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Labsphere’s Diversity and Inclusion Policy

Labsphere is proud to be part of the Halma Group of companies, where we work to provide a safer, cleaner, healthier future for everyone, every day. In order to achieve this goal, we strive to be supportive and inclusive of everyone’s individual needs, while fostering our environment so everyone feels valued, respected and supported to fulfil their potential.

We believe everyone should have the right to feel welcome at work, while being supported to show their true authentic self, without fear or consequence. Inclusion at Labsphere allows us to connect diverse perspectives and unleash the full potential of our employees, partners, and our business as a whole. 

Labsphere’s mission is to help others Unleash the Power of Light, and we want to achieve that by empowering our employees in creating an inclusive work environment where everyone can freely contribute their own unique visions, talents, viewpoints, ideas and capabilities.

We are making positive strides towards our goals, but we know there is always room for improvement. All of Labsphere’s stakeholders, including employees, customers and commercial partners are encouraged to help us to find new opportunities for improvement and work together with us to realize our vision of an inclusive business.

Come work for a growing, innovative, fast-paced company!

Labsphere is a world-leading photonics and light measurement company with a rich 40+ year history.  We have a strong and diverse team at our headquarters in New Hampshire as well as our remote offices in the US, Europe and Asia. 

  • Small company atmosphere with large parent company support.
  • Exciting and broad-based technology applications including consumer electronics,
    autonomous vehicles, earth observing imagers and more.
  • Excellent cross-functional cooperation between departments.
  • Corporate headquarters located in the beautiful Lake Sunapee region.

Labsphere is always seeking new members for our team.  If you have specific skills and attributes that you feel would be a good fit with what we do, please send your resume to jobs@labsphere.com  

Read below some of our employees’ comments from our 2021 Engagement Survey.

Your feedback is valued

We have the ability to take ownership and responsibility of tasks…We have the independence and there is trust in employees to get their work done… I love that I’ve had the opportunity to implement my ideas in our business…Our company provides the freedom to do my work…I can be innovative, decisive, self confident and at the same time accountable about my actions.

Inclusive and Diverse

Labsphere has a positive culture and I enjoy collaborating/working with my colleagues…The team is like family…Labsphere has a strong brand and is a respected company which makes you proud to work here…Leadership is authentic and not autocratic…There are equal opportunities for all employees…The working environment is nice and very friendly.

Get exposure to new technologies

Our work contributes to meaningful science and positive global change…I enjoy the innovation and cooperation with my peers…Thanks to the extremely wide range of products we manufacture and sell, we get to deal with different customers involved in different applications, and that is something very valuable.

Open Positions

Don’t see a position that’s right for you? We’re always looking for talented people to join the team. If you think you’d be a good fit, reach out to us.

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Manufacturing Engineer

The individual in this position will develop and document the manufacturing and assembly process to be used to produce Labsphere’s products [includes creating methods and time standards].  S/he will review new and existing products and recommend changes to improve manufacturability.  S/he will also troubleshoot problems on the manufacturing floor.  This individual will be relied upon to keep Labsphere current in new manufacturing process and technology.

Essential Job Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities

  • Research and recommend changes to design, and components of the new product, that could make its production more profitable, easier, or increase the quality or value of the product
  • Apply design for manufacture and assembly principles. This may require building product on the production floor and working with assemblers to learn about existing products
  • Work with Development Engineering to enhance the manufacturability of new products. Emphasis will be on maximizing commonality of parts, processes, required tooling and training consistent with providing quality products that meet or exceed customer expectations
  • Transition new product from design to manufacturing
  • Evaluate and recommend outsourcing opportunities and interface with vendors for process capability, price, quantity and quality
  • Recommend, design and obtain required assembly and testing fixtures and tooling.  Recommend changes in procedures and tooling to improve product quality and manufacturing efficiency
  • Evaluate procedures in manufacturing and ensure that useful and proven techniques are used
  • Ensure product costing is kept in line to achieve established gross margins.  Research and suggest ways to bring under-performing gross margin product up to established margins    
  • Develop and source packaging for new product and create packaging procedures;
  • Structure BOMs for proposed manufacturing; present findings and justifications to management or other groups
  • Write ECRs/ECOs
  • Assess and implement in-process testing or alignment
  • Create assembly methods and routers, and design assembly fixtures

General Requirements (Education, Experience, Attributes of Successful Candidate)

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; or five years experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The individual in this position must have very good analytical skills, written and verbal communication skills, mechanical aptitude and knowledge, and active listening skills.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • This position requires the ability to communicate well in English.  Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  This individual must possess the ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals and to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
  • This position requires the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals, draw and interpret bar graphs or other visual representations of information as well as understand the cost implications to margins and budgets of a planned action.
  • This position requires someone with the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.  This individual must be capable of using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Coatings and Materials Engineer

Summary: Develop the next generation of proprietary optical coatings and materials for a wide range of applications and emerging industries. Growth opportunities in this role offers the chance to develop products, processes, and a laboratory and team.

Role: In this role, the candidate will develop and maintain coating and material composition, define manufacturing processes and application procedures required to achieve consistent, high-yield products. The candidate should be driven to continuous improvement in performance, efficiency, and cost reduction, while maintaining world-class quality.  This role requires a high degree of hands-on testing and development work, and interaction with the manufacturing technicians and testing staff.

Qualifications: This position requires a creative thinker with a positive, can-do attitude that constantly drives to understand the performance of the materials and develop new materials for advanced applications.

This position requires 5+ years of engineering experience, developing materials and the associated production and application processes. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated to develop a deep understanding of the composition and performance of reflective coatings including PTFE and BaSO4 based materials.   

An understanding of materials science, materials processing, process engineering, and/or chemistry is needed to be able to modify and create the chemical constituents required to produce a series of reflective coatings with predictable properties.

Education: BS/MS/PhD in Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Chemistry

Engineering Positions

In 2023 we will have positions open for Optical, Software, Mechanical, and Electrical engineering. Send your resume to jobs@labsphere.com att: Darlene Delano.

Internships

We are now accepting resumes for 2023 Internships in Engineering, Manufacturing/Production, and Sales/Marketing. Send your resume to jobs@labsphere.com att: Darlene Delano

Benefits

Health

UMR / United Healthcare HRA, HSA, PPO

Dental and Vision

Delta Dental and Eyemed vision

Parental Leave for Both Parents

14 weeks fully paid leave for men and women

Holidays, Vacation, Personal Days

Company Paid Life Insurance

Options to purchase spouse/child coverage

Company Paid Disability

Short and long term coverage, free to you

Fitness Benefit

Stay healthy, earn $$$

Incentives and Bonuses

Available for all employees at all levels

401K Matching & Profit Sharing

We contribute to your financial planning

Tuition Reimbursement

Develop your skills, we’ll pay

Flexible Hours

Balance your work/life responsibilities

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It is especially helpful that the managers are very communicative with their own departments and make themselves available for questions or any additional training needed.

The company has a clear path on where they want to head and seem to be realistic with goals for the future of the company.

A spirit of collaboration when it comes to getting things done quickly and effectively. They have been the best people to work with in my entire career. And flexibility to work from home (even before the pandemic).

The best thing about the company is that it is comprised of a comprehensive team, good leadership, a clear vision and respect for the employees!