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As of Aug 12, 2026, the average yearly pay for overnight optical coating engineer in the United States is $143,611.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $129,000.00 and $167,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Overnight Optical Coating Engineer vs Optical Coating Technician?

AspectOvernight Optical Coating EngineerOptical Coating Technician
CredentialsBachelor's degree in optics, physics, or engineeringHigh school diploma or associate degree, technical training
Work EnvironmentDesign labs, manufacturing facilities, R&D settingsCoating chambers, production lines, maintenance areas
Job FocusDesign, optimize, and oversee coating processesOperate, maintain, and troubleshoot coating equipment

Overnight Optical Coating Engineers typically hold higher education credentials and focus on process design and optimization, working in R&D or engineering settings. Optical Coating Technicians usually have technical training and handle day-to-day equipment operation and maintenance. Both roles are essential in the optical manufacturing industry but differ in responsibilities and qualifications.

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Manufacturing Engineer (Coating Process)

Infinia Search Inc

West Henrietta, NY • On-site

$90K - $115K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 29 days ago

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Job description

B shift 8 hours anywhere between 12-10:30pm 


SCOPE OF ROLE:

The coating process engineer will be a key resource in advancing new products, new capabilities, maintaining production capability, and working on factory efficiency improvements within the optical coating department.  This work will encompass the Semrock filter business as well as optical coatings for the optical systems, semiconductor and lasers businesses.  The work will include design, deposition, measurement, and production control, as well as hands-on process development and training of technicians and associates.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Manufacturing support:

Contribute to the team effort to support the 5 days per week manufacturing operation.  This includes involvement in difficult products flowing through manufacturing, triage and clearing of nonconforming work, and occasional off-hours point of contact support.    

Process ownership and training:

Take full responsibility for creating and maintaining the documentation of certain processes, as well as the training and certification of manufacturing personnel to those processes. 

Deposition process improvements:

Conduct development and continuous improvement projects on several coating deposition platforms, including ion beam sputtering, magnetron sputtering, and ion-assisted evaporation. 

Data mining and analysis:

Conduct routine data analysis and generate regularly reported metrics.  In addition, “deep dive” data mining will be necessary for improvement projects. 

Project management:

Manage small project teams and be accountable for maintaining timelines and reporting on milestones.

Cross functional problem solving:

Leverage the entire organization to solve problems and enable new products.  This includes the manufacturing teams, planners, software engineers, design engineers, sales, quality,

Professional development:

Participate in technical events, seminars, and other educational activities to further enhance professional development; takes responsibility for professional growth and knowledge related to company’s technology, products, and marketplace; Eventually serve as subject-matter expert in applicable company technical platforms. 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

  • Minimum BS degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics or a related discipline. 
  • 2 or more years of manufacturing or academic experience in optics or thin films

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

  • Experience in metrology of optical components, including spectrophotometry, reflectometry, interferometry, and optical microscopy
  • Familiarity with the basic design of optical interference coatings
  • Experience with optical assembly at the bread-board level
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Comfortable communicating within all levels of the organization, having the ability to customize message to the specific audience. 
  • Demonstrated ability to create and present concise reports
  • Fluent with Microsoft office, including Excel, Powerpoint, and Access
  • Self-starter:  will recognize and act on opportunities for improvement.
  • Data driven – able to create consensus and drive action trough the effective use of data and statistics.    
  • Experience computer programming for physical modeling or data analysis. 
  • Experience applying statistics to recognize and analyze trends
  • Experience with Six Sigma is a plus


Company Description

We’re Infinia Search. We’re a relationship-driven search firm that proves that talent, ambition, curiosity, and an infinite work ethic creates exponential results for our clients and candidates.

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About Infinia Search

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Whether we are recruiting top talent or building out a managed team, Infinia’s focus is developing and strengthening relationships with both clients and candidates, because placing professionals is about more than running web searches and filling empty seats. It’s about the human connection.

Industry

Recruiting and staffing services

Company size

201 - 500 Employees

Headquarters location

Kennett Square, PA, US

Year founded

2016

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