Optical Applications Engineer - Technical Sales & Coatings

Abrisa-Industrial-Glass,-Inc.; Willow Grove (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k program with company match

Vacation and sick leave

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

9 paid holidays

Job summary

Evaporated Coatings, Inc. in Willow Grove, PA seeks an Optical Application Engineer to join a multidisciplinary team driving sales and market position in optics.

You will tackle customer technical challenges, collaborate with manufacturing, quality, engineering and management, and grow both engineering and managerial skills. This role requires strong communication, problem-solving drive, and willingness to advance engineering capabilities for future opportunities in a rapidly expanding optics

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Materials Science, Physics, or engineering discipline.
• 3-5 years in technical sales, business development or customer-facing program/product management role.
• Experience in optical coatings, glass fabrication, photonics or related markets preferred.
• Ability to develop and execute account strategy and sales forecasts; drive pipeline to growth.
• Excellent influencing, negotiation, presentation, training and written and oral communication skills.
• Willingness to travel to support customers, factory visits and tradeshows.

Responsibilities

• Advise present and potential customers on the best coating(s) to fit their applications including spectral performance and budget considerations.
• Develop accurate quotations including thin film design, tooling designs, cost estimates, and labor/time for coating.
• Ensure orders align with quotations and meet performance/quality specs; communicate with production and quality teams.
• Track orders through production and provide timely updates on status and schedule changes.
• Respond to customer inquiries promptly with engineering and sales support as needed.
• Maintain current customer base through excellent service; manage order tracking and shipping schedules.
• Expand customer base via trade shows, calls, visits, and leads from advertising or website.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Presentation

Training

Customer focus

Education

BS/BA in Materials Science, Physics or Engineering

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

PowerPoint

Video conferencing

ERP systems

Job description

Evaporated Coatings, Inc. in Willow Grove, PA seeks an Optical Application Engineer to join a multidisciplinary team driving sales and market position in optics.

You will tackle customer technical challenges, collaborate with manufacturing, quality, engineering and management, and grow both engineering and managerial skills. This role requires strong communication, problem-solving drive, and willingness to advance engineering capabilities for future opportunities in a rapidly expanding optics