Idexcorp

Idexcorp

Lead Engineer- Optical Coating Design

West Henrietta, New York · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$113k-$169kDetected 12 days ago
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About the role

  • Whether you're an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.
  • With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.
  • Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Design and optimize advanced optical coatings for customer and product development programs.
  • Work closely with Applications Engineers and Application Scientists to support customer engagements, specification development, feasibility assessments, and design estimates.
  • Serve as a key technical link between product design teams and coating manufacturing operations.
  • Partner with engineering and manufacturing teams across businesses to deploy best practices in optical filter design, coating processes, monitoring methodologies, and metrology techniques.
  • Develop designs that consider both customer requirements and manufacturing capabilities to maximize yield, reproducibility, and cost effectiveness.
  • Develop, document, and continuously improve design methodologies, modeling approaches, and standard work.
  • Support the introduction of new products, technologies, and design methods into manufacturing.
  • Collaborate with specialists in software, modeling, process engineering, metrology, and manufacturing to enhance design capabilities and process performance.
  • Analyze manufacturing and metrology data to improve design robustness and long-term product performance.
  • Generate innovative technical solutions and contribute to the company's intellectual property portfolio through invention disclosures, patents, and proprietary design methodologies.

Nice to have

  • Experience with optical filters, optics, and thin-film coating design preferred
  • the ability to quickly learn the underlying principles is required.
  • Demonstrated excellence in modeling, optimization, and analysis of complex physical systems.
  • Experience applying structured problem-solving methodologies to new and complex technical challenges.
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
  • High standards of integrity, accountability, and professional conduct.
  • Strong motivation to learn, innovate, and contribute in a fast-paced technical environment.

Skills

  • Optical engineering and optical system design.
  • Thin-film optical coatings and their application within optical systems.
  • Optical component characterization and laboratory-based optical testing.
  • Opto-mechanics and opto-electronic systems.
  • Moderate- to high-power laser applications, laser systems, and laser safety.
  • Fluorescence microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and related optical instrumentation.
  • Commercial product development within engineering and manufacturing environments.
  • Process control, optical monitoring, metrology, spectrometry, and manufacturing process optimization.
  • Experience working across multiple sites, organizations, or functions to achieve technical objectives.

Compensation

  • The compensation range for this position is $112,700.00 - $169,100.00, depending on experience.

Benefits

  • Our comprehensive U.S. benefit offerings include: Health benefits, 401(k) retirement savings program with company match, PTO, and more.
  • https://www.idexcorp.com/careers/our-benefits-and-rewards/
  • This position may be eligible for performance based bonus plan.

Company info

  • Communicate complex technical concepts and tradeoffs to team members, business stakeholders, and occasionally customers with varying levels of technical expertise.

Equal opportunity

  • IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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  • Please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at lfcareers@idexcorp.com for assistance with an accommodation.
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Visa & Work Authorization

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