Posted 21 days ago
FP Technologist Overnight
@ Iridian Spectral Technologies Limited
Ottawa, Ontario
Overview
Iridian Spectral Technologies Limited is hiring a full-time Filter Processing Technologist for overnight and rotating shifts in Ottawa, ON. The role performs optical measurements, inspections and process decisions on filter products after coating. It requires a community college technology diploma or equivalent, optics knowledge, and Excel familiarity.
Responsibilities:
- Perform complex measurements on post-coating products
- Test product reliability and first-article compliance
- Decide whether work in progress advances to the next phase
- Determine annealing curves from specifications
- Perform optical and visual inspections
Requirements summary:
- Community college technology diploma or equivalent
- Hands-on optics knowledge or experience
- Familiarity with computers, software control and Excel
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Good judgment with incomplete information
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-16
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-16
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-04
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Manufacturing & production |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day, evening, weekends, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Laboratory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Education | College diploma (required) |
| Fields of study | Technology |
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Iridian Spectral Technologies Limited
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Leading edge, custom optical filter solutions for a better, smarter, and more connected world. 100% Canadian made.
Full company description
IRIDIAN, an IDEX Materials Science Solutions company, provides optical thin film solutions and coating services to a wide variety of industrial and research sectors. The company is a leading global supplier for applications in communications (telecom/datacom and space lasercom), spectroscopy (Raman, fluorescence, flow cytometry), the entertainment industry (glasses for 3D cinema), and optical sensing (Earth-Observation remote sensing, MWIR gas sensing). Our optical filters and coatings offer the highest levels of performance and durability at competitive prices. IRIDIAN covers the spectrum from prototype development to volume production for our OEM partners.
- LinkedIn followers
- 1,618
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 88
- Reported office locations
- 2700 Swansea Crescent, Ottawa, ON K1G6R8, CA
- Business categories
- Information Technology
- Information Services
- Telecommunications
- Other recorded names
- Iridian Spectral Technologies Limited
- Iridian Spectral Technologies
- Specialties
- Optical filters
- Optical coatings
- Thin film filters
- and Thin film coatings
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- 0
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IRIDIAN, an IDEX Materials Science Solutions company, provides optical thin film solutions and coating services to a wide variety of industrial and research sectors. The company is a leading global supplier for applications in communications (telecom/datacom and space lasercom), spectroscopy (Raman, fluorescence, flow cytometry), the entertainment industry (glasses for 3D cinema), and optical sensing…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, ON |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 1998 |
| Specialties | Optical filtersOptical coatingsThin film filtersand Thin film coatings |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 5 |
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Filter Processing Technologist Overnight
Department: Filter Processing
Location: Ottawa, ON
Reporting: Filter Processing Manager
Date last modified: April 11, 2019
Summary statement
The primary role of the Filter Processing Technologist is to perform measurements and analyses and to make decision based on these in the pursuit of filter processing.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
- Performing complex and special measurements on post coating products.
- Performing product reliability testing of first articles and new processes and performing first article compliance checks.
- Advise other employees on proper procedures.
- Launching of work in progress by making decisions on the viability of the product to progress through to the next phase of processing.
- Determining annealing curves based on specifications.
- Loading of automated systems.
- Performing optical and visual inspections to ensure quality based on specifications.
- Preparing reports and data entry as required.
- May require liaising with Engineers, R&D personnel and Production supervisors on the operations, outcomes and documentation.
- Follows safety procedures as set out in the Health and Safety policy and internal trainings
- All other assigned duties.
Minimum Qualifications and Skills
- Graduation from a Community College in Technology or the equivalent.
- Demonstrated hands-on abilities with or knowledge of Optics.
- Familiarity with computers and software control.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to make decisions using good judgment while lacking complete information.
Working Conditions
- This position involves significant responsibility and requires independent decision making.
- May be exposed to controlled substances.
- This position requires working on rotating shifts including days, evenings, nights and weekend shifts.
Type of Supervision Received
Task assignment is given by the Production Supervisor or shift lead, priorities on how to carry out the task assignments may be set by the incumbent. Yearly performance reviews and setting of annual performance goals is done together with the Filter Processing Manager.
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