Thin Film Coating Engineer

Thin Film Coating EngineerAdvanced Manufacturing Leicester LE8Up to £60k per annum + 10% Bonus33 days'' holiday and Pension The Role - Thin Film Coating Engineer We are looking for an experienced Thin Film Coating Engineer to join an advanced manufacturing environment, taking responsibility for the development, optimisation and production of sophisticated thin-film coating processes. This is a hands-on engineering role where you will work across process development, vacuum deposition, quality, metrology and continuous improvement, helping to take new coating designs from development through to stable, high-volume production. You will work closely with RandD, manufacturing, quality and engineering teams to ensure coating processes consistently meet demanding optical, electrical and mechanical specifications. Key Responsibilities - Thin Film Coating Engineer Develop and optimise thin-film coating processes for production. Design coating stacks and simulate thin-film performance using specialist software such as Essential Macleod, TFCalc or OptiLayer. Develop deposition recipes using technologies including PVD, sputtering, e-beam evaporation and/or CVD. Plan and execute Design of Experiments (DOE) to optimise process parameters and establish robust process windows. Develop and maintain Statistical Process Control (SPC) for critical coating parameters including thickness uniformity, refractive index and adhesion. Investigate coating defects and process variation, driving ..... full job details .....