Thin-Film Materials & Process Engineer

CHIPTON-ROSS Inc.; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Chipton-Ross is seeking multiple Material and Process Engineers for a contract opportunity in Santa Rosa, CA. The roles will involve creating new thin film coating designs for customer applications, developing technical solutions, and collaborating with Program Management to plan projects and budgets.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in thin film designs and sputtered deposition, with experience in roll-to-roll processes, and proficiency in tools like TFCalc, OptiLayer, FilmStar, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years thin film coating designs and materials experience.
• 5+ years experience with sputtered thin films deposition.
• 2 years experience with roll to roll deposition and/or converting experience.
• Experienced in thin film coating designs and materials.
• Experience with sputtered thin films design, processes, and equipment.
• Roll to roll deposition and/or converting experience.
• Familiar with thin film design tools: TFCalc, OptiLayer, FilmStar, FilmWizard.
• Statistical methods and design of experiments.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong Written and Verbal Communication Skills.

Responsibilities

• Create new thin film coating designs for customer applications.
• Develop technical solutions to complex problems which require ingenuity and creativity.
• Collaborate with Program Management to create a project plan, budget, and schedule.
• Provide program/project work instructions to early career engineers and production technicians.
• Support operations team from equipment setup, calibration, through production.
• Order, analyze, and interpret in-process metrology data to determine process adjustments.
• Compare metrology data to customer specifications to evaluate fitness for use.
• Review customer requirements documents to support the technical customer proposal content.
• Meet with customers for collaborative discussions and design presentations.
• Promote a collaborative team environment.

Skills

Thin film design

Sputtered deposition

Roll to roll

TFCalc

OptiLayer

FilmStar

FilmWizard

Statistics & DOE

MS Office

Written & verbal comms

Education

BS +9-15 years or MS +7-13 years

Tools

VB Macro Scripting

Optical spectrometer

SEM

XRF

Job description

Chipton-Ross is seeking multiple Material and Process Engineers for a contract opportunity in Santa Rosa, CA. The roles will involve creating new thin film coating designs for customer applications, developing technical solutions, and collaborating with Program Management to plan projects and budgets.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in thin film designs and sputtered deposition, with experience in roll-to-roll processes, and proficiency in tools like TFCalc, OptiLayer, FilmStar, and