Senior Laser Development Engineer and Engineering Manager
| Company | Teledyne |
|---|---|
| Location | Bozeman, MT, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- BS, MS or PhD in physics or electronics engineering
- Minimum of five years, hands on laser design and development experience
- Ability and willingness to follow design processes and guidelines
- Demonstrated ability to work to demanding schedules and manage risks inherent in specific product development and production transition requirements and schedules.
Responsibilities
- Technical leadership in product development efforts
- Work as a core team member in a multi-disciplinary team including mechanical engineers, electronics engineers, optical designers, and physicists
- Lead the product development with regards to the laser and opto-mechanical design
- Apply technology expertise and experience to the design of products to pre-established product performance requirements
- Manage schedule for development efforts of new laser products or optimization of current products including experimental plan to support timely product release
- Perform and/or assist laboratory personnel in performing experimental testing and design verification testing during product development
- Provide technical review for critical suppliers of key processes or parts
- Support product design reviews and test verification reviews
- Formulate test methods, protocols, and manufacturing processes as well perform independent experiments to solve manufacturing issues
- Provide technical support to business development in formulating product concepts, proof of concept, program plans, and technology capability assessment
- Provide technical briefings and / or inputs to briefings for prospective customers
- Assist in the writing of technical portions of bid and proposal submissions
- Perform other duties as required/assigned from time to time.
Preferred Qualifications
- Responsible for Project management per New Product Introduction Process
- Oversee Configuration Management System
- Familiar with standard Engineering Change Order Processes
- Develop and mentor product development teams
- Track progress of teams through weekly meetings and discussions
- Familiar with handling of Export Controlled Information as defined by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), US Department of State
- Project Scheduling and budgeting
- Conduct performance reviews
- Zemax (ANSYS) OpticStudio optical design software
- Extensive experience with 4-level and 3-level solid state laser mediums (Nd:YAG, Er:Glass, etc.)
- Extensive experience with both electro-optic and passive Q-switched laser system design (Lithium Niobate, Cr:YAG, Cobalt Spinel, etc.)
- Experience with laser range finder designs and principles
- Utilizing Solidworks CAD system
- Extensive opto-mechanical design for MIL-grade laser systems
- Thermal design
- Document control with Solidworks Enterprise Product Data Management System (EPDM)