Principal Coating Engineer

Job Description:

• Design, develop,and optimize optical coating solutions and photonics devices with a focus onlaser applications.
• Review technicaldata packages and engineering drawings received through RFQs.
• Develop new productofferings utilizing technologies such as Ion Beam Sputtering (IBS) andMagnetron Sputtering (MS).
• Perform coatingdesign analysis based on customer specifications and ensure RFQ activities arecompleted within established turnaround time (TAT) KPIs.
• GenerateSpecification Review Forms (SRFs), when required, to address technicalconstraints and propose solutions aligned with company capabilities.
• Support Sales &Marketing (S&M) during customer visits, technical reviews, and assessmentsof new requirements.
• Prepare and provideevaluation reports for NPI products.
• Carry out processand product development, qualification activities, and tooling design for NPIproducts.
• Ensure readinessfor Pre-FAT and FLP activities by preparing engineering checklists, BOMtemplates, ECNs, and ECOs.
• Develop andmaintain process plans, test plans, routings, SOPs, in-process control plans,and FAT review forms.
• Provide trainingand technical guidance to production technicians on work instructions andprocesses.
• Support productionduring FAT and FLP builds and resolve all technical issues related to NPIproducts.
• Analyze andsummarize issues identified during FAT and FLP activities, and implementnecessary changes to material drawings, process plans, routings, and yieldimprovement initiatives.
• Participate inphase-gate reviews to ensure the successful transfer of products from FAT/FLPstages to mass production.
• Prepare and submitProcess Review Forms upon completion of FAT/FLP activities.
• Conduct failureanalysis on field returns, identify failure modes, and recommend corrective andpreventive actions to prevent recurrence.
• Identifyopportunities for process improvement and continuous improvement (CI) projectsto enhance yield, quality, and cycle time.
• Provide technicalsupport to manufacturing operations as required.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degreein Science, Engineering, Optics, Physics, or a related field. A Master's or PhDin Engineering is preferred.
• Minimum 5 years ofexperience in the development and manufacturing of optical coating productsusing IBS, MS, and PVD technologies for OEM medical device, semiconductor,optoelectronics, or avionics industries.
• Strong experiencein designing and optimizing complex optical coatings.
• Strong expertise inthin-film deposition processes involving metals, alloys, dielectric materials,and polymers.
• Proficiency inthin-film design software such as OptiLayer and FilmStar.
• Experience withoptical fabrication processes is an advantage.
• Experience inAutoCAD and/or SolidWorks for jig and fixture design.
• Experience with SAPis an added advantage.
• Strong knowledge ofPVD technologies, including Ion Beam Sputtering (IBS), Magnetron Sputtering(MS), Thermal Evaporation, E-Beam Evaporation, Ion-Assisted Evaporation, andReactive Evaporation.
• Strong knowledge ofthe optical and physical characterization of coating materials, includingstress and coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE).
• Ability to programand operate optical monitoring and crystal monitoring systems.
• Strong knowledge ofmeasuring coating spectral performance using instruments such as Lambda 1050,Varian Cary 7000i, and other spectrophotometers.
• Hands-on experienceoperating IBS, MS, and PVD coating systems to test and evaluate coatingdesigns.
• Strong root-causeanalysis and troubleshooting skills for coating process, cosmetic, and coatingdurability issues.
• Excellentanalytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to workeffectively in a cross-functional and manufacturing environment.