Senior Scientist

NANOFILM TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

NANOFILM TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED is seeking a highly experienced materials scientist to lead FCVA ta-C/DLC and related plasma coating development in Singapore. The role involves defining POR, operating windows, and qualification criteria for new coatings, plus rigorous characterization to ensure adhesion, hardness and wear performance.

You will drive root-cause analyses, collaborate with equipment engineers, and transfer validated processes from R&D to production, including pilot runs

Qualifications

• PhD in Materials Science, Physics or related field; substantial engineering experience considered.
• 8+ years in PVD/plasma coating development with industrial qualification.
• Experience with FCVA, magnetron sputtering/HiPIMS, carbon-based thin films, DOE, process windows, coating characterization (SEM/EDX, Raman, XPS, TEM/XRD), root-cause analysis, SPC/FMEA, and vacuum technology.
• Experience in leadership, mentoring, customer engagement and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and optimization of FCVA ta-C/DLC, magnetron sputtering and related plasma coating processes.
• Define process-of-record (POR), operating windows, DOE plans and qualification criteria for new coating applications.
• Investigate coating structure, adhesion, hardness, wear, thickness uniformity and reliability using appropriate characterization.
• Lead technicalroot-cause analysis and corrective actions for coating defects, process drift and customer issues.
• Collaborate with equipment design engineers to improve plasma sources, chamber layout, process control and manufacturability.
• Transfer validated processes from R&D trials to equipment commissioning, pilot runs and customer acceptance.
• Coordinatecross-functional technical projects, milestones, experiments, resources and progress reporting.
• Prepare process specifications, test reports, engineering records, risk assessments and technical documentation.
• Mentor engineers and technicians; support customer technical discussions and supplier collaboration.
• Identify innovation and IP opportunities while complying with ISO, EHS and documentation requirements.

Skills

PVD development

Plasma coating

DOE planning

Process characterization

Root-cause analysis

Manufacturing transfer

Mentoring

Education

PhD in Materials Science or related field

Tools

SEM/EDX

Raman spectroscopy

XPS

TEM/XRD

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead development and optimization of FCVA ta-C/DLC, magnetron sputtering and related plasma coating processes.
• Define process-of-record (POR), operating windows, DOE plans and qualification criteria for new coating applications.
• Investigate coating structure, adhesion, hardness, wear, thickness uniformity and reliability using appropriate characterization.
• Lead technicalroot-cause analysis and corrective actions for coating defects, process drift and customer issues.
• Collaborate with equipment design engineers to improve plasma sources, chamber layout, process control and manufacturability.
• Transfer validated processes from R&D trials to equipment commissioning, pilot runs and customer acceptance.
• Coordinatecross-functional technical projects, milestones, experiments, resources and progress reporting.
• Prepare process specifications, test reports, engineering records, risk assessments and technical documentation.
• Mentor engineers and technicians; support customer technical discussions and supplier collaboration.
• Identify innovation and IP opportunities while complying with ISO, EHS and documentation requirements.

Requirements

• Education: PhD in Materials Science, Physics or related field (preferred); relevant engineering degree with substantial equivalent experience considered.
• Experience: More than 8 years in Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD)/plasma coating development, with industrial qualification and cross-functional project delivery.
• Technical: Filtered Cathodic vacuum Arc (FCVA), magnetron sputtering/HiPIMS, carbon-based thin films, DOE, process windows, coating characterization (SEM/EDX, Raman, XPS, TEM/XRD), root-causeanalysis, SPC/FMEA and vacuum technology.
• Leadership: Technical mentoring, customer engagement, structured reporting and manufacturing transfer.