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Optical Manufacturing Engineer

Optical Manufacturing Engineer

CompanyCoherent
LocationStanhope, NJ, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, Master’s, PhD
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • Minimum of 7 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 5 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years experience in manufacturing engineering or equivalent, preferably in optics or lasers
  • 15 years’ overall work experience in optics, fabrication, or relevant area of photonics in an industrial production environment
  • Knowledge of fabrication and polishing of optical components
  • Hands-on experience in optical shop
  • CNC programming
  • Utilizing microscopes, interferometers, X-ray machines, and laser measurement setup
  • Basic knowledge and experience in project management, ability to work with minimum supervision
  • Familiarity with OneNote, Microsoft Office, Oracle, or similar software
  • Knowledge of SolidWorks design
  • Knowledge of Six Sigma, C-Lean, and 5S

Responsibilities

  • Develop manufacturing process of an optical component utilizing existing equipment and technologies or suggesting new cost-efficient approach
  • Design tools and fixtures to improve or streamline manufacturing process
  • Defining best technical solutions to mitigate the human factor influences of the process
  • Troubleshooting and root cause failure analysis for prototype units through the development of the production process
  • Troubleshoot and root cause failure analysis of equipment on the production floor
  • Mentoring, training, and directing team members, junior engineers, and technicians as needed
  • Establishing and nurturing relationships with key personnel as needed and become an in-house expert in your area of work
  • Creating and maintaining project documentation and communicating information at project status meetings
  • Creating MSP’s and WI to describe the develop process, and able to train technicians on it
  • Have a good understanding optical manufacturing processes, included metrology and inspection steps needed to make sure that the developed process is correct

Preferred Qualifications

  • Knowledge of crystal fabrication