Process Development Engineer

Join The HOYA Vision Care Team!

For over 60 years, HOYA Vision Care has been a passionate leader in optical technology innovation. As a manufacturer of high quality, high performing eyeglass lenses, we continuously aim to bring the best possible vision care solutions to eye care professionals.

We are currently hiring a Process Development Engineer!

Salary: $115K+

Location: Ramsey, MN

What's in it for you?

• Health/Dental/Vision/Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401K plans
• PTO and Paid Holidays
• And more!

What you'll do:

• Act as a process lead in the development of new processes and new product categories for the ophthalmic industry.

• Lead trials and activities for the coating process development and scale-ups.

• Act as a liaison between the new product development and the research and development team.

• As part of a diverse team, lead efforts for the development of new processes and devices with application in ophthalmic.

• Areas of work will include roll-to-roll coating (slot-die, gravure) and lamination, process and equipment troubleshooting.

• Work in lab as an individual contributor conducting experiments and/or as member of team of scientists, engineers and technicians.

• Supervise and direct technicians and junior engineers in the execution of experiments.

• Assemble data for technical review by peers and management.

• Contribute to preparation of project level updates to management, in partnership with project management team.

• Review current literature and patents to determine new possible paths of exploration.

• Collaborate with international team of researchers, project managers, and category management as part of new product development process.

Qualifications:

• BS in a scientific or engineering technical field.

• Preference to Mechanical engineering, Materials Science or Applied Physics background and relevant work experience in areas of materials science, optics, and coatings.

• Basic understanding of the wet coating process and UV curing.

• 5+ years of relevant work experience.

• Experience with coating processes and equipment.

• Experience in transitioning products from development into production and ongoing support.

• Experience in DOE methodology for process optimization.

• Experience in analytical modeling, for example electro-optical, mechanical and/or thermal properties.

• Experience in electrochromic, photochromic and polarized products.

• Preparation of presentations of technical topics.

• MS Office proficiency.

• Minitab or JMP proficiency.

• Advanced skills in data analysis using Python or Matlab desired but not a requirement.

• Ability to travel up to 20% (national and international).