Manufacturing Technician / Coating Department - Budd Lake, NJ, United States
Originally posted 31 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role contributes to the coating process by ensuring the cleanliness and functionality of coating tooling in a high tech machine shop, specifically in the Crystal Coating Department.
What you'll do
- Prepare coating tooling for future use by removing existing thin film coatings through sandblasting and subsequent cleaning processes.
- Operate sandblasting equipment, utilize automated cleaning lines, and perform additional scrubbing and drying tasks.
- Assist in restocking consumable supplies for the coating department.
- Load optics into fixtures, clean, and inspect under a microscope to determine compliance with customer drawings/specifications.
- Unload coated crystals from fixtures and inspect surface quality under a microscope per ANSI, Mil standard, or ISO.
- Perform reflectivity testing on spectrophotometers or lasers based on product wavelengths.
What you'll need
- High school diploma or G.E.D.
- 5+ years previous experience in a lab or manufacturing environment, using a microscope.
- Ability to lift up to 40 lbs on occasion.
- Demonstrated ability to see and handle small parts.
- Willing/able to work in a cleanroom environment, fully gowned.
- Willing/able to work with minimal exposure to chemicals such as methanol and IPA.
Nice to have
- Previous experience in an optics manufacturing environment or similar technical training.
- Experience in optics cleaning and inspection.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, etc.).
- MRP/ERP experience.
- Basic knowledge of sandblasting techniques.
Skills: coating, tooling, bead blaster, cleanroom, optics inspection
This role has been open 47 days — below the 53-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2514
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$97k
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| Metric | Coherent Corp | All employers we track in this specialty (2514 roles · 80 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 54 | 2514 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 143 | 9877 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 45 d | 53 d (−8 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $97k |
Skills observed across this category: coating, tooling, bead blaster, cleanroom, optics inspection
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 396 open roles · median 79 d
- Applied Materials · 252 open roles · median 39 d
- Entegris · 225 open roles · median 38 d
- Lam Research · 108 open roles · median 60 d
- Infineon Technologies · 90 open roles · median 58 d
- STMicroelectronics · 69 open roles · median 54 d
How we counted: 2514 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 80 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.