Material and Process Engineer

Description:
Chipton-Ross is seeking multiple Material and Process Engineers for a contract opportunity in Santa Rosa, CA.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):
• 5+ years thin film coating designs and materials experience
• 5+ years experience with sputtered thin films deposition
• 2 years experience with roll to roll deposition and/or converting experience
• Experienced in thin film coating designs and materials
• Experience with sputtered thin films design, processes, and equipment
• Roll to roll deposition and/or converting experience
• Familiar with thin film design and expertise in one or more thin film design tools: TFCalc, OptiLayer, FilmStar, FilmWizard
• Statistical methods and design of experiments
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications
• Strong Written and Verbal Communication Skills

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Create new thin film coating designs for customer applications
• Develop technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity
• Collaborate with Program Management to create a project plan, budget, and schedule
• Provide program/project work instructions to early career engineers and production technicians
• Support operations team from equipment setup, calibration, through production
• Order, analyze, and interpret in-process metrology data to determine process adjustments
• Compare metrology data to customer specifications to evaluate fitness for use
• Review customer requirements documents to support the technical customer proposal content
• Meet with customers for collaborative discussions and design presentations
• Promote a collaborative team environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):
• Ability to create and present technical content for customer meetings
• Comfortable taking calculated risks and learning from failures with a growth mindset
• Planning and leading projects to meet established requirements
• Programming experience and Visual Basic Macro Scripting or similar analysis software
• Experience with Optical Spectrometer, SEM, XRF measurements and interpreting the results

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

REQUIRED EDUCATION:
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WORK HOURS:
• 4/10

ADDITIONAL:
• Candidate must have the ability to obtain a secret clearance.

Job Number: 219270
Job Location: Santa Rosa, CA
Rate: Up to $70.00 DOE
Duration: 12 months
Input Date: 07/30/2026

Firm Name: CHIPTON ROSS
Attention: Patricia Serge
Address: 420 CULVER BLVD
City, State: PLAYA DEL REY, CA 90293
Phone: 310/414-7800 X286
800 Phone: 800/927-9318
Fax Phone: 310/414-7808
Email: pserge@chiptonross.com
Website: www.chiptonross.com

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