9 thin film engineer jobs at 6 companies in Needham, MA
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Thin Film Engineer
Westford or Cleveland
$77k-$87k/yrOnsiteFull Time
MaterionNYSE: MTRN: Manufactures advanced engineered materials and precision optical solutions.
0+ YOEBachelor's in a technical discipline or equivalent experience; 0-3 years engineering experience preferred; experience with thin film metrology, SPC/Lean/Six Sigma, EMR/ERP familiarity, and Microsoft Word/Excel/Project.
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, MS Project, ERP, SPC, DOE, spectrophotometry, interferometry, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing
Active Surfaces: Developing lightweight, flexible solar film for clean energy.
3+ YOEBS/MS/PhD in a related engineering or science field; 3+ years operating and maintaining vacuum deposition equipment (sputtering and/or thermal evaporation); process development, troubleshooting, film characterization, and lab safety experience.
VeecoNasdaq: VECO: Manufactures precision processing systems for semiconductor and electronics production
5+ YOEBachelors+5 years (or Masters+3 or PhD) in Physics, Materials Science or related; process development and vacuum thin film expertise; thin film characterization skills; semiconductor process knowledge; able to travel up to 25%.
ion beam deposition, vacuum thin film technology, four-point probe, stress measurements, ellipsometry, absorption/transmission spectroscopy, XRD, XRR, depth profiler
Active Surfaces: Developing lightweight, flexible solar film for clean energy.
5+ YOEPhD in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or Chemistry; 5-6 years device engineering experience in solar/optoelectronics; strong thin-film background; laboratory experience; open to new material systems.
SEM, TEM, XRD, GIWAX, AFM, XPS, PLQE, TRPL, UV-Vis, Fluorescence, Microscopy, Electrical measurements
MIT Lincoln Laboratory: Building advanced technology prototypes for national security.
3+ YOEM.S. or Ph.D. in a nanofabrication-related field with 3+ years hands-on micro/nanofabrication process engineering; tool expertise in lithography, etch, thin films, metrology; SEM skill; process integration experience.
VeecoNasdaq: VECO: Manufactures precision processing systems for semiconductor and electronics production
3+ YOEBachelor's degree with 5+ years or master's degree with 3+ years in a technical discipline, plus thin-film deposition, etch, metrology, process qualification, data analysis, and root-cause experience.
Four-Point Probe, Ellipsometry, Profilometry, X-Ray Fluorescence, NanoSpec, Design of Experiments, Statistical Process Control, Measurement System Analysis, Ion Beam Etch, Ion Beam Deposition, Physical Vapor Deposition
2026-2027 Process Engineer Co-op - Doctorate (Gloucester, MA)
Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
$47-$50/hrOnsiteInternship, Full Time
Applied MaterialsNASDAQ: AMAT: Produces equipment and services for chip and display manufacturing.
Currently pursuing a PhD in a specified science or engineering field; semiconductor or thin-film research experience; Python or MATLAB proficiency; strong analytical, research, and communication skills; available for a full-time 6–9 month onsite co-op.
FTIR, Raman, XPS, XRR, ellipsometry, SEM, TEM, Design of Experiments (DOE), Python, MATLAB, JMP, reactive-ion etch (RIE), chemical vapor deposition (CVD/PECVD), atomic layer deposition (ALD)
MACOMNASDAQ: MTSI: Designs and manufactures semiconductor products for communications infrastructure.
0+ YOEBachelor's degree in engineering, materials science, or physics; 0–3 years of process development or manufacturing experience; thin-film processing and semiconductor equipment experience; Python, SQL, or JMP proficiency.
Python, SQL, JMP, FIB, RIE, ICP, CAIBE, PECVD, IBE, SEM
MACOMNASDAQ: MTSI: Designs and manufactures semiconductor products for communications infrastructure.
0+ YOEBachelor's degree in engineering, materials science, or physics; 0–3 years of thin-film process and manufacturing experience; hands-on FIB, RIE, PECVD, IBE, and SEM/FIB experience; analytical and diagnostic skills.