Coating Engineering Team Lead

Responsibilities

• Provide technical input on various projects or serve as the lead Coating Engineer on the Integrated Product Team (IPT), including tooling/fixture design, coating design and development, manufacturing work instruction development, and shop floor support.
• Develop and maintain internal cross-functional relationships. Work with the Optical Fabrication, Coating, and Assembly Team Leads to communicate program schedule and resource allocation discussions.
• Supervise a team of Coating Engineers. Supervisory tasks include HR, payroll, time keeping, and other workplace tasks. Also includes weekly reports and staff meetings as well as growing and developing the team to keep pace with the growing Danbury business.

Qualifications

• BS in Physics, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field.
• 7 years of full time work experience in the Aerospace industry, or 5 years direct relevant experience in Optical Coatings as related below.
• Knowledge of coating design theory, equipment specification and implementation, and coating technologies (Electron Beam and Sputtering).
• Skilled in coating analytical and measuring tools.
• Skilled in Macleod and/or FilmStar design tools.
• Comfortable preparing and presenting ideas to Product/Program or Functional Leadership.
• Background in the Aerospace or Defense industry with a focus on low-volume, high value production.
• Desired: Masters degree in Engineering or MBA.
• Previous experience leading a team in a professional environment.