{"id":1133,"date":"2026-07-23T10:45:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T07:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.photonics.fi\/jobboard\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=1133"},"modified":"2026-08-03T09:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T06:57:07","slug":"nlight-oy-lohja-2-process-engineer","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.photonics.fi\/jobboard\/job\/nlight-oy-lohja-2-process-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"Process Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>nLIGHT\u2019s Fiber Division is a leading provider of specialty optical fibers for fiber laser and amplifier applications. Our unique and proprietary DND (Direct Nanoparticle Deposition) technology is in position to replace traditional technologies in our markets, and we believe it will make LIEKKI\u00ae fiber the clear market leader. nLIGHT\u2019s Fiber Division is located in Lohja, Finland, where we also have a state-of-the-art production facility. Our products are sold throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Target markets include aerospace &amp; defense, microfabrication, medical, metal cutting, welding and additive manufacturing and LIDAR.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>nLIGHT Oy employs about 30 people and is a wholly owned subsidiary of nLIGHT Inc., (Headquartered in Camas, WA, U.S.), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlight.net\/\">www.nlight.net<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlight.net\/optical-fibers\">www.nlight.net\/optical-fibers<\/a>. nLIGHT is a publicly listed company (NASDAQ: LASR).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The right people are essential to developing our brand and bringing it to life in the products they develop and the way they conduct business. We seek talented people who:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Feel eager to learn and grow.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tenaciously strive to do great things.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Challenge themselves and others to build an enduring and great company.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Truly embrace the benefit of working in teams.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Approach problems with deep personal humility and have a desire to learn from others.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We are looking for a process engineer to join our Lohja specialty optical fiber factory. You will be working on process control, process improvement, and process development together with the production, engineering and R&amp;D teams. You will become the process owner and responsible of a subset of processes in the areas of preform and fiber manufacturing. The products are silica based doped optical fibers made using nLIGHT\u2019s proprietary DND process.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To succeed in this role, you preferably have:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 B.Sc. in materials science, physics, chemistry or other suitable engineering discipline (M.Sc. or PhD preferred)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Experience with process optimization, productivity improvement, yield improvement, scrap reduction and other production support related tasks<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Experience from cleanroom manufacturing environment (e.g., chemicals, gases, high temperature processes)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Experience with statistical approaches to problem solving (Lean Six Sigma Green\/Black Belt)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Capability for both analytical and hands-on problem solving<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Minitab, JMP or similar statistical analysis software experience<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Good reporting, documentation, communication and presentation skills<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fluent Finnish and English skills, both verbal and written<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The ability to work well across functions (Production, Quality, Engineering, Development)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ability to learn quickly from past and apply these learnings<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Positive, proactive, self-motivating and innovative can-do attitude<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Self-management skills, well organized and target driven<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Drive for excellence and eager to tackle new areas<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Project management skills<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Citizen or permanent resident of Finland (or other Wassenaar country)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We offer a pleasant working atmosphere, comprehensive occupational health services, and challenging, interesting work at an international company that is a global leader in its field. A typical salary varies between EUR 4900 &#8211; 5500 per month depending on experience.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If interested, send an application and CV by August 21, 2026 to nLIGHT Oy, FiberCareers@nlight.net. More information can be inquired from hanna.knuuttila@nlight.net (+358 40 510 7156) or marja-leena.suomi@nlight.net (+358 40 900 8805).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":1134,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"Lohja","_application":"FiberCareers@nlight.net","_company_name":"nLIGHT Oy","_company_website":"https:\/\/www.nlight.net\/","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job-types":[2],"class_list":["post-1133","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","job_listing_type-full-time","job-type-full-time"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.photonics.fi\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/1133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.photonics.fi\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.photonics.fi\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.photonics.fi\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.photonics.fi\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.photonics.fi\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.photonics.fi\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=1133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}