Optical​/Thin Films Product Engineer

OPTICAL / THIN FILMS PRODUCT ENGINEER

N. New England / hybrid, to 100k+ package

Engaged Search March
26'

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.

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.

• 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

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

• 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

• 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

• 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…