Process Development Engineer - Optical Coatings (Hybrid)

SCHOTT AG; Yverdon-les-Bains; Hybrid; CHF 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Active health management

Flexible working hours

Hybrid work

Job summary

SCHOTT Advanced Optics, part of SCHOTT AG, in Yverdon-les-Bains seeks an expert to develop, optimize and industrialize thin-film optical coatings for new products and technologies. You will design production concepts and define requirements for coating equipment, automation and metrology.

You will lead NPI activities, transfer coatings into serial production, and drive continuous improvement with a focus on automation, AI and data-driven manufacturing in a cross-functional setting.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in a technical field related to optics or materials science.
• 3–5 years of experience in thin-film coating, process development, R&D, or manufacturing engineering.
• Strong understanding of thin-film deposition, coating tech, and process optimization.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize and industrialize thin-film coating processes for new products and technologies.
• Design innovative production concepts and define technical requirements for coating equipment and automation.
• Act as a technical expert for coated optical components, translating requirements into robust manufacturing solutions.
• Develop and implement metrology and inline measurement solutions with Quality, R&D and other funcs to ensure process capability.
• Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) and transfer of coating processes into serial production; qualify processes and monitor stability (Cpk, Ppk).
• Plan and coordinate production trials, equipment installation, qualification and ramp-up with manufacturing and maintenance teams.
• Drive continuous improvement and explore automation, AI and data-driven manufacturing.

Skills

English

French

Education

Master’s degree in Physics/Materials Science/Engineering/Optics/Photonics

Tools

Coating equipment

Vacuum technologies

Optical metrology systems

Job description

SCHOTT Advanced Optics, part of SCHOTT AG, in Yverdon-les-Bains seeks an expert to develop, optimize and industrialize thin-film optical coatings for new products and technologies. You will design production concepts and define requirements for coating equipment, automation and metrology.

You will lead NPI activities, transfer coatings into serial production, and drive continuous improvement with a focus on automation, AI and data-driven manufacturing in a cross-functional setting.