Material Scientist, Glass Analytics

Description: LightPath is seeking a Materials Scientist who will lead in-depth characterization of LightPath’s chalcogenide glass materials, with a primary focus on understanding, quantifying, and controlling temperature-dependent physical, thermal, mechanical, optical, and electrical properties. This role is responsible for establishing and operating a Glass Analytics laboratory that generates reliable, repeatable, and defensible materials data to support product development, manufacturing scale-up, and customer engagement.

The position partners closely with glass melting, optical design, process engineering, metrology, and reliability teams to ensure that material property data accurately reflects melt-to-melt variability and is suitable for modeling, design trade studies, and customer or conference presentation.

Reports to: Status:

Test Engineering Manager Full-time; Exempt

Location: Workplace Status:

Corporate Office, Orlando, FL Onsite

Responsibilities:

• Establish and operate a Glass Analytics laboratory for comprehensive characterization of chalcogenide glass materials

• Develop validated test methods, uncertainty analyses, and standard operating procedures for glass analysis to ensure data repeatability and traceability from melt to melt.

• Correlate measured material properties with melt chemistry, processing conditions, and downstream manufacturing behavior.

• Maintain materials property databases suitable for use in optical design, FEA, and process modeling.

• Support internal engineering teams with materials data for design reviews, failure analysis, and root-cause investigations.

• Prepare technical reports, white papers, and presentations for customers, internal stakeholders, and external conferences.

• Interface with equipment vendors, research partners, and academic collaborators as needed.

• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, ability and skills:

• Demonstrated ability to develop reliable, repeatable testing methodologies

• Excellent data analysis and documentation skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical presentations