EDMUND OPTICS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. Hiring! Full Time Thin Film Engineer in North Region (Singapore), Earn up to SGD 3,800 - Ricebowl

Brief Summary

As an Optical Thin Film Engineer, you'll drive design strategies, operational optimization, and client satisfaction. Your responsibilities include optics-focused coating design, process optimization, technical support, and staff training.

Job Description

• Design optical coatings that meet customer and internal specifications to ensure product quality and performance
• Develop and implement coating designs and processes to optimize manufacturing efficiencies and yields while minimizing costs
• Optimize chamber configurations to enhance the deposition of optical thin films for improved production outcomes
• Provide technical support to maintain and troubleshoot coating operations, ensuring consistent process reliability
• Maintain accurate documentation and records of processes and procedures related to design, development, and production for compliance and knowledge sharing
• Report project status and progress regularly and accurately to supervisors to facilitate informed decision-making
• Train production staff in operating precision optical coating processes to enhance team capabilities and process adherence
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management to support operational goals

Required competencies and certifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in optics manufacturing, solar, semiconductor, vacuum industry, or thin film background with at least 1-2 years in optical coating design and production
• Proficiency in utilizing optical coating design software such as TFCalc, Filmstar, Macleod, or Optilayer
• Strong analytical skills to independently analyze and solve technical problems in coating processes
• Effective communication skills to deliver clear written and oral presentations and collaborate within teams

Preferred competencies and qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Physics, Material Science, or related field
• Experience in optical thin film coatings manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of modern thin film coating production technologies including thermal evaporation, electron beam evaporation, ion-assisted deposition, and magnetron sputtering
• Understanding of optical principles, coatings, design, fabrication, optical physics, and opto-mechanical principles within the optical industry