Advanced Materials Engineer- Coating Focus

Amphenol Communications Solutions; Nashua (NH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions, Nashua, NH, is seeking an Advanced Materials Engineer with a coating focus to lead coating process development and optimization for connectors and substrates. The role emphasizes DOE and SPC, data-driven decision making with Minitab/JMP, and collaboration with suppliers and R&D.

The candidate will drive scale-up, validate coatings, and manage qualification plans while traveling domestically and internationally as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in process engineering with coating or deposition in manufacturing.
• Proficiency in DOE methodologies and SPC; fluency in Minitab or JMP required.
• Working knowledge of coating materials: inks, conformal coatings, or functional polymer films.
• Experience with coating validation testing: adhesion tests, thickness measurement, reliability tests.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills; clear communication to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience writing engineering documentation: FMEAs, control plans, qualification reports, and work instructions.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and optimization of coating processes for connector and substrate applications.
• Design, execute, and analyze DOE to optimize key process parameters.
• Apply SPC to monitor variation; establish control charts and drive continuous improvement.
• Use Minitab or JMP for data analysis, capability studies, regression modeling, ANOVA, and reports.
• Develop process FMEAs to identify critical parameters and risk mitigation strategies.
• Define and drive process qualification plans including MSA/Gage R&R and capability studies.
• Evaluate and qualify coating materials including conductive, dielectric, UV-cure coatings, and functional polymer films.
• Assess material properties like viscosity, surface tension, solvents, cure chemistry, shelf life.
• Define process equipment, fixturing, and tooling for new coatings and improvements.
• Drive scale-up from lab to production with robustness and cost-effectiveness at volume.
• Collaborate with suppliers and R&D to qualify new coating chemistries.
• Some travel both domestically and internationally may be required.

Skills

DOE methodologies

SPC

Minitab

JMP

Data analysis

Analytical skills

Communication to stakeholders

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science or related engineering

Tools

Minitab

JMP

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive.

Position: Advanced Materials Engineer- Coating Focus

Location: Nashua, NH

Amphenol High Speed Products Group is the market leader for high speed, high bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom market (Mobile Networks, Storage, Servers, Routers, Switches, etc.). Our products help to enable the electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEMs globally. Our global headquarters are located in Nashua, NH and we have design, sales and manufacturing locations globally. We are currently seeking a Advanced Materials Engineer- Coating Focus to join our Advanced Materials and Technology team. The position will be located in Nashua, NH.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and optimization of coating processes for connector and substrate applications.
• Design, execute, and analyze Design of Experiments (DOE) to systematically optimize key process parameters.
• Apply Statistical Process Control (SPC) to monitor and control process variation; establish control charts, define control limits, and drive continuous improvement.
• Use Minitab or JMP for data analysis, capability studies (Cpk, Cmk), regression modeling, ANOVA, and process capability reporting.
• Develop process FMEAs to identify critical parameters and define risk mitigation strategies.
• Define and drive process qualification plans including measurement system analysis (MSA/Gage R&R), and process capability studies.
• Evaluate and qualify coating materials including conductive inks, dielectric inks, UV-cure coatings, thermally cured coatings, conformal coatings, and functional polymer films.
• Assess material properties relevant to process performance: viscosity, surface tension, solvent system, cure chemistry, pot life, and shelf life.
• Define process equipment, fixturing, and tooling requirements for new coating processes and improvements.
• Drive scale-up from lab/prototype to production, ensuring process robustness, repeatability, and cost-effectiveness at volume.
• Collaborate with material suppliers and R&D to identify and qualify new coating chemistries that meet performance and manufacturability requirements.
• Some travel both domestically and internationally may be required

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in process engineering, with demonstrated experience in coating or deposition processes in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in DOE methodologies and SPC; fluency in Minitab or JMP required.
• Working knowledge of coating materials: inks (conductive, dielectric, UV-cure), conformal coatings, or functional polymer films.
• Experience with coating validation testing: adhesion tests (cross-cut, pull-off), thickness measurement, and environmental/reliability testing.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills; ability to communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience writing engineering documentation: process FMEAs, control plans, qualification reports, and work instructions.

Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies. Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business.

Amphenol is an “Equal Opportunity Employer” - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin. For additional company information please visit our website at https://www.amphenol-cs.com/