Manufacturing Engineer I, Optical Metrology
Thorlabs
full-time
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Location: 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $69,180 - $93,942 per year
Job Level
Junior
Tech Stack
Assembly
About the role
- Identify problems and provide solutions for manufacturing issues related to newly released products and established production workflow
- Participate in design reviews with engineering to identify proper testing procedures and potential issues prior to production release
- Conduct training with production personnel to improve manufacturing and testing processes
- Interface with engineering and operations to ensure transfer to production follows approved release processes, requirements, and specifications
- Collaborate with RMA and service departments to inspect returns, find root causes, and implement corrective actions to prevent future failures
- Create and maintain testing process documents
- Collaborate with technicians and assembly personnel to revise assembly and test procedures for TAP products
- Create jigs and fixtures to improve testing methods, efficiency, and reduce component damage and waste
- Assist in engineering changes identified through prototype and pilot runs to increase manufacturability
- Help create and maintain production routing steps and timing
- Assist in revision control and documentation verification
- Keep current with newest metrology techniques and equipment and look for opportunities to implement; may undertake duties at other Thorlabs locations as required
Requirements
- Minimum 1 year of experience in a relevant engineering position or related position in a manufacturing environment
- Design for Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing experience a plus
- Bachelor’s Degree in Physics, Engineering (Optical, Mechanical, Production, etc.), or equivalent
- Basic computer knowledge such as Solidworks and Microsoft products
- Experience with optical metrology methods and equipment (power meter, spectrophotometer, profilometer, interferometer, ellipsometer)
- Experience with manufacturing, configuration management, and product development in an R&D / New Product Development Environment
- Experience with quality improvement tools and techniques (Lean, Six Sigma, Process Control, Failure Mode & Effects Analysis)
- Familiarity with the application of optics and/or the fabrication of glasses and crystal used to create optical components
- Strong ability to work well in a group atmosphere and comply with high quality standards
- Experience using standard measurement equipment (calipers, micrometers, pin and thread gauges)
- US Person - Must be able to work on ITAR restricted projects