Senior, Waveguide Materials Scientist

Job Description:

The Senior, Waveguide Materials Scientist will work in the Advanced Photonics group to innovate and lead R&D of inorganic and organic optical waveguide materials and technologies. This includes driving co-development with suppliers in addition to characterization and metrology methods development. This position requires working in a clean-room environment.

Responsibilities:

• Innovate and lead technology R&D for composition, forming/finishing, integration, and characterization of materials for optical waveguides
• Define and develop metrologies to push the fundamental understanding of waveguide materials and device properties
• Combine fundamental understanding of materials science, characterization, and processing with business acumen to achieve manufacturable solutions to enable product commercialization
• Develop and drive roadmaps with material suppliers
• This position requires working in a clean-room laboratory environment.
• This position may require travel (10-20%)

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in materials science or engineering, ceramic science, glass science, polymer science, chemistry, applied physics or a closely related field of concentration
• Hands-on, 4+ years of experience in materials characterization (e.g. FTIR, TMA/DMA, TGA, SEM, AFM, DLS, ellipsometry, interferometry, rheometry, x-ray diffraction) and formulation (e.g. glass, polymer, single crystal, ceramic)
• Hands-on 4+ experience in material processing and forming (polishing, molding, replication, bonding)
• Ability to work well under pressure and aggressive deadlines.
• Proven track record of research, including publications or patents.
• Experience of delving into scientific literature to reinforce hypotheses, and developing plans with scientific knowledge with a specific focus on processing-structure-property relationships.
• Proven ability to effectively work as a member of a team.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills are essential.
• Must be able to establish strong working relationships across the organization.
• Must be data driven and capable of developing and executing engineering test plans and capturing a robust set of data.
• Must be articulate and capable of producing reports and presentations that concisely address the matters assigned
• Working knowledge of any of the following is a plus: Matlab, Python, JMP, Creo, Zemax.

Education:

• Ph.D. in materials science or engineering, ceramic science, glass science, polymer science, chemistry, applied physics or a closely related field of concentration.

Additional Information

• All your information will be kept confidential according to Equal Employment Opportunities guidelines .