Optical Coating Process Engineer - NPI & Hybrid Work

SCHOTT AG

Yverdon-les-Bains

Hybrid

CHF 110,000 - 150,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Hybrid work

Corporate pension plan

Active health management

Job summary

SCHOTT Advanced Optics seeks a talented professional to develop, optimize, and industrialize thin-film coating processes for new products and technologies, and to drive major improvements to existing manufacturing methods.

You will design production concepts, define technical requirements for coating equipment, automation, and new production technologies, and act as a technical expert translating customer needs into scalable manufacturing solutions.

Qualifications

Master's degree in Physics, Materials Science, Engineering, Optics/Photonics, Surface Science or a related technical field.
3-5 years of relevant professional experience in thin-film coating, process development, R&D, manufacturing engineering or industrialization, ideally within an optical or high-tech manufacturing environment.
Experience with coating equipment and vacuum technologies is a strong advantage.
Experience with optical metrology, measurement systems and process capability methods is an advantage.

Responsibilities

Develop, optimize and industrialize thin-film optical coating processes for new products and technologies, as well as major improvements to existing manufacturing processes.
Design innovative production concepts and define technical requirements for coating equipment, manufacturing systems, automation and new production technologies.
Act as a technical expert for coated optical components, conducting feasibility studies and translating challenging product and customer requirements into robust and scalable manufacturing solutions.
Develop and implement metrology and in-line measurement solutions in collaboration with Quality, R&D and other technical functions to ensure process capability and product performance.
Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) activities and ensure the successful transfer of new coating processes into serial production, including process qualification, stability and capability (Cpk, Ppk, Cgk).
Plan and coordinate production trials, equipment installation, process qualification and ramp-up in collaboration with Manufacturing, Engineering, Maintenance and Quality.
Drive continuous improvement and explore future-oriented technologies such as automation, AI and advanced metrology.
Lead cross-functional Process Development projects and provide technical expertise for quotations and customer discussions related to new products and technologies.