Material and Process Engineer

Chipton-Ross is seeking multiple Material and Process Engineers for a contract opportunity in Santa Rosa, CA.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE)

• 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 and expertise in one or more 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

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create new thin film coating designs for customer applications
• Develop technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE)

• Ability to create and present technical content for customer meetings
• Comfortable taking calculated risks and learning from failures with a growth mindset
• Planning and leading projects to meet established requirements
• Programming experience and Visual Basic Macro Scripting or similar analysis software
• Experience with Optical Spectrometer, SEM, XRF measurements and interpreting the results

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

REQUIRED EDUCATION

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WORK HOURS

• 4/10

ADDITIONAL

• Candidate must have the ability to obtain a secret clearance.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Applicants responding to this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information.
• Employment will be contingent on clearing a drug screen and background check. Both must clear prior to start date.
• Candidates responding to this posting must currently possess the eligibility to work in the United States. No third parties please.