About our Client:

Our client is a customer focused, industry leading manufacturer of optical filters and allied products serving the technical and scientific communities. Being employee owned, as well as employee centric, every employee shares in both the responsibilities of the mission and our client’s overall success. Our client is an active and caring member of all the communities they serve: local, scientific, technical, customer. They pride themselves on giving back to the local community including: non-profits, sponsoring educational opportunities and other charitable endeavors.

Job Summary/Objective:

The Product Engineer is a multidisciplinary engineer managing and executing the development, advancement and improvement of our client’s thin film, optical products. The person in this role provides technical leadership, collaborating extensively with other engineering disciplines, the Product Engineering Manager, the Engineering Manager and the CTO.

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Collaborate with all pieces of our client’s business including Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, and Business Development to develop new Optical / Thin Film products and improve existing products; tasks include product design, researching new applications, assessing product feasibility, and determining most cost-effective solutions for manufacturing
Coordinate with Process Engineers on process development and introduction for custom products
Serves as Design Liaison between Engineering and Sales for preliminary review of all Sales requests within the Product Specification Tool and assigns design responsibilities as warranted
Interact with customers to provide technical assistance, to discuss products, and/or learn about new applications
Manages product development projects to ensure product success, meeting customer needs and optical filter performance and specifications
Assist Marketing in the development of white papers, articles, or conference

proceedings to promote our client’s products and demonstrate our technical expertise

Effectively communicate across the organization in a clear and professional manner
Support coworkers by helping when it is appropriate
Follow through on tasks, responsibilities, and projects
Be organized when helping to solve problems, supporting project teams, or instituting goals
Be adaptable to ever changing challenges
Collaborate with colleagues to find most appropriate solutions
Take leadership roles to advance projects or the resolution of problems

Secondary Responsibilities:

Train new colleagues on the product engineering role and the product group as needed

Job Responsibilities for All Employees-Owners:

Protects the company by adhering to standards and procedures, participating in safety and security training, being diligent about the handling of company data, and reporting all safety and security concerns
Learn and keep yourself informed by asking questions and attending Company meetings, Board meetings, reading corporate emails and communication
Adopt an entrepreneurial attitude to help ensure the Company's success, including innovation, customer focus, problem solving, cost containment and commitment to quality
Adhere to all other responsibilities as defined in the Rights and Responsibilities for All Employee Owners found in the Employee Handbook

Work Environment:

Our client is a fast-paced, collaborative, high-tech optical manufacturing environment
Work is also performed in a professional office environment with an average noise level
This role routinely involves standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets
A portion of duties are performed in our cleanroom which requires wearing a lab coat, hair net, dedicated shoes, gloves and a beard net when applicable

Physical Demands:

Enter data into computer systems and produce documents, typically utilizing a computer keyboard
Close vision for computer work
Ability to communicate with internal/external customers and vendors utilizing phone / email / online collaboration tools
Ability to sit and/or stand at workstation for extended periods of time
As applicable, load coating chamber and utilize measurement equipment

Required Education, Experience, and Eligibility Qualifications:

BS. in optics, applied physics, materials science or similar technical discipline
3+ years in optical and or thin films product development
Expertise in scientific method and designing controlled experiments and statistical and quantitative analysis
Knowledge of intellectual property/patentable utilities
Excellent problem visualization and solution skills
Self-directed and detail oriented with ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
Ability to lead and work effectively with all individuals/groups within the organization
Excellent technical writing and communication skills
Able to travel as needed for customer visits, conferences and technical meetings

Preferred Education, Experience, and Eligibility Qualifications:

5+ years of experience with optics or optical system design and manufacturing; experience with coatings and thin-film design

Our client is an employee-owned, Certified B Corp, and an equal opportunity employer.

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Optical/Thin Films Product Engineer 3.26A