Coating 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 Coating Engineer in our Ramsey, MN location! 

Salary Range: $110K+ 

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:

• Contribute to development and optimization of wet chemical coating processes and materials for improved lens performance and functionality (e.g., organic siloxane and sol-gel chemistry).
• Support development of physical vapor deposition processes and coating structures, including optical modeling and characterization.
• Execute laboratory experiments independently and as part of cross-functional project teams.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret experimental data; prepare technical reports and presentations.
• Collaborate with internal teams including project management, engineering, quality, and manufacturing.
• Participate in technical reviews and contribute to project updates.

Qualifications: 

• BS in Materials Science, Applied Physics, Chemical Engineering, or related scientific/technical field required; MS preferred.
• 2–5 years of relevant industry or advanced research experience.
• Background in optics, coatings, thin films, or polymer physics preferred.
• Experience with wet coating processes (dip coating, spray, slot die) and/or physical vapor deposition (electron beam evaporation, sputtering) preferred.
• Experience in measurement and interpretation of rheological properties of coating fluids is desirable.
• Familiarity with materials characterization techniques such as SEM, DMA, DSC, Raman spectroscopy, spectroscopic ellipsometry, or related tools.
• Familiarity with analytical modeling related to mechanical, thermal, or fluid mechanics behavior in coating systems.
•    Experience with Design of Experiments (DOE) methodologies.
•  Exposure to optical thin-film modeling tools.
• Familiarity with analytical modeling related to mechanical, thermal, or fluid mechanics behavior in coating systems.
• Ability to travel up to 10% (national and international)