Embark on a journey of innovation and passion as a Coatings Engineer, where your insights will be instrumental in enhancing the functionality and reliability of our products, driving innovation, and maintaining our commitment to excellence. Your expertise will not only solve complex challenges but also fuel the innovations of tomorrow. Join us, and let’s shape the future together!  

Who We Are: The Kurt J. Lesker Company is a leading technology and manufacturing company that touches your life every day, you just may not know it yet. How? By manufacturing and providing enabling technology products to industries such as Semiconductor, Aerospace, LED, Consumer Electronics, Medical Device, Electric Vehicles, Thin Film Battery Production and Crystal Growth just to name a few. Did you see the recent rocket launch? Talked to someone via video chat with your phone? Like those new sunglasses? Shave? Each and every one of those applications there is a likely chance the Kurt J. Lesker Company was involved. 

Job Summary:  As the Coatings Engineer, your mission is to conduct meticulous quality checks and performance qualifications on our intricate electrical and mechanical assemblies. With engineering schematics and complex work instructions as your guide, you will ensure that our electro-mechanical assemblies not only meet but exceed the highest standards of peak performance. Furthermore, you will play a vital role in analyzing the results of equipment testing to provide valuable recommendations and develop design improvements.  

Travel: Approximately 20% 

Relocation assistance is available

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Conduct rigorous testing for mechanical and electro-mechanical systems
• Ability to troubleshoot mechanical and electrical assemblies using KJLC procedures, software (sometimes custom) and schematics
• Thorough understanding of vacuum technology and thin film deposition techniques, components and processes
• Understanding of the precautions and limitations required for the proper and safe use of high powered equipment, hazardous gases (such as O2) and some hazardous deposition materials (such as organics used for OLED and photovoltaic processes).
• Professional customer interaction including verification of proper installation and on-site training of equipment end users, technicians, engineers and professors
• Develop technical content for customer user manuals, internal procedures and training documents
• Using independent discretion and judgment to create and modify standard and custom process recipes 
• Ability to perform helium leak detection and perform basic analysis via a Residual Gas Analyzer (RGA).
• Give final recommendations to the Production Manager
• Internal interdepartmental collaboration on a regular basis including with the Sales, Engineering and Research & Development (R&D) departments
• Perform work in a logical, orderly and skillful manner while maintaining a high level of quality workmanship
• Control and verification of test and process data, performance limits and system reports
• Lead, mentor, and train fellow Test Engineers and technicians.

Qualifications: 

Required

• 3 or more years of related experience 
• Experience utilizing standard quality control tools and equipment, including software 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally; ability to drive and/or fly to customer locations
• Associates or Bachelors’ degree in a related field and/or equivalent experience in a related field

Preferred

• 8 or more years related experience or relevant course work with a Bachelor degree

Benefits & Awards: 

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 401K Match
• Flexible Spending Plan
• On site Gym and Running Trail
• Employee Engagement and Sustainability Programs
• PBT’s Best Places to Work
• Business Ethics Award
• Advanced Manufacturing Award
• Competitive Wages

Kurt J Lesker Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

KJLC is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities (unless doing so will result in undue hardship). If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to our human resources department at hr@lesker.com or call (412) 387-9200 to provide the nature of your request.

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About Kurt J Lesker Company

The Kurt J. Lesker Company is a dynamic, rapidly growing international manufacturer and distributor of thin film deposition systems and components for the vacuum technology market. Our products are used in a variety of applications including semiconductor, space exploration, automotive, solar, medical devices, and several other world-changing technologies. We pride ourselves on our strong team culture and dedication to sustainability, which has enabled us to continue to innovate and expand year after year. As a privately held company, we are able to focus on the long term and invest in the future, which has allowed us to stay at the cutting edge while providing stability and growth for our employees for the last 70 years. Join us and be a part of something truly special. 

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