Manager Materials Chemistry Surfaces (MCS)

Covalent Metrology has an opportunity in our Materials, Chemistry, and Surfaces group. We are hiring a skilled manager with background in either materials science, physics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, or chemical engineering. This position will include ownership of optical profilometry and spectroscopy projects, interfacing with customers, team building, delegating, hands-on tinkering skills, troubleshooting, thinking independently and creatively, and designing DOEs/SOPs.

The position tackles some of the most challenging issues facing the electronics, battery, and semiconductor industries throughout the stages of productization, including R&D, design, manufacturing, accelerated life testing, scaling, field support, field failures, and more.

• Own and ensure success of all projects in the optical characterization business unit. The techniques include optical profilometry (laser confocal, patterned light, white light interferometry, chromatic dispersion), and optical spectroscopy.
• Previous experience with optical spectroscopy (FTIR, reflectance and transmission UV-Vis-NIR, and Laser confocal Raman) is desirable but not required.
• Customer-interfacing. Scoping projects, writing proposals, presenting results. Driven to build business and solve customer problems.
• Interpret requests from customers, may include reviewing photos and drawings.
• Determining best approach to measurement and delegating to jr. engineers when possible.
• Collaborate in a cross-functional and dynamic team.
• Assigning and delegating projects, writing SOPs, training and mentoring junior technical staff members, ensure projects meet deadlines.
• Supervise and grow team of engineers to contribute to projects in the optical lab.
• On-site troubleshooting instruments, work with vendor support, ordering and tracking parts/consumables.

• S. degree in materials science, physics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, or chemical engineering.
• 5+ years of technical experience in optical profilometry and/or spectroscopy.
• Experience managing and mentoring engineers.
• Proactive and passionate about service.
• Demonstrated operational excellence through continuous improvement plans.
• Demonstrated project management organizational skills.
• Desire to continuously learn new skills and tackle new applications

Beneficial Experience:

• Experience in CAD or interpreting technical drawings and GD&T
• Python programming experience or other scripting language for data analysis and image processing
• X-ray micro-CT experience

Physical Requirements:

• Able to lift 20 lbs. safely and without injury
• Able to push, pull, twist, sit for periods of time
• Mainly Indoor controlled environment

Salary Range: $120,000 to $160,000 annual