Materials Engineer

Chipton-Ross is seeking a Materials Engineer for a contract opportunity in Santa Rosa, CA.

• Must have the ability to obtain a secret clearance
• Must have 10-15 years in advanced thin film coatings
• Experienced thin film materials and process engineer. Extensive experience with sputtering and evaporation designs and processes to produce optical thin-film based products.
• Can be involved in mentoring and training entry level engineers and manufacturing technicians.
• Acts as primary technical contact to internal Program Managers for multiple projects. Expertise using one or more thin film design tools such as TFCalc, OptiLayer, FilmStar, FilmWizard.
• Competent with various advanced analytical and metrology tools.
• Solid communication skill to support engagements with customers, vendors and colleagues at all levels within the organization.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills: focus on driving disciplined, fact-based and data-driven decisions while executing with discipline and urgency

• Accredited Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Material Science, Physics or related field.

• Full-Time
• 4/10 work schedule
• 1st Shift

• Applicants responding to this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information.
• Employment will be contingent on clearing a drug screen and background check. Both must clear prior to start date.
• Candidates responding to this posting must currently possess the eligibility to work in the United States. No third parties please.