Thin Film Engineer
MKS Instruments•Irvine, CA
•$80,000 - $100,000•Hybrid
About The Position
As a Thin Film Engineer at MKS Newport, you will partner with Thin Film Coating to design, develop, manufacture and test optical surface treatments. In this role, you will report to the Director of Thin Film Engineering.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Physics or Engineering
- 2+ years of in-depth experience in a thin film manufacturing environment
- Interest in troubleshooting and problem solving
- Strong communication skills
- Proficiency using Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint
- Eligible to work in the United States
- Applicants for these positions may need to be “U.S. persons.” “U.S. persons” are generally defined as U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, lawful permanent residents (or, green card holders), individuals granted asylum, and individuals admitted as refugees.
Responsibilities
- Developing, designing and optimizing optical surface treatments and processes to meet requirements and specifications, for ion beam sputtering, ion assist and electron beam coating processes, surface etching and/or photolithography for our Thin Film Coatings group
- Characterizing equipment and processes to reduce downtime
- Identifying root causes of defects, implementing corrective actions to address those issues, and continuously promoting improvement, quality and cost
- Supporting the team with process documentation and formalizing work instructions
- Supporting the coating process through training technicians and machine maintenance personnel
Benefits
- health insurance coverage (medical, dental and vision)
- 401(k) with company match
- life and disability insurance
- 12 paid holidays
- sick time
- 15 paid vacation days
- 6 weeks fully paid parental leave
- adoption assistance
- tuition reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
