Ideal Vacuum is seeking a senior engineer to work on the product development of mechanical scroll and multi-stage blower type vacuum pumps. They are called "dry pumps" because they do not use vacuum pump oil to seal the pumping stages. Being dry, they operate on a non-contact design, where high-speed rotors are mounted very close to stationary stators, this is in some ways like a turbo or supercharger in a performance sports car. The fast-rotating speed and close tolerance keeps airflow moving forward while limiting backwards migration of gases. A key technical challenge is to correctly address thermal expansion, to maintain the close tolerances between fix and moving components. Elegant and innovative designs are needed, which will correctly manage thermal expansion caused by the heat generated as the gases are compressed in the vacuum generating process; while simultaneously preventing component contact which would cause the pump to seize. This Senior Mechanical Engineer will lead the Product Development team to design, analyze, test, and validate these new vacuum pumps through the full Product Life Cycle, from concept, the initial sale, to product service. This will involve developing and implementing innovative solutions, leading the product development process, and delivering these projects on time.
Ideal Vacuum is looking for a skilled electrical engineer to join our team. A successful applicant for this position can demonstrate a strong background in electrical design, particularly with microcontrollers and embedded controls. Multidisciplinary skills such as 3D CAD or software engineering are highly beneficial. A successful applicant will have strong knowledge of current and emerging technologies in control panels, power electronics, and system integration.
Ideal Vacuum is looking for a mechanical design engineer to join our team. The Ideal Vacuum engineering team manages product development, testing, and manufacturing. A successful applicant for this position will have organizational skills, SolidWorks modeling experience, drafting skills, and understand design for manufacture.
Ideal Spectroscopy is looking for a staff scientist with skills needed to build optical parametric oscillator laser prototype devices using modern periodic poled nonlinear crystal materials. These crystals allow for quasi-phase matching and have a high nonlinear coefficient (deff), which allows the OPO laser to oscillate from continuous wave (CW) pump laser sources. A qualified candidate will have experience operating, setting up experiments, and hands-on tuning/alignment of these types of laser systems. A good candidate will have experience at operating these types of complicated experiments and excel at collecting data to continue improving the product development. This research staff scientist position will become permanent to qualified candidates who are productive, we encouraged you to apply.
Ideal Spectroscopy is looking for a staff scientist with skills needed to build external cavity diode laser (ECDL) prototype devices using modern diode lasers and to extend wavelength coverage in the blue/green regions of the spectrum. These devices will advance scientific research adding capabilities that are not available currently as most commercially ECDL are restricted to the red and near-infrared. A good candidate will have experience at operating these types of complicated experiments and excel at collecting data to continue improving the product development. This staff scientist position will become permanent to qualified candidates who are productive, we encouraged you to apply.
Postdoctoral position in laser spectroscopy. A postdoctoral research associate position in laser spectroscopy is available immediately in the laser and spectroscopy research laboratory at Ideal Vacuum Products (IVP) in Albuquerque, NM. The research involves spectroscopic studies of main group, jet-cooled reactive intermediates produced in electric discharges, by laser ablation or by photodissociation. Prior experience with high-resolution spectroscopy, pulsed and/or CW laser sources, high vacuum and LIF techniques is required. The research associate will work closely with Tony Smith and Dennis Clouthier in the laboratory and will have the opportunity to be involved in ongoing research and development work in laser technology. This position is funded by IVP which offers a competitive salary and benefits package. The job is open to citizens or permanent residents of the USA and, for the right candidate, could evolve into a staff position at Ideal Vacuum Products, LLC.
Ideal Vacuum is looking for a shop helper to support our welding and fabrication team. A successful applicant will be able to demonstrate strong skills in operating shop equipment, handling materials, and assisting with general shop tasks.
Ideal Vacuum and Ideal Spectroscopy are looking for mechanical design engineers to join our team to support vacuum and optical laser device component development. An active and growing field of research and development is in the VUV and XUV wavelength regions of the spectrum, 200 to 100 nm and 100 to 10 nm, respectively. Our companies, Ideal Vacuum and Ideal Spectroscopy, are excited to work together to develop products that will assist research groups who are setting up experiments to study the science and physics of atoms and molecules with optical transitions in these regions. Successful applicants for this position will have organizational skills, SolidWorks modeling experience, drafting skills, and an understanding of how to design products that will be manufactured. Additional experience working with laser optics, complex research assemblies, and optical ray tracing software packages, such as Zemax OpticsStudio, is desired but not mandatory. The design engineers hired for these positions will work closely with the principal investigator and other chief engineers.
Ideal Vacuum and Ideal Spectroscopy are looking for Staff Scientists to join our team to support vacuum and optical laser device component development. An active and growing field of research and development is in the VUV and XUV wavelength regions of the spectrum, 200 to 100 nm and 100 to 10 nm, respectively. Our companies, Ideal Vacuum and Ideal Spectroscopy, are excited to work together to develop products that will assist research groups who are setting up experiments to study the science and physics of atoms and molecules with optical transitions in these regions. Successful applicants for this position will have organizational skills, SolidWorks modeling experience, drafting skills, and an understanding of how to design products that will be manufactured. Additional experience working with laser optics, complex research assemblies, and optical ray tracing software packages, such as Zemax OpticsStudio, is desired but not mandatory. The Staff Scientists hired for these positions will work closely with the principal investigator and other chief engineers.
Helping customers by offering technical and application support is a rewarding occupation. Many of our customers are new to the scientific vacuum equipment industry and they are searching for someone they can trust, who will help them figure out what they need to buy in order to solve their particular problem. When you help them, they are very grateful and will remember you. In fact, they will often ask for you by name the next time they call. That is when you know that you are making a difference and really helping people. Scientific vacuum equipment is used in many areas, including Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Aerospace, Semiconductor, Nuclear, Medical, Automotive, Textiles, and countless other fields. This position is intellectually challenging and stimulating to talk with our customers and learn what their applications are. The technical sales engineers hired for this position will work closely with our sales team members along with our mechanical & electrical engineers in a coordinate effort to support our customers. We are continuously releasing new products and will offer technical training to our technical sale engineers as those products are released.
