Senior Optical Coating Engineer

Gooch & Housego Rochester GSO; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan with公司匹

Paid vacation and company holidays

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Professional development and career成长

Job summary

Gooch & Housego in Rochester, NY is seeking a highly skilled Optical Coating Engineer to lead design, development, optimization, and production support of advanced thin-film coatings for optics, photonics, and laser applications. You will work with engineering and manufacturing teams to drive coating performance and process improvements.

The role requires hands-on expertise in thin-film deposition (including E-beam) and proficiency with TFCalc, with a strong focus on delivering coatings that

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related field.
• 5–10 years of experience in optical coating design, process development, or related photonics manufacturing environments.
• Hands-on experience with thin-film deposition technologies, including electron beam (E-beam) deposition.
• Proficiency with optical coating design and simulation software such as TFCalc.
• Strong understanding of thin-film optics, coating characterization methods, and optical performance measurement.

Responsibilities

• Design, model, and optimize thin-film coatings for optical components including lenses, mirrors, filters, beamsplitters, and prisms.
• Utilize optical coating design software such as TFCalc to simulate, analyze, and refine coating performance.
• Evaluate coating materials and deposition processes to achieve required optical, environmental, and durability specifications.

Skills

Thin-film deposition

TFCalc

E-beam deposition

Coating design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related field

Tools

TFCalc

Job description

Gooch & Housego in Rochester, NY is seeking a highly skilled Optical Coating Engineer to lead design, development, optimization, and production support of advanced thin-film coatings for optics, photonics, and laser applications. You will work with engineering and manufacturing teams to drive coating performance and process improvements.

The role requires hands-on expertise in thin-film deposition (including E-beam) and proficiency with TFCalc, with a strong focus on delivering coatings that