Thin Film Technician

Excelitas•Boulder, CO
•Onsite

About The Position

ENABLE your future through light. Excelitas is a global technology leader with more than 7,500 employees, focused on delivering market-driven solutions to fulfill the illumination, optical, detection and imaging needs of OEMs and end-users across the biomedical, semiconductor, industrial, consumer products, scientific, security, defense and aerospace sectors. ENGAGE with us today and make your contribution to the future! Join the team that leading technology companies turn to for cutting-edge photonic innovation. At Excelitas Technologies you are how we EXCEL. We are currently seeking a Thin Film Technician who will operate coating chamber systems to produce coated optical components.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED preferred.
  • Typically has a minimum of 3+ year optics experience or related industry experience and has demonstrated tech 2 expectations since last review.
  • Needs to be proficient in basic math and problem-solving skills.
  • Needs to have a knowledge base of Excel and other various Microsoft Office products.
  • Lifting requirements up to 50lbs

Nice To Haves

  • Previous work experience in a process manufacturing environment is desired, but not required.

Responsibilities

  • Understands and promotes a safe environment.
  • Sets up tooling (installs spacers/tooling as needed) (help assembles backers) (knows how to locate tooling).
  • Load/unload parts into chambers as needed.
  • Understands chemicals that are used throughout the lab and how to dispose of them.
  • Foils chambers
  • Changes targets
  • Performs basic spectrophotometer scans of optical components
  • Performs regens
  • Bead blasts tooling
  • Starts coating runs
  • Knows the chamber status of their area
  • Can perform simple crystal error recoveries
  • Performs and supports 6S activities as directed.
  • Knows chamber cleanliness and how it affects quality.
  • Works effectively within teams
  • Other duties as assigned
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