Optical Manufacturing Engineer

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

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