Summary
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. is currently seeking a highly motivated and experienced person to operate optical coating equipment for fabrication of thin film semiconductors. Responsibilities include operation, maintenance, modifications, designs and repairs to the coating equipment.
Job Duties
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Responsible for optical coatings based on ion beam assisted sputtering and e-beam evaporation
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Monitor coating deposition and take necessary actions during the run
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Check daily coating results and fine tune the equipment setting for next run by optimizing process parameters - e.g., Gas flow, substrate temperature, rate of deposition to achieve desirable properties of films.
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Maintain production coating runs for high quality AR and HR coatings on facets
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Solve issues - e.g., Leak in chamber, dry pump, cryo pump maintenance, dealing with vendors to buy parts.
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Optical measurements on ellipsometry for various coating characteristics.
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Lead maintenance, modifications, repair of coating machines
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Equipment modification to improve throughput or stability
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New coating design for new applications
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Written and oral reports and SOPs.
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Train and support production line
Job Requirements
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Education: Master in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or semiconductor related field, specialty in thin film deposition is a plus
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Experience: Minimum one year experience on e-beam coating and Ion beam sputtering coating.
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Hands-on optical coating process knowledge
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Knowledge and hands on skills of high vacuum techniques and equipment
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Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.
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Excellent analytical, organizational, planning and problem-solving/troubleshooting skills.
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Comfortable multi-tasking in a fast-paced engineering and manufacturing environment.
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Ability lift or move items weighing up to 20 pounds
Location
This position will be on-site based in Sugar Land, Texas.
WHY AOI?
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Flexible and competitive health (medical, dental, vision) plans offer the employee with the right options to meet individual needs
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Employer matching on 401(k) deferrals
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Unused PTO payout at end of the year
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Relocation package available within US
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Immigration sponsorships (Must be currently authorized to work in the US)
We do not accept unsolicited proposals from third-party recruiters or agencies. Contacting hiring managers directly may result in disqualification of submissions.
Skills Required
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a semiconductor-related field
- At least one year of experience with e-beam coating and ion beam sputtering coating
- Hands-on optical coating process knowledge
- Knowledge and hands-on skills with high-vacuum techniques and equipment
- Interpersonal and communication skills
- Analytical, organizational, planning, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced engineering and manufacturing environment
- Ability to lift or move items weighing up to 20 pounds
- Specialty in thin-film deposition
What We Do
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | NASDAQ: AAOI AOI is a leading designer and manufacturer of fiber optic networking products. We primarily serve three growing end-markets: cable television broadband, fiber-to-the-home, and internet data centers. We are vertically integrated with a product portfolio from laser chips, components, sub-assemblies and modules, to complete turn-key equipment. All three of our end-markets are driven by bandwidth demand fueled by the growth of network connected devices, such as video traffic, cloud computing and online social networking. To address this increased demand, CATV and telecommunications service providers are investing to improve their networks in competition to deliver voice, video, and data services to their subscribers. Rising bandwidth consumption is also driving demand for higher speed server connections in the internet data center market. As a result of these trends, fiber optic networking technology has become fundamental in all three of our target markets to meet these needs. Our vertical integration, broad product lines, and in-house design capability uniquely position AOI to serve these markets and offer us the flexibility to address tomorrow's fiber optic applications. To learn more about our company and products, we invite you to visit our website. Website www.ao-inc.com Facebook tinyurl.com/ycxcsbwx Instagram tinyurl.com/rqsbpk5 Twitter tinyurl.com/rd6dtvn
