R&D Engineer – Coating Design

About the role

Excelitas Technologies is seeking an R&D Engineer to join its Göttingen site, a centre of excellence for photonics solutions in the semiconductor equipment market. You will work on advanced optical coatings and complex optical components for high‑precision modules.

Key responsibilities

• Evaluate customer requests for advanced optical coatings and complex optical components from a technical perspective.
• Develop, analyse and simulate complex optical components for advanced optical systems and modules.
• Design and optimise optical components with respect to performance and functionality.
• Develop and enhance manufacturing methods in grinding, lapping, polishing, cleaning, coating, fine cementing and optical bonding.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Optics, Photonics, Physics or a related field.
• Several years of professional experience with complex optical components and optical glass processing.
• Strong organisational and analytical skills with a systematic approach.
• Fluent written and spoken German and English.

Required skills

• Experience with optical coating, cleaning, fine cementing and optical bonding processes.
• Proficiency in optical design tools such as Zemax or similar.
• Knowledge of optical metrology and specification of optical performance requirements.