Research & Development
Research and Development PVD Engineer
Research and Development PVD Engineer
Seco Tools is a people company in the machining business – characterized by a genuine interest in our customers’ success, an inclusive family spirit and personal commitment. Are you eager to challenge your knowledge and develop together with us? Then we’re eager to meet you!
R&D is the soul of our work, as we deliver high end products and solutions to our customers worldwide. Joining us, you get to work with an outstanding team of engaged and proficient colleagues, in a diverse setting where collaboration and flexibility really matter. Fairness, equal opportunities, and an all-inclusive approach always pervades our actions, but we also have our eyes set on revolutionary ideas and bold creativity. Do you share our attitude for innovation? Please apply and contribute to shaping the future of our industry!
About the job
In this role, you will be part of the grade team working with substrates, coatings, edge preparation and post treatment methods. You have close contact with the rest of your team and with drilling and holemaking team as well as collaborate with the coating department, the product development engineers, product line, application engineers, production technology, production, and your other internal stakeholders. You’re using SEM, XRD and LOM regularly, doing measurements and/or interpretation of results.
This position is in Ciechanow (Poland), and your team is spread out globally, thus the job includes some planned travel.
About you
You hold a master's or PhD degree in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry or adjacent combined with pre/post treatment or coating knowledge, preferentially hard coatings. You have held previous R&D positions and have a background in Materials Science, preferably in metallurgy. You have a good understanding of the Magnetron Sputtering technology and are familiar with characterization techniques such as SEM, XRD, and LOM, while knowledge of Arc Evaporation and cemented carbide are beneficial. Knowledge of cutting technology is advantageous. As we work across borders and cultures, you need to be inclusive and communicate fluently in English, even though Polish is required.
We place great value on your personal qualities in this recruitment. We’re looking for a curious team player who´s eager to learn. You’re organized, systematic, focused on driving improvements, developing new coatings and securing a continuous well-functioning process. You are an open-minded and flexible person who embraces cultural differences and works in a constantly changing environment. Using your experience and drive, you push forward and take responsibility for our results, as well as for your development.
Our Seco culture
All Seco employees across the globe share our family spirit, along with a passion for our customers and a personal commitment to ensure success in everything we do. For us, it’s also clear that diversity and inclusion form an outstanding foundation for achieving great results. We invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our differences, and we highly value that perfect mix between work, family life and interests. Visit our LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us and our products further.