Coat Tech Sr.

Coherent • Budd Lake, NJ

6d • Onsite

About The Position

This position involves the meticulous loading, cleaning, inspection, and preparation of optical components for thin film deposition. The role requires adherence to strict quality standards, including ISO procedures and customer specifications, and involves operating various testing equipment. The individual will be responsible for ensuring the surface quality of optical substrates meets precise requirements before and after coating processes, and for accurately entering production data into the MRP system.

Requirements

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• 5+ years previous experience in material inspection
• Demonstrated ability to see and handle small parts
• Previous experience using a microscope
• Must be able to work on repetitive tasks
• Basic data entry skills
• Willing/able to work in a cleanroom environment, fully gowned
• Willing/able to work with minimal exposure to chemicals such as, methanol and isopropanol

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in an optics manufacturing environment or similar technical training
• Some college in physics, chemistry, engineering and/or math
• Experience in optics cleaning and inspection
• Experience in optical coating technologies
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, etc.)
• Accurate data entry skills
• MRP/ERP experience

Responsibilities

• Load optics into fixtures
• Clean and inspect optics under a microscope
• Determine if surface quality is fully compliant to specific customer drawings/specifications
• Inspect and final clean per production schedule
• Preparation of optical substrates for thin film disposition
• Load parts into coating chambers
• Follow ISO procedures and policies
• Unload coated crystals from fixtures & inspect surface quality under a microscope per ANSI, Mil standard or ISO
• Perform reflectivity testing on spectrophotometers or lasers based on product wavelengths
• Enter WO data into MRP system in preparation for shipment

Benefits

• Equal opportunity/affirmative action employer status
• Consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED