Your Job
Guardian Glass is looking for a Thin Films Process Engineer to join our team in DeWitt, IA.
Guardian offers an entrepreneurial environment for results-oriented individuals with a unique culture that focuses on results, playing to win and rewarding employees for their commitment to excellence.
Our Team
You will join a principled based team that continuously challenges the status quo. Collaborating with multiple functions within operations, development, and transformative capabilities to create mutual benefit.
What You Will Do
- Utilize SPC, statistical methods, and data analysis to improve quality and yield, lower costs, and increase manufacturing uptime
- Troubleshoot problems that occur during the optical coating manufacturing process related to uniformity, color, and durability
- Document standard operating procedures, training guidelines, and “what if” scenarios
- Assist in new product development and maximize manufacturing capabilities
- Establish and refine operating parameters for new and existing processes
- Conduct optimization experiments and establish best practices and procedures
- Utilize lean and/or continuous improvement experience to facilitate process improvements and teach others
- Work with customers to resolve quality issues and implement corrective actions (occasional travel may be expected)
- Train
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM field OR at least 2 years of experience troubleshooting in a manufacturing environment
- Experience in one or more of the following: thin films, vacuum process, mechanical or process engineering, instrumentation, or mechanical troubleshooting
What Will Put You Ahead
- Experience in the Optical Coating Industry OR in Optical Thin Film and/or vacuum related technologies
- Experience with Optical Spectroscopy instruments
- Experience with thin film optical materials and thin film optical characterization techniques
- Experience TF Calc, Opti Layer, Essential McLeod, or other thin film modeling packages
- Experience with statistical methods and analysis
This role is not eligible for sponsorship.
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. You’ll find our glass in homes, offices and cars and in some of the world’s most iconic projects.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf
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