Senior Research And Development Engineer

NTI Nanofilm; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NTI Nanofilm, headquartered in Singapore, seeks an experienced engineer to develop and test vacuum coating machines and deposition sources. You will advance PVD/CVD processes, understand film properties, and translate customer requirements into practical machine configurations and recipes.

Responsibilities include integrating deposition sources, optimizing vacuum systems, and supporting technology transfer to production. Requires 5+ years in vacuum coating/thin-film deposition.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Physics, Chemistry, Electrical, Materials or related field).
• At least 5 years of experience in vacuum coating technology or thin-film deposition (PVD/CVD/sputtering).

Responsibilities

• Coating Machine Development: Develop and optimize vacuum thin-film coating machines with focus on vacuum systems and machine architecture.
• Deposition Source Development: Develop, integrate and optimize deposition/plasma sources including magnetron sputtering, FCVA, ICP sources, ion sources and CVD/PECVD.
• Thin-Film Process Development: Develop and optimize PVD/CVD coating processes and characterize film properties.
• Application & Customer Solution Development: Translate customer requirements into machine configurations and process recipes, support testing and tech transfer.

Skills

Vacuum systems understanding

Electrical/control systems

System integration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

PVD equipment

CVD equipment

Sputtering equipment

Job description

Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Singapore, NTI Nanofilm is a global nanotechnology solutions company integrating advanced thin-film coatings, turnkey vacuum coating equipment, micro-optics nanofabrication, and hydrogen fuel-cell surface technologies. With proprietary deposition sources—including Magnetron Sputtering, Arc Evaporation, Filtered Cathodic Vacuum Arc (FCVA), Closed Space Sublimation (CSS), and Plasma-Enhanced CVD (PECVD), we help electronics, automotive, medical and industrial customers improve performance, durability and sustainability, from R&D through high-volume production. NTI Nanofilm operates across Singapore, China, Germany, Japan, India and Vietnam, and has been listed on the Singapore Exchange since 2020.

Job Purpose

To develop and test vacuum coating machines and coating sources, and to develop coating processes for different applications.

Responsibilities

(1) Coating Machine Development

• Develop and optimize vacuum thin-film coating machines, with a strong understanding of vacuum systems, machine architecture, electrical/control systems, and system integration.

(2) Deposition Source Development

• Develop, integrate, and optimize deposition and plasma sources, such as magnetron sputtering, arc/FCVA sources, ICP plasma sources, ion sources, and CVD/PECVD sources.

(3) Thin-Film Process Development

• Develop and optimize PVD and CVD coating processes, including sputtering, arc deposition, ion-beam processes, ICP-CVD/PECVD, and plasma etching, with good understanding of plasma generation and plasma property.
• Understand coating materials, film structures, properties, and characterization, including thickness, uniformity, adhesion, hardness, stress, composition, surface morphology, and other functional properties.

(5) Application & Customer Solution Development

• Develop coating solutions for different industrial applications by translating customer requirements into suitable machine configurations, deposition sources, coating materials, and process recipes, and support machine testing, troubleshooting, qualification, and technology transfer.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, especially in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or other related fields.
• At least 5 years of working experience in vacuum coating technology or thin-film deposition processes, such as PVD, CVD, sputtering, or other related technologies.