipment. This includes executing necessary PMs on the equipment
Provide product line support in creating/maintaining all development and production routes used by the optical coating fab and investigating product failures both within and outside of the coating fab. Provide training to operations related to the routes
Provide engineering equipment ownership via creating/maintaining equipment operation procedures, training personnel, setting up quality indicator procedures, developing effective PMs, and supporting maintenance/ops team during equipment down events
Support operations team in writing required documentation and leading various coating fab improvement projects (e.g. Lean Manufacturing, 5S)
Support engineering team in maintaining and improving our Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and related components. Set up MES reports for operations team that support daily production
Monitor coating performance. Make changes necessary to keep coatings in required specifications
Coordinate coating schedule with operations for efficient operations
Mentoring of Peers, Engineering Technicians, or New Hire
Qualification
Required
This position requires you to be a US person (ITAR products)
Minimum of 5 years' experience with optical coating processes including Ebeam, IAD, Magnetron Sputtering processes
Experience in test/characterization of optical coatings (e.g. FTIR, ellipsometer, photo-spectrometer)
Experience with CAD tools (e.g. SolidWorks)
Experience with Six Sigma process improvement methods
Experience with troubleshooting and resolving optical coating equipment issues, especially repair and maintenance of high vacuum systems
A minimum of Master's degree in engineering or physics. A combination or education and work experience may be considered to fulfill minimum educational requirements
Preferred
Proficient in coating software (preferred TF Calc)
Design of Experiments (DOE)
Statistical Process Control (SPC)
Knowledge of the following software/programming languages: SQL, Visual Basic, C++, Matlab, JMP, R, Microsoft Sharepoint, and Microsoft Office
Semiconductor device physics, especially optoelectronic devices
Knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
Company paid life insurance
A generous PTO package
A 401(k) plan
Tuition reimbursement
Company
Thorlabs
Thorlabs is a privately held optical equipment company.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Peter Heim
Chief Technology Officer & General Manager
Larry Wineberg
CFO
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