Materials Engineer

First Tek, Inc.

$95K — $115K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years in thin film coating design and materials
  • Experience with sputtered thin films and relevant equipment
  • Knowledge of roll-to-roll deposition or converting processes
  • Familiarity with thin film design tools like TFCalc or OptiLayer
  • Proficient in statistical methods and design of experiments
  • Strong skills in Microsoft Office applications
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Create innovative thin film coating designs for customer applications
  • Develop technical solutions to complex engineering problems
  • Collaborate with Program Management on project planning and budgeting
  • Provide guidance to early career engineers and production staff
  • Support operations team from setup to production phases
  • Analyze in-process metrology data for process adjustments
  • Engage with customers for collaborative discussions and presentations

Benefits

  • Collaborative team environment
  • Opportunity to lead projects with established requirements
  • Access to ongoing learning and development opportunities
  • Ability to work with cutting-edge technology in material engineering
  • Flexible work schedule with 4/10 work hours
Full Job Description
Description: Material & Process Engineer
Job Description:
 Create new thin film coating designs for customer applications
 Develop technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity
 Collaborate with Program Management to create a project plan, budget, and schedule
 Provide program/project work instructions to early career engineers and production technicians
 Support operations team from equipment setup, calibration, through production
 Order, analyze, and interpret in-process metrology data to determine process adjustments
 Compare metrology data to customer specifications to evaluate fitness for use
 Review customer requirements documents to support the technical customer proposal content
 Meet with customers for collaborative discussions and design presentations
 Promote a collaborative team environment

Basic Qualification:
 Experienced in thin film coating designs and materials
 Experience with sputtered thin films design, processes, and equipment
 Roll to roll deposition and/or converting experience
 Familiar with thin film design and expertise in one or more thin film design tools: TFCalc, OptiLayer, FilmStar, FilmWizard
 Statistical methods and design of experiments
 Proficient with Microsoft Office applications
 Strong Written and Verbal Communication Skills

Desired Skills:
 Ability to create and present technical content for customer meetings
 Comfortable taking calculated risks and learning from failures with a growth mindset
 Planning and leading projects to meet established requirements
 Programming experience and Visual Basic Macro Scripting or similar analysis software
 Experience with Optical Spectrometer, SEM, XRF measurements and interpreting the results

Custom Fields:
Name: Does this role require access to ECI information
Value: Yes

Name: Work Schedule
Value: 4/10-A

Name: OT Status
Value: non-Exempt

Name: Security Clearance Comments
Value: No action to start

Name: Security Clearance
Value: Ability to Obtain

Name: Allow Expenses
Value: No

Name: Worksite Classification
Value: Worker will work Onsite Full Time

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