Thin Film Engineer

About Us

Stellar Industries is a rapidly growing industry leader in manufacturing metalized ceramics. We are a major supplier of innovative, high-quality parts to the Aerospace, Photonics, Telecommunications, and Commercial industries. The company was recently acquired by TRUMPF Photonics and has significant growth goals.

About the Role

The Thin Film Engineer leads all engineering activities in the Thin Film Department. Responsibilities include the development of new processes and their integration into existing process flows, as well as continuous improvement of established processes. In addition, the Thin Film Engineer leads the specification and introduction of new equipment to improve capabilities, quality, and throughput. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic team player to apply standard thin film processing techniques to the specific challenges of the ceramic thin film environment.

What You Get to Do

Process owner for substrate preparation, thin film deposition, photolithography, and etching of a wide range of metallization on ceramic substrates.
Develop new processes and introduce them into manufacturing. This includes process development, determination of process capabilities, establishing QC procedures, documentation, and training.
Review customer inquiries to determine manufacturability and cost.
In cooperation with the Quality Department, develop and support yield and quality data reporting, including SPC methods.
Continuously improve existing processes, using industry-standard methodologies.
Coordinate with Production Management to ensure that thin film department resources are available for production needs.
Communicate with customers and suppliers regarding products and materials. Investigate improvements to current production processes.
Represent the thin film department in coordination meetings related to engineering planning and reporting, AS9100D and general quality management, material review board, and operations.
Other responsibilities as assigned.

About You

Bachelor of Science or Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering or similar
Seven or more years of experience in a manufacturing environment as a Thin Film Engineer
Working knowledge of Vacuum Technology and Deposition techniques like e-beam evaporation
Experience with photolithography, wet etching, and ion-beam milling
Working knowledge of thin film metrology tools (profilometry, ellipsometry, RGA, etc.)
Excellent data collection and analysis skills
Skilled at DOE creation and evaluation
Exceptional ability to communicate verbally and in writing with a wide variety of customers, vendors, and staff
Ability to plan and organize the work of others; ability to delegate; ability to manage project/activity deadlines

What We Offer

Competitive pay
A generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, 401K plans, and PTO
Employer-paid vision plan, Employer paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance, and Employer Paid Disability Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
4-Day workweek

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