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Santa Rosa, California · USA job

Sr. Research Scientist/Engineer

Viavi

Santa Rosa, California

Job description

Overview

In this role, you will design and implement optical filters and optimize manufacturing of optical coatings for diverse applications, from consumer electronics to biomedical and research optics. You will work across coating design, substrate handling, and vacuum-based deposition with post-coating metrology, contributing to scalable optical technology. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet customer requirements and drive quality improvements. This is an opportunity to shape high-precision optical products at VIAVI, a company focused on enabling world-wide connectivity and sensing capabilities.

Compensation / Benefits
  • paid time off
  • health insurance
  • life insurance
  • disability insurance
  • 401(k)
  • bonus program
Responsibilities
  • Design and implement optical filters to meet customer requirements
  • Develop or improve manufacturing processes for optical coatings
  • Engage in coating design, substrate preparation, and wafer handling
  • Operate vacuum-based coating processes (e.g., sputter deposition) and perform post-coating metrology
Key requirements
  • Bachelor in Optical Engineering (minimum)
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and interaction skills
  • Analytical thinker, detail oriented, problem solver
  • Proficient with MS Excel and MS Office
  • Experience in vacuum engineering, vacuum processes, thin film deposition and optics
  • At least 10 years of experience
  • Must be U.S. Persons under ITAR
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Detail orientation and analytical thinking
  • Problem solving and collaboration
  • Vacuum engineering and vacuum processes
  • Thin film deposition and optics
  • Design of Experiments (DOE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), FMEA

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