Optical Coating Engineer

Company: Viavi Solutions
Location: Santa Rosa
Posted on: September 14, 2020

Job Description:

Job Description - Optical Coating Engineer (2000003F)

Job Description

Optical Coating Engineer - ( 2000003F )

Primary Location : US-CA-Santa Rosa

Description

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) has a 90+ year history oftechnical innovations that have evolved to keep pace and address our customer’smost pressing business issues. We make equipment,software, and systems that help to plan, deploy, certify, monitor, and optimizeall kinds of networks - like those for mobile phones, service providers, largebusinesses and data centers. VIAVIis also a leader in high performance thin film optical coatings and engineereddiffusers, providing light management solutions to anti-counterfeiting,consumer electronics, automotive, defense and instrumentation markets.

We are the people behind the products that help keep theworld connected – at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are fierce about supportingcustomer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to thecompany - to question, to collaborate andto push for solutions that will delight our customers.

Job Description:

Support VIAVI thin film coating R&D, manufacturing, assembly,fabrication, and test processes. Interfacewith customers to understand specifications for demanding optical filteringrequirements. Develop designs and solutionsto meet customer requirements. Work withinorganization to ensure all aspects of customer needs are met.

This position is located in Santa Rosa, California. VIAVI’s SantaRosa facility manufactures products for applications in anti-counterfeiting,consumer electronics, government, healthcare and automotive markets, withmanufacturing facilities in Santa Rosa CA, Beijing, Suzhou, and Rochester NY.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Interface with customers to understand demandingcustomer specifications and translate them into manufacturable products.

Develop optical thin film coating designs.

Develop software and utilize in-house software toperform custom calculations.

Specify and/or develop metrology methods(spectral measurement, interferometric, other).

Interface closely with internal manufacturing,fabrication, and metrology groups.

Lead or work with team to troubleshoot problemswith coating processes and metrology.

Success Indicators:

Strong background inoptics and optical technology.

Knowledge of thin filmcoating design theory and methods. Ideal candidate has experience withoptical coating design software packages such as Essential Macleod, Optilayer,TF Calc, or Film Star.

Fundamentalunderstanding of thin film coating techniques such as evaporation, ion-assisteddeposition, and sputtering.

Fundamentalunderstanding of optical surface quality metrology using interferometry andother methods.

Familiarity withspectrophotometers such as Agilent Cary 5000/6000/7000, FTIRs, etc.

Excellent interpersonal,oral, and written communication skills and the ability to interface with alllevels of staff and leadership.

Analytical thinker;detail oriented; problem solver.

Self-starter with theability to both work independently and with cross-functional teams, and to workeffectively in multi-disciplinary environment.

Capable of working onspecial projects in addition to normal day to day responsibilities  and work in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications Advanced degree inOptics, Electrical Engineering, or similar field required, PhD preferred

Knowledge of andexperience with optical materials, structures, and components.

Knowledge of andexperience with optical metrology (interferometry, flatness measurement, etc.)

Programming experience,Matlab experience preferred.

Excellent written andoral communication skills.

Strong analyticalskills; bias for action.

Proficient withcomputers: strong proficiency with MS Excel and Office.

Ifyou have what it takes to push boundaries and seize opportunities, apply tojoin our team today.

VIAVISolutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer –minorities/females/veterans/persons with disabilities.

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