Optical Glass Production Engineer

OptiGrate - IPG Photonics; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

OptiGrate - IPG Photonics is seeking an Optical Glass Production Engineer in Oviedo, FL (Near UCF). The role focuses on glass fabrication using proprietary technology, operating furnaces, and performing process development with computer control software.

The candidate will conduct glass characterization per in-house procedures, ensuring strict quality and engineering controls while collaborating with other materials science engineers.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in materials science or chemical engineering required.
• Significant laboratory work experience in material processing and characterization preferred.
• Practical knowledge of material analysis and numerical/engineering detail is essential.

Responsibilities

• Operate high-temperature furnaces for glass fabrication.
• Perform process analysis and development using computer control software.
• Conduct glass characterization following in-house procedures.
• Collaborate with engineers on quality assurance and process improvements.

Skills

Lab work

Material analysis

Numerical analysis

Quality assurance

Instrumentation troubleshooting

Glass fabrication

Data processing

Education

MS or PhD in materials science or chemical engineering

Tools

LabView

MS Office

Job description

Oviedo, FL (Near UCF)

Optical Glass Production Engineer

Job ID: OG14-OGT2

Position Type: Full-time

Experience: 3-5 years

Job Description

The successful candidate will work as a part of OptiGrate Glass Manufacturing and will take responsibilities for selected processing steps focusing on glass fabrication by the company proprietary technology. In this position, the person will operate high-temperature furnaces, will involve in process analysis and development by computer control software, and will make glass characterization following in-house developed procedures. This work will require excellent organizational skills, rigorous adherence to quality assurance and engineering controls, and creative scientific thinking in partnership with other engineers with advanced degrees in materials science and chemistry.

Job Requirements

• MS or Ph.D. degree in materials science or chemical engineering.
• Significant laboratory work experience in material processing and characterization.
• Practical knowledge of material analysis.
• Rigorous attention to numerical and engineering details.
• Experience in equipment maintenance and resolving instrumentation troubleshooting.
• Experience of software applications such as LabView to code data processing, and MS Office to generate and report results.
• Hands-on experience in glass fabrication, as well as operating glass fabrication furnaces and glass testing instrumentation, is preferable.