Thin Film Coating Engineer

1 month ago

Freeport, United States Teledyne FLIR Full time

Job Summary:

This individual provides a dual role, supporting both Engineering and production efforts in the Optical Coating Department. Activities include collaboration with a small team of Optical and Coating Engineers, developing reflective, anti-reflective, and filter coatings in spectrums ranging from visible to long-wave infrared (LWIR). The job is responsible for creating new designs and optimizing existing designs and processes, improving manufacturability, performance, and cost. The job will also lead root cause analysis / corrective action activities for coating related processes.


Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Monitor and drive continuous improvement of manufacturing processes.
  • Support troubleshooting of existing optical coating processes and equipment – including pumps, evaporation sources, ion sources, crystal monitors, sputtering cathodes, etc.
  • Determine root causes of coating failures and create corrective actions to eliminate future failures.
  • Design/develop coatings to satisfy customer requirements.
  • Optimize existing coating designs, decreasing sensitivity and improving manufacturing yields.
  • Provide timely production support for coating design modifications as required.
  • Perform uniformity testing of coatings, adjusting chamber tooling factors as required to ensure uniform coatings across lot sizes.
  • Use an array of characterization equipment, including spectrophotometers and optical microscopes.
  • Lead/support troubleshooting of production equipment and metrology.
  • Support maintenance during repair and maintenance of equipment and metrology.


Job Qualifications:

  • Minimum of a Bachelor’s of Science, advanced degree is a plus. Degree in Physics or Engineering strongly preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience in optical coatings strongly preferred.
  • Well-versed in different deposition techniques, particularly e-beam, IAD, and PECVD.
  • Adept with Filmstar or similar coating design software package.
  • Experience in designing for different wavebands, including visible, near infrared, mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared preferred.
  • Proficient in coating material characterization, including refractive index and mechanical properties strongly preferred.
  • Experience with Solidworks, LabView, MS Office Suite of applications preferred.
  • Ability to read and understand technical drawings, process specifications, and documentation.
  • Strong attention to detail and quality.
  • Self-motivated, ability to work in a team or independently.
  • Ability to multi-task.


Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.


About Teledyne FLIR Defense


Join Teledyne FLIR Defense, where we're dedicated to safeguarding lives with cutting-edge sensing and threat detection technologies. Our arsenal includes advanced surveillance sensors, handheld devices, unmanned vehicles, lasers, and more solutions that increase operational effectiveness for warfighters, first responders, and search-and-rescue teams.


We're looking for passionate innovators eager to shape the future of the Defense industry. If you’re mission-driven to globally collaborate on life-saving solutions, we invite you to explore our current opportunities.


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